Lamorak looks banker

LAMORAK SHA PED with abundant promise on his racecourse introduction at Windsor and rates banker material in Redcar’s r acinguk. com/ anywhere: 3Devices, 1Price Median A uction Maiden Stakes.

Despite being out of a mare that has produced a few smart winners, the King’s Best colt was relatively unfancied on his debut, but ran a stormer to finish a closeup second, beaten just three-quarters of a length.

Both the winner, Purple Spectrum, and the third horse, Grand Meister, had the benefit of previous experience and had also shown decent ability to be placed.

With normal progress, Lamorak should be an incredibly tough nut to crack at the Tees Valley circuit as he aims to supply another winner for Hugo Palmer’s burgeoning yard. SELECTIONS LEICESTER: 2.30 Cardinal, 3.00 Native Heart, 3.30 Nirva, 4.00 Warrigal, 4.30 Persun, 5.00 Silver Ranger, 5.30 Mercury Magic.

REDCAR: 2.20 Flatcapper, 2.50 Plunder, 3.20 Hussar Ballad, 3.50 LAMORAK (NAP), 4.20 Tax Free, 4.50 Lendal Bridge, 5.20 Tarquin.

DOUBLE: LAMORAK and SILVER RANGER

SILVER RANGER let favouritebackers down on his York debut but can reward those who keep the faith in the British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes at Leicester.

The very fact trainer Richard Hannon decided to send the Dutch A rt colt to the Dante Festival suggests he had been showing plenty at home and he was unsurprisingly well fancied in the market to get the job done at the first attempt.

A lthough he came up short, beaten by little over a length into third, York maidens are notoriously tough and time is likely to prove this was another hot race, with Mick Channon eyeing up a trip to Royal A scot for the winner, Bossy Guest.

With the run likely to sharpen him up a touch, Silver Ranger should recoup the money that went west a couple of weeks ago before going on to compete at a higher level.

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Getty Images. Picture: Richard Hannon.