16:30 Redcar

Saturday 7 October 2023

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SDDE Smith Group Straight-Mile Series Final Handicap

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 1m 36.18s

(12)

La Trinidad²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 93| D

7/1

Latest win at Doncaster in June. 18/1, ran well when third of 15 in handicap at Doncaster (8f, good to soft) 3 weeks ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 3-31593

(6)

Painters Palette^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: O J Orr| T: R Menzies| OR: 91| CD

7/2

4 wins from 10 runs this year. 9/2, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good to soft) 16 days ago, doing well to pose such a strong challenge having come from off the pace. Back down in trip. Can give another good account.

Form: 301413

(17)

Titian²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: G Lee| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 84| D

9/1

18/1, respectable fifth of 15 in handicap at Doncaster (8f, good to soft) 3 weeks ago. Clear career-best effort required to take this.

Form: 426345

(7)

Ron O¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: S H James| T: R Craggs| OR: 84| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 3 wins from 10 runs this year, latest here in August. Good second of 6 in handicap (4/1) at this course (10f, good) 18 days ago, not ideally placed the way things developed. Back down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 179712

(13)

Shaladar^p²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 82| D

12/1

Again ran creditably in a race run to suit when third of 11 in handicap (8/1) at Ascot (8f, good to firm) 29 days ago. More needed to get involved.

Form: 647223

(8)

Young Fire^v¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 81| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 4 wins from 16 runs this year, latest at Leicester in August. Failed to confirm the promise of recent starts when fifth of 11 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, heavy, 15/2) 11 days ago. Fancied to bounce back quickly.

Form: 781655

(5)

Barley⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Robinson| T: T D Easterby| OR: 81| D

50/1

Has beaten a total of 2 rivals in a trio of starts for the yard and can only be watched after nearly 3 months off.

Form: 040-660

(10)

Maysong^p⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 81| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Again ran poorly when fifth of 8 in handicap (20/1) at Newmarket (9f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 377285

(4)

Clear Angel^h⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: B A Curtis| T: S Corbett| OR: 79| BF| D

6/1

Latest win at Carlisle in June. 10/3, 12 lengths tenth of 13 to Ron O in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 6 weeks ago, dropping away approaching final 1f. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 611430

(9)

Strongbowe^p¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 76| D

12/1

Latest win at Carlisle in July. 16/1, found run of good form coming to a halt when sixth of 11 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, heavy) 11 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 159266

(2)

Hortzadar^p⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: R Kingscote| T: D O'Meara| OR: 76| C| D

15/2

Course winner. Latest win at Ayr in September. Again ran well when second of 6 in handicap at Ayr (8f, soft, 7/2) 4 days ago, running on. Cheekpieces back on and fancied to be in the mix again with Richard Kingscote and eye-catching booking.

Form: 766012

(15)

Crown Princess¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 73| CD

33/1

C&D winner in August. Underperformed when tenth of 15 in handicap (18/1) at Newmarket (9f, good) 2 weeks ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 225160

(11)

Poet's Dawn¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 72| CD

25/1

7/1, given a chance by the handicapper and capitalised in ready fashion when won 11-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 18 days ago. Percentage call is that he'll struggle to follow up from 5 lb higher.

Form: 423451

(16)

Park Street¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 72| D

33/1

Latest win at Beverley in September. Ran too free reverted to front-running tactics when seventh of 10 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, heavy, 5/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 307517

(3)

Give It Some Teddy¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 8-4| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 71| CD

14/1

4-time C&D winner. Latest win at Chester in September. Followed a good run with a below-par one when fourteenth of 15 in handicap (9/1) at Newmarket (9f, good) 2 weeks ago. Needs to bounce back quickly.

Form: 592710

(14)

Rievaulx Raver^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 67| D

125/1

Latest win at Ripon in June. Again finished well held when 16¾ lengths last of 11 to Poet's Dawn in handicap at this C&D (good, 22/1) 18 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 316700

Non-Runners

(1)

Belhaven¹⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: Harry Eustace J: George Wood

Forecasts

Painters Palette (7/2), Ron O (11/2), Clear Angel (6/1), La Trinidad (7/1), Hortzadar (15/2), Titian (9/1), Shaladar (12/1), Maysong (12/1), Strongbowe (12/1), Give It Some Teddy (14/1), Belhaven (16/1), Young Fire (18/1), Poet's Dawn (25/1), Crown Princess (33/1), Park Street (33/1), Barley (50/1), Rievaulx Raver (125/1)

An open-looking series final but marginal preference is for HORTZADAR, who took advantage of a much-reduced mark last month and can quickly regain the winning thread with Richard Kingscote on board for the first time. Provided he copes with the quick turnaround, he can get the better of Young Fire, who has enjoyed a fruitful campaign and has dropped back down to his last winning mark. Clear Angel, La Trinidad and Ron O are just a trio of others to consider.