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16:25 Windsor

sunbets.co.uk Midsummer Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 31y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £37,000 added
  • Winner: £20,983
  • 2nd: £7,955
  • 3rd: £3,981
  • 4th: £1,983
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 43.92s
  • Off Time: 16:25:17
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Morando (FR)

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Stormy Antarctic

    6/4

      1(3)
      Silk - Light Blue and Black stripes, Black sleeves and cap

      Steel of Madrid (IRE)

      37
      7/1
      • Form 6557-13
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 113

      tracked leader, lost place well over 2f out

      2(4)
      Silk - Pink, Emerald Green chevron, halved sleeves, quartered cap

      Here Comes When (IRE)

      44 h D
      3/1
      • Form 65104-1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 110

      raced freely tracking leaders, progress to challenge over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, faded final furlong

      3(2)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, white stars, white cap, royal blue star

      Morando (FR)

      259 BFDCD
      11/4
      • Form 41117-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 104

      keen early, tracked leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon strongly challenged, edged left, held on gamely

      4(1)
      Silk - Dark blue, yellow hoop

      So Beloved

      21 D
      12/1
      • Form 430-533
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 108

      led, quickened well over 2f out, soon strongly challenged, headed entering final furlong, no extra

      5(5)
      Silk - Red and black stripes, red sleeves

      Stormy Antarctic

      55 b D
      6/4
      • Form 0276-25
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 114

      settled in last, headway well over 1f out, every chance throughout final furlong, kept on

      Previous results

      2016
      (4)
      Silk -

      Gabrial (IRE)

      9/2
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4

      2015
      (7)
      Silk -

      Kodi Bear (IRE)

      6/4
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8

      2014
      (11)
      Silk -

      Custom Cut (IRE)

      8/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4

      In depth

      Verdict

      A couple of these carry a penalty. Steel of Madrid won the Group 3 Earl Of Sefton at Newmarket on his reappearance and Here Comes When landed a Listed race at York in May. So Beloved has won over today’s trip before but has proved best over 7f so far but Morando was a progressive handicapper last year, though has been gelded since last seen. STORMY ANTARCTIC (NAP) went close in the Doncaster Mile on his return to action though never figured sent over to Hong Kong for a Group 1 contest last time - Ed Walker’s colt has leading claims back at this level, however, and gets the vote.

      Formwatch

      Steel of Madrid (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Autocratic (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in May.

      Here Comes When (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well, won at York 1m hcp lst (1) gs in May beating Chelsea Lad (8-8) by 2 1/4l, 17 ran.

      Morando (FR) 5-1fav (9-1) Raced far side, held up, in mid-division, pushed along 2f out, headway when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, hampered soon after, ran on well when in the clear inside final furlong, not recover, 7th of 19, 2 1/4l behind Yuften (9-1) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gd in Oct.

      So Beloved 8-1 (9-0) Last to break, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, pressing leaders inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Absolutely So (9-0) at Haydock 7f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Jun.

      Stormy Antarctic (9-0) 5th of 7, 4l behind Contentment (9-0) at Sha Tin 1m Grp 1 (1) gf in May.