Redcar 4:41 Result

Small 6-runner 5f handicap and Sergeant Mayer arrives in career-best form, having won last time out and with the form figures 069611 showing him hitting a rich vein - two wins from his last three starts. He's race fit (15 days ago), the lightest-weighted horse in the field at 130lbs which should help him be competitive off a fair-looking mark of 63, and a claiming apprentice takes further weight off his back which is a plus in a sprint. Draw 3 is workable in a 6-runner field. The formline shows he's improving with every run and the switch to winning form suggests the yard/horse have found the right conditions. Rivals are more questionable: Ventura Express is a 9-year-old who's been running without a win for a while (544645) and is really a place horse now; Emperor's Son's form figures include plenty of non-completions/blanks; Tees Aggregates has emphatically stopped scoring (317000, latest a 0); Bravo Hotel is lightly raced with an unreliable finish and last ran two months ago; Guernsey Lady is interesting on the up-form (47-326) but is stepping into experienced sprint handicappers and is unproven at this class/level with a big weight for a 3yo filly relative to swift, in-form geldings. Overall Sergeant Mayer looks the one going the right way at the right time and represents the best combination of proven recent scoring form and suitable conditions.