THE evergreen Poet’s Dawn is still a force to be reckoned with at the grand old age of 10 and goes for a 13th career win at Redcar on Tuesday.
The admirable chestnut gelding is yet another advertisement for Tim Easterby’s ability to keep getting the best out of horses and was completing a stable six-timer on the day when winning at Carlisle last time.
A course and distance winner in 2023, he will be a popular choice again in the Markse Fabrication and Engineering Straight Mile Handicap.
While Poet’s Dawn is at the veteran stage of his career, he’s partnered by 7lbs claimer Jake Dickson, who is in his breakthrough season as an apprentice.
Redcar’s seven-race card gets underway at 2.33pm with the racingtv.com Restricted Novice Stakes. Wiltshire trainer Harry Charlton sends Schrodinger’s Cat on the long trip north, hoping to make up for the colt’s nose defeat at Ripon at the end of August. Callum Rodriguez retains the ride.
Malton dual-purpose trainer Brian Ellison has a strong hand in the Watch RacingTV Free For 31 Days Selling Stakes with likely favourite Mossvale Diva and Archangel Josepi.
The ultra-consistent Mossvale Diva had run up a sequence of four second places before winning a Class 5 Novice at Chester on September 12 and that’s the best form on offer at this lower grade with Ben Robinson retaining the ride.
Former jumps rider Martin Dunne is into double figures this season as a relatively new face on the training ranks at Newmarket and he looks to have a good chance of cashing in with Money Pockets in the In Memory Of Peter & Shirley Fryett Handicap.
The daughter of Harry Angel has been runner-up in her last three races and has Oisin Orr in the saddle as she aims to go one better.
Michael Dods’ Zuffolo, a winner at Redcar this time last year, bounced back to form with a victory at Newcastle last time and looks the danger under Paul Mulrennan.
It’s a big week for Dods, who has Northern Ticker as one of the leading fancies for the Ayr Gold Cup on Saturday, and the County Durham trainer has a strong hand in the Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Handicap.
Lord Abama has won twice for the Denton yard this year, but it might be worth siding with Taygar, who won at Redcar on soft going last November. The filly won at Ayr in July and will appreciate softened conditions if the forecast rain arrives at Redcar on Monday. Paul Mulrennan rides.
North Yorkshire trainer David O’Meara is double-handed in the Market Cross Jewellers Handicap with Ryka and Obito. Stable jockey Danny Tudhope teams up with the latter who is in good form, winning at Ayr in August before being second of 14 at Haydock last time.
Spectacular Style was a course and distance winner for Worcestershire trainer Ian Williams last month and the much-travelled Luke Morris comes up for the ride again in the concluding Try RacingTV Free Now At racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap.
- Picture shows Poet's Dawn after winning at Redcar in 2023