18:30 Redcar

Saturday 24 August 2024

All16:5817:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:00

Market Cross Jewellers Handicap

Off time: 18:31 | Winning time: 3m 2.02s

(6)

Galahad Threepwood¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Rowan Scott| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 75

50/1

Hurdles winner in March 2023. Yet to find his feet for this yard, though latest run at Ayr can be overlooked given he was badly hampered. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0344/70

Image of Stars that are filled with the colour gold

(1)

Animato^t,v²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 74| C

5/1

Course winner who won back-to-back handicaps in May. 10/1, last of 8 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good) 21 days ago, failing to impress with his attitude back in distance.

Form: 115728

(5)

Knights Affair³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 73| BF

9/4

Deservedly off the mark at Musselburgh in July. Matched that form from revised mark when fourth of 5 in handicap at Catterick (12.1f, good to firm, 2/1) 31 days ago and slight step back up in trip will help his cause.

Form: 3-42214

(2)

Gastronomy²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 69| CD

10/3

Doubled career tally over this C&D in July. Unpenalised for that so was disappointing when sixth of 7 in handicap (7/2) at Newcastle (16.2f) 22 days ago.

Form: 203516

(4)

Marbuzet^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 68| D

9/4

Latest win at Doncaster in July. Consistent sort and did best of those off the pace when fourth of 12 in handicap at Carlisle (17.2f, good to soft, 13/2) 19 days ago, slowly away. Expected to be bang there from the same mark.

Form: 240154

(3)

Achnamara^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 65| D

8/1

Unreliable individual. Latest win at Musselburgh in July. 12/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Carlisle (17.2f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 766110

Non-Runners

(7)

Red Force One¹⁴

Weight: 8-8| Age: 9

T: P A Kirby J: Connor Planas

Forecasts

Knights Affair (9/4), Marbuzet (9/4), Gastronomy (10/3), Animato (5/1), Achnamara (8/1), Red Force One (14/1), Galahad Threepwood (50/1)

MARBUZET is pretty consistent at this sort of level and having stuck to his task in a race not run to suit at Carlisle last time, he needs treating as though still in form. He gets the vote in favour of Knights Affair and Red Force One.