============================================================================== RACE: Redcar ? · 2026-05-26 Celebrate The Life Of Joe Newton Handicap Good To Firm · Flat · Turf ============================================================================== Status FINISHED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. GAELIC APPROACH (GB) (#1) 3yo G · Draw 3 Connections Jockey Connor Beasley Trainer Charlie Johnston Owner Middleham Park Racing Xxiii M Hulin Pedigree Sire Masar (IRE) Dam Faughill (IRE) Damsire Lawman Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 15:41 1.40 (Bet365) 17:42 1.36 (Bet365) 19:42 1.44 (Bet365) 04:02 1.40 (Bet365) 05:53 1.44 (William Hill) 06:40 1.40 (Bet365) 06:46 1.44 (William Hill) 07:25 1.50 (William Hill) 14:10 1.57 (Spreadex) ELO Horse 1544.7 (5 runs, 1 wins, 20.0%) Jockey 1649.7 (6435 runs, 683 wins, 10.6%) Trainer 1633.3 (3386 runs, 450 wins, 13.3%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m6f no data Jockey @ 1m6f no data Jockey @ Redcar 472r 44w 9% A/E 0.78 (negative) Jockey × trainer 72r 14w 19% A/E 1.33 (value) Trainer @ 1m6f no data Trainer @ Redcar 65r 8w 12% A/E 0.87 (fair) Sire progeny @ 1m6f no data Sire progeny in Class 5 290r 30w 10% A/E 0.74 (negative) Dam progeny @ 1m6f no data Dam progeny in Class 5 6r 1w 17% A/E 0.82 (negative) Damsire grand @ 1m6f no data Damsire grand in Class 5 907r 99w 11% A/E 0.80 (negative) Past form (last 7 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-26 Redcar 1m6f Good To F Cla 1/3 4/9F won 73 83 Connor Beasley Sweating - led at steady pace - soon pestered - headed halfway - led again over 2f out - pushed along and clear over 1f out - stayed on final 110yds(op 8/15 tchd 2/5) 2026-05-15 Hamilton 1m3f Good Cla 2/3 11/8 0.50L 73 89 Connor Beasley Led - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - faced challenge inside final furlong - headed inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 5/4 tchd 6/5) 2026-04-13 Leicester 1m4f Good Cla 1/4 13/8 won 70 77 Callum Shepherd Raced in second - led over 2f out - ridden when against far rail over 1f out - kept on well final 110yds(op 2/1) 2026-03-16 Wolverhampton 1m4f Standard Cla 2/5 7/4 0.50L 68 69 Billy Loughnane In touch with leaders - headway to lead inside final furlong - headed towards finish(op 9/4 tchd 5/2) 2025-10-23 Nottingham 1m½f Heavy Cla 5/12 40/1 6.50L — 36 Oliver Stammers Pressed leader early - soon led narrowly - headed and raced in second after 1f - weakened over 2f out(op 16/1) 2025-10-09 Ayr 1m Heavy Cla 2/4 9/2 5.00L — 70 David Nolan Led - headed over 1f out - no chance with winner inside final furlong(op 4/1 tchd 7/2) 2025-09-18 Ayr 1m Good To S Cla 5/7 9/1 9.00L — 55 Connor Beasley Dwelt start - soon in touch with leaders - pushed along and ran green halfway - weakened over 1f out(tchd 8/1) Comment Sweating - led at steady pace - soon pestered - headed halfway - led again over 2f out - pushed along and clear over 1f out - stayed on final 110yds(op 8/15 tchd 2/5) Finishing result Position 1 SP 4/9F (1.440) Beaten (L) 0.00 Total beaten 0.00 OR after 73 In-running comment Sweating - led at steady pace - soon pestered - headed halfway - led again over 2f out - pushed along and clear over 1f out - stayed on final 110yds(op 8/15 tchd 2/5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. WICKSEY (GB) (#2) 3yo G · Draw 2 Connections Jockey Andrew Mullen Trainer Ben Haslam Owner Middleham Park Racing Phillip Byrne Pedigree Sire Expert Eye (GB) Dam Dusty Red (GB) Damsire Teofilo Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 15:41 3.50 (Bet365) 17:21 3.75 (Bet365) 19:42 3.50 (BetTom) 20:01 3.25 (Bet365) 04:02 3.50 (Bet365) 05:53 3.25 (Bet365) 06:28 3.50 (Spreadex) 06:32 3.25 (Bet365) 06:34 3.50 (Bet365) 07:05 3.25 (Bet365) 07:42 3.50 (PricedUp Bet) 08:46 3.25 (Bet365) 14:04 3.00 (Unibet) 14:12 2.88 (William Hill) ELO Horse 1499.1 (6 runs, 3 wins, 50.0%) Jockey 1510.6 (6965 runs, 564 wins, 8.1%) Trainer 1537.1 (2310 runs, 277 wins, 12.0%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m6f no data Jockey @ 1m6f no data Jockey @ Redcar 553r 36w 7% A/E 0.93 (fair) Jockey × trainer 480r 59w 12% A/E 1.07 (value) Trainer @ 1m6f no data Trainer @ Redcar 148r 13w 9% A/E 0.93 (fair) Sire progeny @ 1m6f no data Sire progeny in Class 5 542r 63w 12% A/E 0.91 (fair) Dam progeny @ 1m6f no data Dam progeny in Class 5 20r 7w 35% A/E 1.87 (value) Damsire grand @ 1m6f no data Damsire grand in Class 5 1604r 191w 12% A/E 0.88 (fair) Past form (last 8 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-26 Redcar 1m6f Good To F Cla 2/3 2/1 4.25L 68 81 Andrew Mullen Took keen hold - pressed winner - led halfway - headed over 2f out - no extra over 1f out(op 15/8 tchd 7/4) 2026-05-14 York 1m4f Good Cla 9/16 50/1 0.30L 68 88 Andrew Mullen Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway 3f out - soon weakened(op 40/1) 2026-02-24 Southwell (AW 1m4f Standard Cla 1/5 4/5F won 62 71 Andrew Mullen Made all - increased tempo from over 2f out - ran on well inside final furlong(op 8/11 tchd 5/6) 2026-02-10 Newcastle (AW 1m4½f Standard Cla 1/6 11/8F won 57 62 Andrew Mullen In touch with leaders - carried right after 2f - pressed leader after 3f - led 4f out - kept on well from 2f out 2026-02-04 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 1/9 20/1 won 51 57 Andrew Mullen Towards rear - raced wide from over 4f out - midfield over 3f out - hung left but headway from over 2f out - led over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong(op 18/1 tchd 22/1) 2025-11-26 Newcastle (AW 1m Standard Cla 8/10 80/1 1.00L — 47 Andrew Mullen Dwelt start - soon raced in last and detached - some headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(tchd 66/1) 2025-07-25 York 7f Good Cla 16/16 66/1 58.00L — — Thomas Greatrex Dwelt start and slowly into stride - soon pushed along in rear - detached after 3f - tailed off(op 50/1 tchd 40/1) 2025-07-11 Chester 6f Good Cla 10/10 11/2 90.00L — — Thomas Greatrex Always behind (jockey said colt was slow away and never travelled thereafter; vet had nothing to report)(op 9/1) Comment Took keen hold - pressed winner - led halfway - headed over 2f out - no extra over 1f out(op 15/8 tchd 7/4) Finishing result Position 2 SP 2/1 (3.000) Beaten (L) 4.25 Total beaten 4.25 OR after 68 In-running comment Took keen hold - pressed winner - led halfway - headed over 2f out - no extra over 1f out(op 15/8 tchd 7/4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. FAIRYDALE (IRE) (#3) 3yo F · Draw 1 · b Connections Jockey Duran Fentiman Trainer Tim Easterby Owner S A Heley Partner Pedigree Sire Waldgeist (GB) Dam Angevine (GB) Damsire Sir Percy Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 15:41 15.00 (CopyBet) 00:31 17.00 (Bet Victor) 07:05 15.00 (Bet365) 09:10 17.00 (Bet365) 13:55 21.00 (PricedUp Bet) 14:10 23.00 (Spreadex) 14:12 21.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1452.9 (6 runs, 0 wins, 0.0%) Jockey 1503.2 (3398 runs, 193 wins, 5.7%) Trainer 1635.0 (11825 runs, 1281 wins, 10.8%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m6f no data Jockey @ 1m6f no data Jockey @ Redcar 730r 33w 5% A/E 0.72 (negative) Jockey × trainer 3899r 254w 7% A/E 0.75 (negative) Trainer @ 1m6f no data Trainer @ Redcar 2289r 179w 8% A/E 0.77 (negative) Sire progeny @ 1m6f no data Sire progeny in Class 5 143r 11w 8% A/E 0.87 (fair) Dam progeny @ 1m6f no data Dam progeny in Class 5 6r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 1m6f no data Damsire grand in Class 5 647r 69w 11% A/E 0.85 (fair) Past form (last 7 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-26 Redcar 1m6f Good To F Cla 3/3 28/1 5.50L 58 76 Duran Fentiman Dwelt start - in touch with leaders - ridden over 3f out - weakened under 2f out(op 20/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 25/1) 2026-04-30 Redcar 1m2f Good To F Cla 6/6 28/1 0.30L 61 30 David Allan In rear - lost touch from 3f out(op 22/1 tchd 20/1) 2025-09-27 Ripon 1m Good Cla 5/7 33/1 0.10L 64 56 Sean Kirrane Pressed leader early - prominent after 2f - lost position 5f out - soon niggled along - weakened from over 2f out(op 28/1) 2025-09-17 Beverley 1m½f Soft Cla 5/7 17/2 0.30L 66 56 David Allan Dwelt start - towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders 6f out - pushed along from over 3f out - outpaced from over 1f out(op 9/1 tchd 13/2) 2025-08-24 Beverley 7½f Good To F Cla 7/13 16/1 0.30L — 55 David Allan In rear - stayed on final furlong - nearest finish(op 10/1) 2025-08-16 Ripon 1m Good To F Cla 10/12 16/1 0.50L — 28 David Allan Slowly away - always behind(op 12/1) 2025-07-10 Carlisle 7f Good To S Cla 4/8 33/1 1.25L — 67 David Allan Dwelt start - in rear - headway on outer over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 28/1) Comment Dwelt start - in touch with leaders - ridden over 3f out - weakened under 2f out(op 20/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 25/1) Finishing result Position 3 SP 28/1 (29.000) Beaten (L) 5.50 Total beaten 9.75 OR after 58 In-running comment Dwelt start - in touch with leaders - ridden over 3f out - weakened under 2f out(op 20/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 25/1) ============================================================================== HEAD-TO-HEAD (1 past meetings between today's runners) ============================================================================== 2026-05-26 · Redcar · 1m6f · Class 5 · Good To Firm Celebrate The Life Of Joe Newton Handicap 1 Gaelic Approach (GB) won SP 4/9F 2 Wicksey (GB) 4.25L SP 2/1 3 Fairydale (IRE) 5.50L SP 28/1 ============================================================================== AI RACE VERDICT ============================================================================== Pace scenario: Likely a steady, tactical affair over the marathon trip with only three runners; suits the proven stayer Gaelic Approach who can be ridden with cover and pounce. Narrative: Tiny three-runner handicap that revolves around Gaelic Approach, who brings the best OFR, consistent placed form (25-212) and the strongest yard on 14-day strike rate. Wicksey is the live danger after a hat-trick earlier in the cycle, even if the latest 9th flattens his profile. Fairydale has the headline RPR/TS but is winless from six starts and gets blinkers reapplied at a yard running cold. Recommended: Gaelic Approach Best on official figures, most consistent form line, and the strongest connections combo in a three-runner heat where the top of the handicap usually dominates. Alternative: Wicksey Pulled 5lb off the favourite and brings recent winning form; capable of bouncing back from one below-par effort. ============================================================================== Generated 2026-05-27 19:24 UTC · HorseRacingValue.com · race rac_11946272