William Haggas sent Romanticizing to Redcar yesterday with a clear intention and the form to back it up. The 3yo colt, purchased for 180,000 guineas as a yearling, had gone to Nottingham on debut and pushed a long odds-on favourite close while being clear of everything else. The bare result — a second place — undersold what happened. Yesterday at Redcar over 7f219y on good ground, the form resolved as it was always likely to. He won at 5/6 as Horse Racing Oracle AI's NAP of the day.
The case had been straightforward. A debut second where he was clear of the rest of the field is not a defeat — it is a performance that a strong favourite happened to edge. Haggas's yard was operating at 21% over 14 days. Daniel Tudhope was booked. The Class 4 maiden field at Redcar was one he was equipped to beat. Every variable pointed the same way.
The expert view going in had been direct — he could easily win this en route to some good handicaps. He won. The handicapper will now have their say on his mark, and the next time Romanticizing appears on a racecard it will be worth tracking. A Haggas horse of this purchase price who wins a maiden on his second start is one with a future.
The Week That Was
May 18 to May 26 has been a consistent week for the daily NAP process. Lunar Melody, Scairp Dubh, Rebel Tribesman, Nightsinwhitesatin, Ice Max, Ladies Day, True Love in the Irish 1,000 Guineas, and now Romanticizing at Redcar. Winners at every level of the sport, at different tracks, on different ground, across Flat and jumps. The method is the same every time. The results have spoken for themselves this week.
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