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Redcar · Tuesday, 26 May · 17:50
· 7f 219y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:50
Off time
6
Runners
Good to Firm (Good in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.38
11/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.33
10/3
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.50
7/2
04 · —
5
4/1
05 · —
29
28/1
06 · —
41
40/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 5 |
Classic Encounter (G)
FAV
Successful over C&D and York last season. Met trouble in running in Spring Mile at Doncaster on return and second home in his group when sixth of 13 in handicap at Newmarket (1m) 24 days ago. Weighted to go well eased 1 lb.
|
3-76142 | P Cosgrave | G Boughey | 5 | 61.2 kg |
2.38
11/8
|
| — | 1 | — | Fantastic Fox (G) | 40570-0 | — | R Varian | 8 | 61.2 kg | — |
| 2nd | 2 | 4 |
Desert Shadow (G)
[V1]
Maiden who was first past the post in a handicap at Beverley last August. Failed to get home when fifth of 6 in handicap at Southwell (11f) 33 days ago. Not out of things back in trip in a change of headgear.
|
3922-05 | Connor Beasley | S bin Suroor | 4 | 60.3 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| — | 2 | — | Carron (G) | 7-36108 | — | G Boughey | 4 | 61.2 kg | — |
| 3rd | 3 | 2 |
Andesite (G)
[T1]
Winless since his debut but he got back on track with fifth of 12 in handicap at Thirsk (7f) 10 days ago. Tongue strap added.
|
705322 | K Stott | Roger Fell | 4 | 60.3 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| — | 3 | — | Zryan (G) | 126090 | — | D O'Meara | 5 | 60.8 kg | — |
| 4th | 4 | 1 |
Eligible (G)
Reliable veteran completed a hat-trick at Southwell in January. Only eighth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (7f) 31 days ago but he's the sort to bounce back.
|
168840 | Joanna Mason | M & D Easterby | 10 | 59.9 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 6th | 5 | 6 |
Nyman (G)
[P]
Ended 2025 with 7f win at Newmarket in November. Back to form with C&D fourth and not best drawn when seventeenth of 22 in handicap at York (7f) 11 days ago. Considered.
|
01-6440 | C Lee | Roger Fell | 4 | 58.1 kg |
5
4/1
|
| — | 5 | — | Desert Shadow (G) | 922-052 | — | S bin Suroor | 4 | 59.9 kg | — |
| 5th | 6 | 3 |
Cosmos Raj (G)
A dual 1m winner at Ripon last summer but he ended 2025 well below par and came in last of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (1m) 27 days ago when losing all chance at start.
|
070-957 | Mark Winn | D O'Meara | 8 | 57.6 kg |
41
40/1
|
| — | 8 | — | Sir Paul Ramsey (G) | 9-37406 | — | C Johnston | 4 | 58.5 kg | — |
| — | 9 | — | Priapos (G) | 12-7411 | S H James | Phillip Makin | 4 | 58.5 kg | — |
| — | 10 | — | Empirestateofmind (G) | 5-04099 | Jason Hart | J & S Quinn | 8 | 58.1 kg | — |
| — | 13 | — | Leadenhall (G) | 571612 | — | T D Easterby | 6 | 55.3 kg | — |
| — | 14 | — | Pink Azalea (F) | 2108-90 | Jason Hart | J & S Quinn | 4 | 54.9 kg | — |
Betting forecast: Classic Encounter (11/8), Desert Shadow (10/3), Andesite (7/2), Nyman (4/1), Eligible (28/1), Cosmos Raj (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5234.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2456.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1227.0 GBP |
| P4 | 614.0 GBP |
| P5 | 306.0 GBP |