Primrose should blossom at Redcar

PRIMROSE RIDGE can build on her highly-promising debut run and get off the mark in the Flat Is Back Fillies’ Restricted Novice Stakes at Redcar.

While Persian Force took all the plaudits when running away with the first two-year-old contest of the season, the Brocklesby Stakes at Doncaster, Primrose Ridge belied her odds of 40-1 with a cracking display.

She was clear second best behind the even-money favourite, who looks potentially smart, after making a lot of the running, and certainly looks a bargain purchase by in-form trainer Darryll Holland at 8,000 guineas.

Primrose Ridge has no colts or geldings to face this time and should take all the beating.

Copper Mountain was an eyecatcher at 50-1 on the second of her two visits to Redcar and looks set to open her turf account in the Racing TV Straight Mile Handicap.

Her fourth of 19 behind Rockprincess in October was the first real bit of form she showed, and since then she has had a profitable winter campaign on the all-weather.

The Sir Percy filly, trained by Mick and David Easterby, won two of her four starts and has had a six-week break since her last run at Southwell where she was runner-up to Sid’s Annie.

Delgrey Boy can start the season the way he ended the last with victory in the Join Racing TV Now Handicap.

Tim Easterby’s charge led inside the final half-furlong here in October when coming three-quarters of a length clear of Hayadh.

The five-year-old was a model of consistency last term, winning twice and being placed eight times from 14 starts.