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14:50 Windsor

Gala Casinos Handicap (Class B)

  • 18 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 10y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.03s
  • 18 Ran
1(7)
Silk - White, Royal Blue cross belts, check sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue spots
  • Form 13-21D2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-13

slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, effort centre, kept on final furlong

2(10)
Silk - Royal Blue, Red sash, striped sleeves, White cap
12/1
  • Form 51140-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10

towards rear, headway centre 2f out, kept on final furlong, not paced to reach leaders

3(14)
Silk - Royal Blue, Orange star, striped cap
10/1
  • Form 2000-32
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-8

chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

4(6)
Silk - Red, Light Blue sash, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
40/1
  • Form 000-060
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6

behind, brief effort on wide outside over 2f out, soon beaten

5(1)
Silk - Yellow, Red sash, Red cap, Yellow star
25/1
  • Form 2043-10
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6

switched right from low draw after start, in rear, kept on final furlong, nearest finish

6(12)
Silk - Light Blue and Royal Blue diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves, Light Blue armlets, quartered cap
  • Form 320/60-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3

held up, staying on when switched left and badly hampered inside final furlong, not recover

7(5)
Silk - ETON BLUE
  • Form 510245-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1

in touch on outer, weakened and behind from halfway

8(15)
Silk - Yellow, large Black spots, Black sleeves, Yellow spots, Yellow cap, Black spots
  • Form 206-015
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-13

chased winner, hard ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, not quicken and lost 2nd towards finish

9(2)
Silk - Beige, Royal blue chevrons, beige sleeves, Royal blue cap
  • Form 21-0026
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12

started slowly, in rear, headway 2f out, staying on when hampered inside final furlong, never nearer

10(17)
Silk - Purple and White diabolo, White sleeves, Purple armlets, hooped cap
5/2
  • Form 151-001
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12

raced again nearside rail, quickly away, made all, ridden over 1f out, driven final furlong, held on well near finish

11(3)
Silk - GREY and MAROON (quartered), WHITE sleeves
25/1
  • Form 604121
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9

in touch on outside, weakened over 2f out

12(9)
Silk - Black, White chevron hoop, White cap

Awake

12 v
16/1
  • Form 000-565
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-6

chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, soon weakened

13(13)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW star, chevrons on sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star
  • Form 000U06
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-4

chased leaders, weakened 2f out

14(11)
Silk - BLACK and RED (quartered), BLACK sleeves, RED seams, RED cap
14/1
  • Form 200-000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-3

reared start, behind, kept on from over 1f out, never near to challenge

15(18)
Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green stars on sleeves, Emerald Green and Red quartered cap
  • Form 00-4506
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-2

in touch on inner, ran on well inside final furlong, not quite get up

16(8)
Silk - Brown, Yellow hoop, Yellow sleeves, Brown armlets
  • Form 00-0100
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-2

pressed winner to halfway, weakened rapidly 2f out

17(16)
Silk - Red, White stripe, diamonds on sleeves, Black cap
  • Form 500-506
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-0

in touch on inner, ridden and slightly lost place over 2f out, stayed on again final furlong, never able to challenge

18(4)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow epaulets, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow spots
20/1
  • Form 420-255
  • Age 5
  • Weight 7-13

close up on outer, weakened 2f out

In depth

Verdict

Plenty in with chances in a wide-open event and marginal preference is for Dubaian Gift ahead of Croeso Croeso, Colonel Cotton, The Tatling and Pic Up Sticks. Andrew Balding's charge comes here in excellent heart after a convincing all-the-way success at Lingfield earlier in the month and this progressive four-year-old looks capable of defying a subsequent 8lb rise. Croeso Croeso caused an upset to land a Listed event at Bath last time but may have been flattered by the form and faces no easy task off a stiff mark while The Tatling has been knocking on the door in competitive handicaps this term but may find this on the sharp side nowadays. Colonel Cotton has place claims on his close second at York in which Henry Hall finished fifth and looks held while Pic Up Sticks ran below his best last time and is better judged on his winning reappearance at Beverley last month but has a low draw to overcome.