17:37 Redcar

Saturday 4 October 2025

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Off time: 17:38 | Winning time: 58.67s

(5)

Goyard¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 84| D

15/2

Lightly-raced winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Ripon in August. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good to firm, 17/2) 14 days ago. Remains on a stiff-looking mark.

Form: 2118

(9)

Lexington Blitz^p³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: T Eaves| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 83| D

20/1

7/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable second of 8 in handicap at Catterick (5f, good to firm) 38 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 205022

(10)

Sugar Hill Babe⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: L Williamson| OR: 83| D

12/1

Latest win at Nottingham in May. 7/1, last of 11 in handicap at Newbury (5.2f, good to firm) 49 days ago. Looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 123420

(6)

Ventura Express¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: P T Midgley| OR: 81| D

16/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. 14/1, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Chester (5.5f, heavy) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 002235

(3)

Dakota Gold²⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 81| C| D

11/2

Course winner. Latest win at Ripon in April. Bit below form fifth of 13 in handicap (25/1) at Doncaster (5f, good) 20 days ago. Down 2 lb and this veteran is dangerous to discount.

Form: 2-10005

(1)

Mission Command^t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: J Candlish| OR: 79| D

3/1

Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Ripon (5f, good, 11/1) 7 days ago. Tongue strap back on and likely to find a few too good once more.

Form: 346544

(4)

Alligator Alley¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 78| BF| D

11/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. 10/3, bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 11 days ago. Others are more appealing from a win point of view on this occasion.

Form: 652224

(8)

Emeralds Pride^p⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Sean Kirrane| T: M Dods| OR: 78| BF| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Beverley in July. 10/3, good third of 10 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good to firm) 41 days ago, not ideally placed. Evidently in good nick and she's a big player.

Form: 654123

(2)

Spoof²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-3| J: William Pyle⁽³⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 78| D

11/1

33/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Haydock (5f, good to firm) 29 days ago. This 10-y-o hasn't won for 2 years and is probably worth taking on.

Form: 8040-94

(12)

Copper Knight^t⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 8-13| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 74| D

11/2

Creditable second of 13 in handicap at Ripon (5f, good, 5/1) 7 days ago. Reproduction of that effort would put this 11-y-o in the picture.

Form: 439842

Non-Runners

(11)

Curious Rover²⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: K Scott J: Non Runner

(7)

American Bay¹¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: P T Midgley J: Ryan Sexton

Forecasts

Mission Command (3/1), Copper Knight (11/2), Alligator Alley (11/2), Dakota Gold (11/2), Goyard (15/2), Emeralds Pride (8/1), Spoof (11/1), Sugar Hill Babe (12/1), American Bay (12/1), Ventura Express (16/1), Lexington Blitz (20/1), Curious Rover (33/1)

EMERALDS PRIDE deserves plenty of credit for finishing as close as she did having encountered traffic problems when third at Beverley last time, and she will prove a tough nut to crack granted better luck-in-running here. Good cases can also be made for the veterans Dakota Gold and Copper Knight.