15:50 Redcar

Tuesday 26 May 2026

Bath

Brighton

Leicester

Lingfield Park

Plumpton

Redcar

Auteuil

Ballinrobe

Dundalk

Vaal

Completed
7f 219y
6 runners
GOOD TO FIRM

4 (1)

Classic Encounter (Ire)

Age: 5
Weight: 9st 9lbs
Or: 84

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.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
02/05/26	Newmarket (Rowley)	1m	Gd/Frm	6/13	Flat
28/03/26	Doncaster	1m	Gd/Sft	7/22	Flat
26/09/25	Newmarket (Rowley)	1m 1f	Gd/Frm	3/13	Flat
23/08/25	York	1m 2f 56y	Gd/Frm	11/15	Flat
11/07/25	York	1m 2f 56y	Gd/Frm	6/9	Flat
05/07/25	Sandown Park	1m	Gd/Frm	4/12	Flat
14/06/25	York	1m 177y	Gd/Frm	1/11	Flat
17/05/25	Newmarket (Rowley)	1m	Gd/Frm	3/6	Flat
03/05/25	Newmarket (Rowley)	1m	Gd/Frm	2/14	Flat
07/04/25	Redcar	7f 219y	Good	1/12	Flat
18/11/24	Southwell	1m 13y	Std	3/10	Flat
02/10/24	Kempton Park	1m	Std	5/14	Flat
10/09/24	Newcastle	1m 5y	Slow	5/10	Flat
20/12/23	Kempton Park	1m 2f 219y	Std	2/13	Flat
07/10/23	Newmarket (Rowley)	1m	Gd/Frm	2/11	Flat
09/08/23	Kempton Park	7f	Std/Slow	6/11	Flat

3 (2)

Andesite

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 7lbs
Or: 82

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.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
16/05/26	Thirsk	7f	Gd/Sft	5/12	Flat
15/04/26	Newmarket (Rowley)	6f	Good	12/13	Flat
27/03/26	Newcastle	6f	Slow	7/14	Flat
14/09/25	Doncaster	7f 6y	Good	16/16	Flat
02/08/25	Goodwood	7f	Good	6/16	Flat
26/07/25	Chester	6f 17y	Gd/Frm	5/9	Flat
10/07/25	Newmarket (July) bet365 Handicap	6f	Gd/Frm	6/17	Flat
17/05/25	Newbury Carnarvon Stakes	6f	Firm	8/10	Flat
18/04/25	Chelmsford City	6f	Slow	4/7	Flat
23/08/24	York	6f	Gd/Frm	7/10	Flat
16/05/24	York	6f	Good	1/11	Flat

5 (6)

Nyman (Ire)

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 2lbs
Or: 77

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.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
15/05/26	York	7f	Good	17/22	Flat
07/05/26	Redcar	7f 219y	Gd/Frm	4/9	Flat
23/04/26	Beverley	7f 96y	Gd/Frm	4/10	Flat
27/03/26	Newcastle	1m 5y	Slow	6/12	Flat
01/11/25	Newmarket (Rowley)	7f	Good	1/8	Flat
10/10/25	York	7f	Good	10/21	Flat
21/08/25	Newcastle	1m 5y	Slow	4/14	Flat
28/07/25	Galway	7f	Gd/Sft	2/15	Flat
26/07/25	Gowran Park	1m	Good	2/16	Flat
29/06/25	Curragh Irish Derby	1m 1f	Good	12/13	Flat
18/05/25	Naas	1m	Good	3/6	Flat
06/04/25	Cork	7f	Good	4/11	Flat
04/12/24	Dundalk	7f	Std	5/9	Flat
18/10/24	Dundalk	7f	Std	1/14	Flat
31/08/24	Curragh	7f	Good	3/8	Flat
17/08/24	Curragh	6f	Gd/Frm	5/12	Flat
20/07/24	Curragh	7f	Gd/Frm	5/12	Flat
06/07/24	Naas	7f	Good	7/7	Flat
16/06/24	Gowran Park	7f	Good	5/13	Flat

2 (4)

Desert Shadow

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 7lbs
Or: 82

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.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
23/04/26	Southwell	1m 3f 23y	Std	5/6	Flat
13/03/26	Meydan	1m 3f 216y	Good	12/12	Flat
30/08/25	Beverley	1m 1f 207y	Good	2/9	Flat
07/08/25	Sandown Park	1m 1f 209y	Good	2/7	Flat
12/06/25	Newbury	1m 4f	Gd/Frm	9/12	Flat
20/05/25	Nottingham	1m 2f 50y	Good	3/8	Flat
01/05/25	Chelmsford City	1m 2f	Slow	2/11	Flat
31/01/25	Meydan	7f 210y	Good	7/10	Flat
03/01/25	Meydan	6f 211y	Good	5/10	Flat

Timeform Verdict

CLASSIC ENCOUNTER rates the pick of the weights and came home second in his group when sixth at Newmarket last time so edges the vote from Nyman who wasn't seen to best effect from his draw at York recently. Desert Shadow can also have a say now he drops back in trip.

Betting Forecast

14/1 Eligible (Ire), 22/1 Cosmos Raj, 9/4 Classic Encounter (Ire), 3/1 Andesite, 13/2 Nyman (Ire), 7/2 Desert Shadow

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Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
25/04/26	Southwell	7f 14y	Std	8/9	Flat
27/03/26	Newcastle	7f 14y	Slow	8/11	Flat
20/02/26	Southwell	7f 14y	Std/Slow	6/12	Flat
23/01/26	Southwell	7f 14y	Std	1/8	Flat
10/01/26	Newcastle	1m 5y	Slow	1/11	Flat
28/12/25	Southwell	7f 14y	Std	1/9	Flat
26/07/25	Chester	7f 127y	Gd/Frm	6/13	Flat
11/07/25	Chester	7f 1y	Gd/Frm	3/14	Flat
13/06/25	York	7f	Gd/Frm	9/11	Flat
16/05/25	York	7f	Good	12/22	Flat
14/03/25	Southwell	7f 14y	Std	4/8	Flat
22/02/25	Southwell	1m 13y	Std	6/12	Flat
07/02/25	Southwell	1m 13y	Std	5/12	Flat
15/01/25	Southwell	7f 14y	Std	4/11	Flat
29/12/24	Southwell	1m 13y	Std	1/10	Flat
13/12/24	Southwell	7f 14y	Std	3/9	Flat
03/12/24	Newcastle	7f 14y	Slow	1/10	Flat
12/11/24	Southwell	1m 14y	Std	4/12	Flat
24/10/24	Southwell	7f 14y	Std	4/12	Flat
25/06/24	Beverley	7f 96y	Gd/Frm	7/10	Flat
15/06/24	York	7f	Soft	8/17	Flat

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
29/04/26	Pontefract	1m 6y	Good	9/9	Flat
03/10/25	Southwell	1m 13y	Std	10/13	Flat
06/08/25	Pontefract	1m 6y	Good	7/7	Flat
26/07/25	York	7f 192y	Gd/Frm	12/19	Flat
19/07/25	Ripon	1m	Soft	1/6	Flat
30/06/25	Pontefract	1m 6y	Gd/Frm	2/6	Flat
19/06/25	Wetherby	1m	Gd/Frm	5/11	Flat
14/06/25	York	1m 177y	Gd/Frm	2/11	Flat
29/05/25	Ripon	1m	Good	1/6	Flat
18/05/25	Ripon	1m 1f 170y	Gd/Frm	2/9	Flat
04/05/25	Hamilton Park	1m 68y	Gd/Frm	1/8	Flat
27/04/25	Wetherby	1m	Gd/Frm	2/10	Flat
31/03/25	Wolverhampton	1m 142y	Std	2/7	Flat
12/03/25	Wolverhampton	1m 1f 104y	Slow	3/8	Flat
17/02/25	Wolverhampton	1m 142y	Std/Slow	7/10	Flat
18/01/25	Wolverhampton	1m 142y	Slow	11/11	Flat
29/12/24	Southwell	1m 13y	Std	10/10	Flat
04/04/24	Lingfield Park	1m 1y	Std	6/11	Flat
02/03/24	Wolverhampton	1m 142y	Slow	1/11	Flat
16/02/24	Wolverhampton	1m 142y	Slow	1/8	Flat
02/02/24	Lingfield Park	1m 1y	Std	5/9	Flat