Racecards
16:00 Windsor
Grant Thornton Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f 10y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Form 1-23676
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 80
chased leaders, ridden, every chance towards far side 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong
- Form 000550-
- Age 11
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey R L Moore
led early, stayed prominent, hard ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 0/01154-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey Jim Crowley
soon behind, no chance from halfway
- Form 248151-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey A Munro
soon led, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 01018-4
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 75
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, headed last stride
- Form 105784
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
chased leaders, led 2f out, driven, headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 41400-6
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Peter Grayson
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up in rear, effort, driven 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong
- Form 355711
- Age 7
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 68
behind, switched right, headway over 1f out, hard driven, strong run inside final furlong, led final stride
In depth
Verdict
It will be interesting to see if there is any market support for Ocean Blaze on his reappearance but Rod Millman's filly may have to settle for minor honours behind After The Show, who gets the vote with Nordic Light rated the pick of the remainder. The selection has done everything asked of him in winning his last two starts at Warwick and Southwell and a 4lb rise for the latest of those successes looks perfectly fair. Silver Prelude has been highly tried on the Polytrack of late and may do better having been dropped in the handicap for his return to turf. Stable companion Hereford Boy made an encouraging return at Kempton earlier this month and is entitled to be thereabouts along with Nordic Light, who may appreciate the drop to the minimum trip. It is hard to get away from After The Show though and he is preferred.
Formwatch
Silver Prelude 16-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon short of room, no extra towards finish, 6th of 10, 5l behind Conquest (9-0) at Lingfield 5f lst stk (1) pol in Mar.
Corridor Creeper (FR) 14-1 (9-3) Chased leaders in centre, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 18, 12l behind Godfrey Street (8-11) at Ascot 5f app hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Nordic Light (USA) 9-2 (8-10) Keen, tracked winner, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 5l behind Yerevan (8-13) at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp (4) sft in May.
Ocean Blaze 9-2fav (9-1) Always prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Redcar 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct beating Steel City Boy (8-5) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Hereford Boy 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden and no impression over 1f out, soon one pace, 4th of 10, 4l behind Jake The Snake (8-4) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Tartatartufata 14-1 (8-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Blue Tomato (9-2) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Mar.
Garstang 50-1 (9-4) Raced keenly, pressed leader, led after 1f, edged left and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 15l behind Edge Closer (9-4) at Kempton 6f stk (3) pol in Mar.
After The Show 8-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, good headway on inside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd beating Ever Cheerful (9-0) by 1l, 12 ran.