17:05 Redcar

Saturday 7 October 2023

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Market Cross Jewellers Handicap

Off time: 17:06 | Winning time: 3m 1.47s

(5)

Quantum Leap^h,t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: E Bethell| OR: 86| D

4/1

Unreliable sort. 11/2, lost all chance at the start this time when sixth of 7 in handicap at Doncaster (14.5f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Needs treating with plenty of caution from a betting perspective.

Form: 1-7176

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(3)

Haliphon^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 84| D

5/1

33/1, ran poorly despite the return to a more suitable trip when ninth of 14 in handicap at Haydock (14f, good to firm) 4 weeks ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 758209

(8)

Haku¹⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 83

25/1

14/1, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 5 months ago. May well need this on return.

Form: 11-3204

(4)

Animato¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 81| C

7/1

Course winner. 12/1, bounced back to something like the pick of his form from last season when second of 8 in handicap at Pontefract (12f, good to soft) 16 days ago, running on.

Form: 34-8862

(6)

Wor Willie²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: G Lee| T: M Dods| OR: 81| D

10/1

9/2, fifth of 8 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good to soft) 28 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Now 2 lb below his last winning mark so would be folly to discount.

Form: 13-4335

(1)

Notimeforanother¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 78| BF| D

12/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. 10/3, failed to meet expectations on his first outing since leaving Keith Dalgleish when seventh of 8 in handicap at Pontefract (12f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Could well leave that effort behind here.

Form: 7-14137

(2)

Edge Of Darkness¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: A Mullen| T: C Johnston| OR: 82| BF

8/1

3 wins from 7 runs this year, latest at Newmarket in August. 4/1, did no better dropped in grade when fifth of 7 in handicap at Yarmouth (14.1f, soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 111965

(9)

Award Dancer¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Oliver Stammers| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 73

12/1

Shaped as if still in good form when fourth of 8 in handicap (8/1) at York (10.2f, soft) 2 weeks ago, finishing with running left. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 004034

(7)

Gibside¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 70

12/1

Latest win at York in July. Wasn't at his best when fifth of 9 in handicap (12/1) at York (11.8f, soft) 2 weeks ago. Back up in trip and more required.

Form: 137825

(10)

Ala Kaifi²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Cam Hardie| T: I Mohammed & J Santos| OR: 75

4/1

Resumed progress to get off the mark in 10-runner handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, good, 10/3) 20 days ago, suited by emphasis on stamina. Significantly up in trip. Has good chance on form with that form working out particularly well (third and fourth both next-time-out winners).

Form: 342231

Forecasts

Quantum Leap (4/1), Ala Kaifi (4/1), Haliphon (5/1), Animato (7/1), Edge Of Darkness (8/1), Wor Willie (10/1), Award Dancer (12/1), Gibside (12/1), Notimeforanother (12/1), Haku (25/1)

ALA KAIFI resumed his progress to get off the mark at Doncaster just under 3 weeks ago, and with better still to come now upped further in trip, Ismail Mohammed's 3-y-o is fancied to follow up at the expense of Haliphon, who has been given a chance by the handicapper after a couple of below-par efforts. Animato and Notimeforanother round off the shortlist.