Racecards
16:15 Redcar
Shepherd Construction Classified Stakes (Class E)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good, Firm in places
- Form 022242
- Age 8
- Weight 8-13
chased leaders, effort 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
- Form 00-0000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
soon behind
- Form 322330
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer D Barker
- Jockey Dean McKeown
slowly into stride, close up, led halfway, headed entering final furlong no extra
Delegate
17- Form 015233
- Age 10
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey S W Kelly
towards rear, ridden halfway no impression
- Form 500600
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer Miss A Stokell
- Jockey B Swarbrick
in touch ridden halfway soon weakened
- Form 010100
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey T Eaves
mid-division, headway 2f out, soon ridden, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 402500
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Darren Williams
towards rear, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong
- Form 660000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer Miss A Stokell
- Jockey P Bradley
slowly into stride, soon in touch, weakened over 1f out
Shirley Not
17- Form 0-00000
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
towards rear, ridden halfway, no impression
- Form 653103
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey D Allan
dwelt, towards rear, headway under pressure 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 30102-6
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 000000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer G Harker
- Jockey P Mulrennan
mid-division weakened 2f out
- Form 416-500
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer I Semple
- Jockey D McGaffin
chased leaders ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 056051
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
held up in touch, headway 2f out, led entering final furlong, pushed out
- Form 001000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey Tony Culhane
missed break, towards rear, headway under pressure 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
Verdict
Smart Hostess will take a good deal of beating here with Justalord, Alpen Wolf and Chairman Bobby the best of the rest. The selection was a good winner at Ripon after a five month break from the track, and there is no reason to suggest that he won't repeat the trick here. Justalord is in good heart at present and could be the main danger. He is from a shrewd yard and stayed on well behind Catch the Cat last time. Chairman Bobby was behind him in the field that day, but he rarely runs a bad race and is capable of bouncing back to form to take a hand in the finish. Alpen Wolf looks a bit high in the weights at the present but is still running with credit. This race is not as competitive as the numbers would suggest, and Smart Hostess is the confident choice to prevail.