DARLINGTON-BASED Michael Dods hasn't started this season in the manner he did last but he's still been among the winners and his Son Of Thunder is an interesting runner in the Evening Gazette Handicap over a mile at Redcar this afternoon.

A dual winner on fast ground at Musselburgh last year, the gelding shaped as though retaining all his ability when a creditable fourth back at the same Scottish course on his reappearance last month.

Kevin Darley's mount shaped on that occasion as though the run would do him good and, given the field of this size, it's a fair bet that he'll get the strongly run race that he ideally needs to show his best form.

River Of Babylon has been in good form of late, won't mind the return to seven furlongs and looks the day's best bet in the Mary Reveley Fillies Handicap.

Michael Bell's runner won over this trip on fast ground last year at Catterick and ran right up to her best when just touched off by a previous winner over a mile at Hamilton on Friday evening.

Alan Berry is among the winners and his Obe Bold, who likes it at Redcar, is fancied to notch his third course win in the Become A Redcar Annual Member Today Claimer over six furlongs.

The selection shaped well over an inadequate five furlongs on his penultimate start and didn't seem entirely at home when tried in a visor on the undulations at Hamilton last time.

The return to this much flatter track will suit and, in a race where there looks to be plenty of pace about, he's taken to get off the mark for the season at the expense of John Harris' Tag Team.

Piccostar has been in good heart on Polytrack this spring and is fancied to make her turf debut a winning one in the opening median auction maiden over five furlongs.

At Wolverhampton's afternoon meeting, Sir Francis makes plenty of appeal now down in grade and with Shane Kelly in the saddle in the Tattersalls Value Package At Dunstall Park Seller over seven furlongs.

A fairly useful handicapper when with Jeremy Noseda, he's not won for some time but shaped as though retaining plenty of ability on his first run for new connections over this course and distance in March.

At Windsor, Buster Hyvonen has created a favourable impression on both all-weather starts and is fancied to win at the first time of asking on turf in the mondaynightracing.co.uk Median Auction Maiden over a mile and a quarter.

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