Racecards
17:45 Windsor
Royal Windsor Racecourse Apprentice Handicap (Class 6)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 99y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Form 91-7906
- Age 6
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J L Flint
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
led, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, one pace in 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 233394
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey Nicola Currie
tracked leaders, slipped on bend 5f out, 2nd over 2f out, every chance 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 133-441
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer John Berry
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
tracked leaders, pushed along and and briefly outpaced over 3f out, challenged and every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, chased winner and one pace inside final furlong, hung right towards finish
- Form 243224
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Keelan Baker
held up last, headway on wide outside 3f out, challenged 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, pushed along and ran on well
- Form 328-024
- Age 9
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer P W Hiatt
- Jockey Molly King
dwelt, raced keenly, held up until headway into 2nd 8f out, wide on bend briefly 5f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 307302
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Finley Marsh
tracked leader until 8f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
Verdict
Powered is now 0-27 and isn’t the heartiest of battlers so may not be the ideal mount for an apprentice. HOPE IS HIGH, on the other hand, fought hard for Silvestre De Sousa to get back on the winning trail over this trip at Yarmouth last time and is the one to beat if Jane Elliott can elicit a similar response. Finley Marsh is making a name for himself and Flying Author was second at Yarmouth before running in Jersey. Shirataki may be the pick of the remainder.
Formwatch
Moojaned (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Pressed leader, slight lead halfway until ridden and headed inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 14 3/4l behind Captain Peacock (9-6) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Marshall Aid (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, 4th and weakening over 1f out, 4th of 5, 10l behind Incus (8-9) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Hope Is High 7-4fav (9-4) Led 1f, led again over 4f out, ridden 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Jun beating Zubaidah (9-8) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
Powered (IRE) 11-4fav (9-6) Slowly away in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, 4th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Grams And Ounces (9-6) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (6) fm in Jun.
Shirataki (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Dwelt in rear, headway on outer to lead 7f out, headed over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Miningrocks (9-12) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in May.
Flying Author (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner, 2nd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Theydon Girls (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Jun.