July 21 / 17.37 Redcar

17.37

Good To Soft

Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Handicap

  • Prize money: £3663.8
  • 1m 5f 218y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 212035

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Creditable third to Gibside at Catterick on penultimate start but last of five at Thirsk (again 1m6f on good to firm) on latest; his record of 1-18 (0-12 on turf) also leaves him with a bit to prove.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

2

(1)

12th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 7f 189y

Class 5

14:47 Catterick

Gastronomy

9st 11lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Philip Kirby

Two wins last year, the latest off this mark at Redcar (1m6f, good) last July; reappeared with fair third of five there (1m6f, good to firm) last month and could show the benefit of that outing today; seems to stay 2m.

13/2

4th

2

(1)

12th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 7f 189y

Class 5

14:47 Catterick

Gastronomy

9st 11lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Philip Kirby

midfield

13/2

3rd

2

(2)

21st Apr 2025

Good To Firm

1m 5f 218y

Class 5

15:05 Redcar

Gastronomy

9st 11lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Philip Kirby

24 races for two wins (last April and July) and the second of those was from the rear over C&D; off since December but has a competitive mark and usually ran with credit last term, starting the season well.

4/1

OUR TIP

7/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form: -72056

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
6lb lower than for his Doncaster win (1m4f, good to firm) last June, with reappearance clearly his best effort this season; tried 2m on last two outings and now drops back 2f.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

4

(4)

10th May 2025

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 5

13:20 Nottingham

Bulldog Spirit

9st 8lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Brian Ellison

raced in fourth, smooth headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden and went clear, kept on well inside final furlong, readily

8/1

12/1

Form: 5-9567

Last run: 28 days

W: 8st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Sole success (24 races) came in Ireland in 2019; clear best of four runs this season when fifth over 1m4f at Pontefract on second start and he's already 7lb lower; tailed off when he tried cheekpieces last time and it's nearly three years since he tried this sort of trip.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

6

28th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:00 Wetherby

Mythical

11st 6lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Simon Whitaker

Regressive on the Flat and tailed off/pulled up at triple-figure odds this winter on his first three hurdle starts.

200/1

4

25th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 156y

Class 4

15:30 Catterick

Mythical

11st 7lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Simon Whitaker

Regressive on the Flat for current yard and has achieved little since switched to this code.

100/1

9

1st Feb 2025

Soft

2m 3f 154y

Class 4

13:33 Wetherby

Mythical

11st 4lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Simon Whitaker

Regressive Flat performer who won only one of his 25 starts and he dropped out to be tailed off when 125-1 for last month's hurdling debut.

200/1

Form: 710-00 CD

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Had two turf wins in summer 2021 (once over C&D) and 2022 and also scored on AW at Newcastle (2m; 28-1) last November; soundly beaten on all three subsequent starts, however, with a six-month absence before latest.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

5

(8)

5th Sep 2024

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 6

14:00 Lingfield (AW)

Gift Of Raaj

9st 4lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Roger Fell & Sean Murray

disputed lead early, prominent after 2f

8/1

4th

5

(5)

15th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

2m 0f 32y

Class 6

16:20 Beverley

Gift Of Raaj

9st 7lb

J: Sam James

T: Roger Fell & Sean Murray

prominent

12/1

4th

3

(4)

10th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 5f 218y

Class 6

16:55 Redcar

Gift Of Raaj

9st 12lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Roger Fell & Sean Murray

Won this in 2021; tends to be all or nothing these days and his latest C&D fourth at a big price, when getting no peace in front (King Of Unicorns behind), was more like it on his second run back from a break.

8/1

Form: 37-746

Last run: 15 days

W: 8st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Yet to win (12 races) and not the easiest of rides but he's been on the premises plenty of times at 1m6f-2m, including when cheekpieces were installed at this track (claimer ridden) and Nottingham on last two outings; good each-way claims.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

5

(1)

13th Aug 2024

Soft

1m 4f 15y

Class 6

20:00 Hamilton

Michaels Pledge

9st 8lb

J: Jason Hart

T: John & Sean Quinn

Patchy campaign this season and needs to raise his game, but he's dropped down the weights and last year's best efforts came in blinkers, which go back on this evening (replacing cheekpieces); not discounted.

14/1

5th

8

(4)

21st Jul 2024

Good To Soft

1m 5f 218y

Class 5

17:37 Redcar

Michaels Pledge

8st 9lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: John & Sean Quinn

Yet to win (12 races) and not the easiest of rides but he's been on the premises plenty of times at 1m6f-2m, including when cheekpieces were installed at this track (claimer ridden) and Nottingham on last two outings; good each-way claims.

6/1

6th

9

(11)

6th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:40 Nottingham

Michaels Pledge

9st 0lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: John & Sean Quinn

Yet to win and he isn't the easiest of rides but he's run some good races at 1m6f and improved for his reappearance when fourth at Redcar (good to firm; acts well on good) 14 days ago; not far away.

12/1

Form: /53-60

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Won a bumper in 2021; 0-9 under Flat rules and absent 352 days before soundly beaten in his two runs (upped to 1m6f, then 2m) this summer; some 2022 form reads well but he has questions to answer at present.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9

(4)

19th Sep 2024

Good

2m 1f 27y

Class 5

16:05 Pontefract

King Of Unicorns

9st 4lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Micky Hammond

held up in rear, weakened quickly and detached 5f out, pulled up 4f out

6/1

2nd

2

(8)

10th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 5f 218y

Class 6

16:55 Redcar

King Of Unicorns

9st 13lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Bumper winner who's regressed and only seen sporadically in recent times; came in for support over C&D last time, though, and worth considering down another 3lb in first-time headgear.

10/1

6th

5

(6)

21st Jul 2024

Good To Soft

1m 5f 218y

Class 5

17:37 Redcar

King Of Unicorns

9st 2lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Won a bumper in 2021; 0-9 under Flat rules and absent 352 days before soundly beaten in his two runs (upped to 1m6f, then 2m) this summer; some 2022 form reads well but he has questions to answer at present.

20/1

Form: 1P9-08

Last run: 4 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
1m2f win for Charlie Johnston last June but sold for 1,000gns after a heavy defeat last August and finished last on both starts this term.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

2

(5)

21st Jul 2024

Good To Soft

1m 5f 218y

Class 5

17:37 Redcar

Sir Jock Bennett

9st 12lb

J: Sam Feilden

T: Neil Mechie

1m2f win for Charlie Johnston last June but sold for 1,000gns after a heavy defeat last August and finished last on both starts this term.

50/1

8th

5

(1)

17th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

1m 4f 8y

Class 5

14:22 Thirsk

Sir Jock Bennett

9st 6lb

J: Andrew Breslin

T: Neil Mechie

in touch with leaders, outpaced and lost position 3f out, weakened over 1f out

100/1

14th

1

(10)

29th Jun 2024

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 5

17:25 Newcastle (AW)

Sir Jock Bennett

9st 9lb

J: Andrew Breslin

T: Neil Mechie

1m2f winner for Charlie Johnston; absent since a heavy defeat (finished lame) last August; sold for 1,000gns in October; watching brief is advised, unless the market speaks positively.

33/1

Non-runners

Gibside

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £8.10
Straight Forecast £6.83
Tricast £26.17
Trifecta £31.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Gibside

RP RATINGS:

Gastronomy

POSTDATA:

Gibside

The Times:

Gibside

Telegraph:

Gibside

D Express:

Gibside

Daily Mirror:

Gibside

The Sun:

Gibside

The Star:

Gibside

Daily Record:

Gibside