raced keenly behind, ridden and no headway from 2f out, never dangerous
held up, steady headway from over 1f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, asserted towards finish, pushed out
tracked leader to over 2f out, gradually weakened
steadied start, raced keenly towards rear, hanging left from over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not troubled leaders
steadied start, always towards rear, never on terms
held up 4th, ridden to lead over 1f out, no extra when headed by winner inside final furlong
prominent, ridden and weakened quickly 2f out, eased final furlong
tracked leaders, chased leader over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, not quicken, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, good headway on outside 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong
led, edging left from well over 1f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
Richard Hannon usually does well at Windsor, and can land this decent looking handicap with SPECIAL RESERVE, but others to take note of are Mick's Dancer and Indian Skipper. We wouldn't be taking too short a price though, as Special Reserve remains a maiden after 14 runs. He's usually involved at the finish, and doesn't lose by much, but he may not be the most straightforward of rides. He's had the advantage of a run this year though unlike a number of rivals, when runner up again. Mick's Dancer has been runner up in four of his last five outings, winning the other one. Again, he's blown away the winter cobwebs with a recent run, and Willie Muir's gelding has the advantage of being bottom weight. Indian Skipper was last seen in November and hasn't been able to build on a Lingfield success more than a year ago. If stripping fit after a lay-off, he should be involved. Folio and top weight By Command are the only course and distance winners in the field, but don't have any recent decent form to stand out. It looks competitive, but we'll side with Special Reserve.
By Command 16-1 (8-13) Behind, never dangerous, 10th of 11, 25l behind Mangham (8-11) at Pontefract 1m 3yo hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Special Reserve (IRE) 2-1fav (9-2) Mid-division, ridden to chase leaders 3f out, came very wide over 2f out, stayed on and centre of course to take 2nd final strides, not troubled winner, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Annabelle's Charm (8-13) at Folkestone 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Apr.
Kidlat 20-1 (8-11) Tracked winner to over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 12l behind Invasian (8-4) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr.
North Parade 20-1 (11-0) Towards rear, headway on rails when not clear run over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 12, 4l behind Twilight Star (11-0) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Folio (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 7, 7l behind Manshoor (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Apr.
Indian Skipper (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) In touch, effort 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Action Impact (9-4) at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Maybe I Will (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Always behind mid-division, not chance when weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 10l behind Gallego (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f hcap (4) gd in Sep.
Wogan's Sister 10-1 (8-8) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 9l behind Cupid's Glory (9-3) at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Hucking Hero (IRE) 15-2 (8-5) Awkward start, held up in rear, not far away, ridden over 1f out, kept on to go 4th inside final furlong, never dangerous, 4th of 7, 3l behind Manshoor (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Apr.
Mick's Dancer 4-1fav (8-12) Tracked leaders, chased winner well inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Pelham Crescent (8-8) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
