July 24 / 18.20 Windsor

18.20

Good To Firm

Play With The Finest Bookmaker, Fitzdares Nursery Handicap

  • Prize money: £5832
  • 0m 6f 12y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Play With The Finest Bookmaker, Fitzdares Nursery Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

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7/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 315

Last run: 60 days

W: 9st 9lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Built upon promising debut when clearcut winner of Salisbury novice (5f, good to soft) in May; safely held in Listed race later that month but back in calmer waters for this nursery debut and ought to be suited by the step up in trip.
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2nd

2

(9)

27th Jul 2024

Good

0m 6f 17y

Class 2

16:05 Chester

Matters Most

9st 9lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Two wins as a juvenile; slow start did for him at Royal Ascot but competitive in his two runs either side of that (at 6f), pushing a subsequent improver close at Windsor and only wilting late on when the ground was soft at Pontefract; good chance, other than stall 9 not being ideal.

4/1

3rd

5

(1)

9th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:40 Pontefract

Matters Most

9st 3lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Always behind at Royal Ascot (5f) last time; solid second at Windsor (6f, good to firm; form has substance) earlier in June; that reappearance effort gives him a fighting chance.

5/1

22th

10

(6)

21st Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

18:15 Ascot

Matters Most

9st 4lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Came up just short in Listed race at Ripon after winning a Windsor nursery (6f, good) last July; gelded prior to his reappearance 18 days ago when he again ran well at Windsor, finding one too strong but clear of the third; has the early speed to deal with the return to 5f; apart from a couple of blips on heavy ground, his profile is one of steady improvement; there could well be more to come from him.

33/1

4/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 410 D

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Struggled in last month's Coventry at Royal Ascot but has live claims here if judged on his clearcut success in 14-runner Newmarket novice (6f, good) two starts ago, form that has been well advertised by the second.
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7th

3

(7)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

15:42 Newmarket (July)

Flag Of St George

9st 9lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Prominent racer who won two 7f turf handicaps last summer; also close second off 1lb higher at Lingfield (7f) in December but his form dipped in two subsequent starts last winter; off for 169 days so his peak fitness has to be taken on trust.

11/1

8th

8

(1)

30th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 3

15:03 Southwell (AW)

Flag Of St George

8st 11lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Prominent racer who won two 7f turf handicaps last summer; close second at Lingfield (7f) on his penultimate start but his form dipped when fifth of six behind Legal Reform on Boxing Day; a personal best will be required to take this.

10/1

8

(7)

26th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 6f 212y

Class 3

16:35 Haydock

Flag Of St George

9st 8lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Front-running wins at Ascot and Chepstow this summer (both 7f, good to firm and good to soft); weak in the market and dropped away tamely at Newcastle five weeks ago; return to 7f and the redeployment of blinkers should give him a lift; considered.

5/1

Form: 35239

Last run: 16 days

W: 8st 5lb

2 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Placed in consecutive 5f maidens in May (soft/good to soft); reportedly unsuited by good to firm ground when struggling on recent nursery debut at Haydock (6f; behind three of today's rivals); will be favoured by the forecast rain here but still has something to prove.
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7th

5

(4)

24th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:20 Leicester

Mullins Beach

9st 5lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Rod Millman

reared in stalls before start, led but pestered, headed and weakened over 1f out

7/1

7th

3

(5)

12th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

20:10 Chepstow

Mullins Beach

9st 9lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Rod Millman

Not much luck before finally off the mark last time at the expense of a subsequent winner; a 2lb rise is fair enough, especially with the promising Jack Doughty taking off 5lb, and he has a decent chance of following up.

5/2

1st

2

(5)

26th Jun 2024

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

19:50 Ffos Las

Mullins Beach

9st 7lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Rod Millman

Maiden (0-13); regularly placed (5f-7f); hasn't been at his best in three runs this year, although there were some mitigating circumstances at Salisbury (6f) last time; others preferred.

7/1

Form: 6218

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Delivered on earlier promise when winning five-runner Goodwood maiden (5f, good) last month but was well-held eighth (behind Je Ne Sais Quoi and Politico) when upped to 6f for recent nursery debut at Haydock.
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5th

1

(5)

14th Sep 2023

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

14:40 Ffos Las

Notta Nother

9st 9lb

J: Pat Dobbs

T: Richard Hannon

in touch with leaders, struggling from over 2f out, lost touch from over 1f out

11/4

4th

8

(8)

20th Aug 2023

Good

0m 5f 10y

Class 4

15:45 Sandown

Notta Nother

9st 2lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Richard Hannon

Runner-up over C&D in June on second start then went one better in Goodwood maiden (5f); however, he's been unplaced in 6f nurseries the last twice and needs to raise his game if he's to win this; unraced on slow ground.

16/1

4th

4

(1)

24th Jul 2023

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 4

18:20 Windsor

Notta Nother

9st 3lb

J: William Buick

T: Richard Hannon

Delivered on earlier promise when winning five-runner Goodwood maiden (5f, good) last month but was well-held eighth (behind Je Ne Sais Quoi and Politico) when upped to 6f for recent nursery debut at Haydock.

8/1

10/1

Form: 3105 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Created pretty good impression when making all for emphatic Chester maiden win (6f, good) in May but was about 4lb behind Je Ne Sais Quoi when a fading fifth on nursery debut at Haydock (6f, good to firm) this month and has work to do to reserve those placings.
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1st

2

(4)

23rd Sep 2023

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

15:10 York

Politico

8st 12lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Charlie Johnston

made all

5/1

6th

5

(2)

14th Sep 2023

Good To Soft

0m 7f 6y

Class 3

17:20 Doncaster

Politico

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Charlie Johnston

towards far side, prominent

7/1

Form: 3152 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Won Thirsk maiden last month and ran big race in defeat on recent nursery debut at Haydock (6f, good to firm); has to take a 3lb rise on the chin but ought to cope well if the ground ends up slower than good; likely contender.
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9th

8

(12)

21st Mar 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 4

20:30 Southwell (AW)

Je Ne Sais Quoi

9st 4lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Grant Tuer

Dropped away on recent seasonal return; not out of it if back to last year's best but she's unlikely to be left alone up front.

16/1

8th

1

(5)

4th Mar 2025

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:52 Newcastle (AW)

Je Ne Sais Quoi

9st 10lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Grant Tuer

Hard-pulling front-runner who can go to her right; her two handicap wins came off slightly lower marks but the drop back from 6f looks in her favour and she'd be a player if able to dictate with a rail on her off-side.

10/1

8th

2

(4)

2nd Dec 2024

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 3

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Je Ne Sais Quoi

9st 5lb

J: Harrison Shaw

T: Grant Tuer

Comfortable turf win in August (5f, good) and she has run creditably in defeat twice since; hopes pinned on the step back up in distance sparking a bit extra.

10/1

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Payout
Exacta £8.90
Straight Forecast £10.80
Trifecta £135.50

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Matters Most

TOPSPEED:

Je Ne Sais Quoi

SPOTLIGHT:

Flag Of St George

WEST COUNTRY:

Mullins Beach

Telegraph:

Matters Most

The Guardian:

Matters Most

Daily Mail:

Matters Most

Daily Mirror:

Matters Most

The Star:

Matters Most

The Times:

Flag Of St George

POSTDATA:

Je Ne Sais Quoi

NEWMARKET:

Je Ne Sais Quoi

D Express:

Je Ne Sais Quoi

The Sun:

Je Ne Sais Quoi

Daily Record:

Je Ne Sais Quoi