Redcar 1:47 Result

Top-weighted on OR 64 but form reads 5373 - won last time out and has been running to a solid level throughout, clearly progressive. Richard Hannon is a top yard for juveniles and Paul Mulrennan is an experienced booking. The 3 in the form figure shows he's already proven at a competitive level, and stepping up to 1m looks to suit a colt whose sire Territories has stamina influences. Hope of Acklam (923) is the market rival with a recent placed effort but the 9 earlier and less depth to the form is a slight concern, and he's just 1lb higher rated. Son of A Fish's trainer/jockey combo and the shape of his form (finishing weaker efforts giving way to a win) suggest a career-best is coming under Hannon's guidance. Others in the field (Dakota Brave, Lopefernza, Craven Force, King of Persia, Diplomacy, Right Up My Ali, Astral Calling, Wells Fargo Stage) are all lower-rated and have more questions over class or fitness - several are having a break of a month or more, or show fading form figures (699, 998, 670) that suggest they're either not quite good enough or find something in this grade. This looks a fairly weak nursery on paper, and the two market principals (Hope of Acklam and Son of A Fish) stand out clearly on rating and recent form. I lean toward Son of A Fish as the classier, more attractive profile given the yard, the proven scoring ability, and what looks like more middle-distance potential for this 1m trip.