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14:40 Redcar

Tote Betxpress Stakes (Showcase Handicap) (Class C)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 15.10s
  • 15 Ran
1(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow epaulets, striped sleeves and star on cap
8/1
  • Form 610014
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

prominent early, soon outpaced and behind, driven halfway, kept on final 2f

2(2)
Silk - Maroon, white stars, white sleeves, maroon armlets, maroon cap, white star
40/1
  • Form 544-115
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-0

held up towards rear, ridden halfway, kept on one pace and no impression at final furlong

3(9)
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap
  • Form 00-0600
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-13

behind and soon outpaced

4(15)
Silk - BLACK and WHITE check, hooped sleeves

Matty Tun

156
9/1
  • Form 1-65311
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12

took keen hold, close up, led over 2f out, headed and weakend well over 1f out

5(4)
Silk - Red, Yellow stripe
  • Form 020202
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-11

in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon not clear run, switched left inside final furlong, ran on to lead

6(3)
Silk - AQUAMARINE, YELLOW cap
16/1
  • Form 064000
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-9

led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, led again well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on

7(11)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow sleeves, striped cap
5/1
  • Form 400000
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-9

prominent, hampered 1st furlong, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

8(14)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW star, chevrons on sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star

Cretan Gift

804 v
66/1
  • Form 040040/
  • Age 12
  • Weight 9-8

towards rear, ridden, headway 3f out, no extra inside final furlong

9(7)
Silk - WHITE, RED stars, check sleeves, WHITE cap
  • Form 312154
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7

towards rear, driven halfway, outpaced, kept on final 2f

10(1)
Silk - Black, large Yellow spots, armlets and cap
50/1
  • Form 0-62000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6

mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened

11(13)
Silk - Red, Yellow disc, Yellow sleeves, Red spots, Yellow cap
  • Form 010000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace

12(10)
Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, Light Blue cap
16/1
  • Form 4-00350
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

in touch and keen, ridden 3f out, soon weakened

13(12)
Silk - Light Green, Red stars, Light Green sleeves, Light Green cap, Red star
11/1
  • Form 020060
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

dwelt, behind, raced stand side, never near to challenge

14(8)
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue disc, striped sleeves, Dark Blue cap

Viewforth

9 b
8/1
  • Form 125460
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4

tracked leader, hampered 1st furlong, ridden halfway, weakened final 2f

15(5)
Silk - Royal Blue, White hoop, Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets and cap
12/1
  • Form 040500
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led briefly inside final furlong, kept on

In depth

Verdict

The showcase handicap can go to Cd Europe ahead of hat-trick seeking Matty Tun, topweight Najeebon and Queens Rhapsody. Since scoring at Hamilton in April, Cd Europe has finished second quite a few times including at York on 11 October. That was yet another sterling effort by Kevin Ryan's five-year-old, and with the stable in form at the weekend, he should go well from his low draw. Matty Tun has been given a break since the summer, but with the turf Flat season about to finish, it is interesting that he is brought out. Najeebon continues to thrive, and after landing a big handicap at York, was a close fourth to stablemate Royal Millennium at Newbury. Sam Hitchcott gets on well with him and he can make the frame despite his welter burden. Queens Rhapsody was in great form earlier in the season and goes well fresh so is another for the short-list, but all in all, we reckon that Cd Europe is worth supporting.