Redcar 29th April

[chris34]

4.00 Redcar A very competitive handicap and if Tangerine Trees gets his own way up front he could prove hard to beat again, he can run well more than once and managed a hatrick last year although 5lb could be slightly harsh but return to much faster ground could just help defy that. Eaves is in the seat as normal. 0.5pt e/w Tangerine Trees 5/1 bet365

[fintron]

Re: Redcar 29th April 4.00 Redcar Dandy Nicholls is on fire at the moment saddling up four winners from his last seven runners. He sends out two in this six furlong sprint up on Teeside but at the prices MAZE has to be the bet. The chestnut gelding was a really useful juvenile, winning the listed Chesham Stakes at Ascot in his first season of racing, and like so many before him, he then struggled the following season off a lofty handicap mark as he was hard to place. Those difficulties contined into last season, apart from a cracking run up at Newcastle when placed behind Baby Strange off a mark of 87. However, the handicapper has taken note and his rating has been slashed down to a mere 75 here - there must be races in him off a mark this low and there are two other clues to suggest he is ready to go in. He was making his first start for Nicholls last time out at Ripon and was well backed, into joint favouritism infact, suggesting his homework has been good. Secondly, although his chances here have been dismissed after that poor run, there was a massive ground bias that day that favoured those drawn on the far side of the track. Maze was drawn on the slower strip of turf on the near side of the track. When you consider the first five home that day were drawn 13-11-15-12-14 then his lowly placing from his low draw was perfectly excusable, as he showed up well for a way before fading. He may also strip fitter for that outing and is the selection. Maze 16/1 Stan James, 0.5 pt each-way