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ALL eyes will, quite rightly, be focused on Doncaster’s opening day which often means some good bets elsewhere slip under the radar.
I’m hoping that’s the case at Carlisle, where REDARNA (4.40) has plenty to recommend him in the 7f handicap.
Dianne Sayer’s gelding will get the soft ground he enjoys and boasts some solid form at the Cumbrian track. Redarna edged out the frustrating Jack Blane at Ayr over 7f and was turned out quickly under his 6lb penalty over a furlong shorter at Carlisle.
Predictably, Redarna found the trip too sharp, running on into third, and Sayer stepped him up to a mile for his next outing, again at Carlisle. The three-year-old just lost out in a blanket finish to the much higher rated Born To Boom and Heir Of Excitement and Redarna remains well treated, with Connor Murtagh taking off 7lb.
Redarna’s hold-up running style means he ideally wants a strong pace to attack and should get that okay with confirmed front-runner Reinforced in the line-up. This gelding also has a good record at Carlisle on soft ground, winning here back in June and subsequently beaten a neck by Lady In Question over course and distance last month.
It’s a fairly low-key day at Donny from a punting perspective but MIRAGE DANCER (4.50) will appreciate the return to 10f on an easy surface after never laying a glove on Cracksman in the Betway Great Volitgeur Stakes at York.
The son of Frankel won his maiden on Town Moor last October and shaped well at Royal Ascot on quicker ground than ideal, running third to Benbatl in the Hampton Court Stakes. Mirage Dancer probably has last year’s winner Mount Logan to beat but that was a sub-standard renewal.
My other wager is on BENGAL LANCER (4.20). He has toyed with inferior rivals on his last two starts at Salisbury and may be up to the task now handed this far tougher assignment. Useful apprentice Manuel Fernandes keeps the ride and his 7lb claim may tip the scales in Bengal Lancer’s favour.
Recommended Bets
- Carlisle 4.40 – Redarna (3-1, Ladbrokes)
- Doncaster 4.50 – Mirage Dancer (13-8, Sky Bet)
- Doncaster 4.20 – Bengal Lancer (6-1, Paddy Power)
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