June 17 / 19.30 Windsor

19.30

Good To Firm

Fitzdares Windsor Handicap

  • Prize money: £9630.56
  • 0m 6f 12y
  • Class 3
  • 6 runners
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Fitzdares Windsor Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.80
  • Place: £2.70

Form: 1-6474

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Currently 2-2 on Tapeta, 0-7 otherwise, but not without promise back from three months off over C&D a fortnight ago having reared at the start; headgear goes back on tonight (first-time blinkers rather than the usual cheekpieces) and he's considered.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

2

(4)

17th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 3

19:30 Windsor

Salvuccio

9st 8lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

bumped start, raced in last, switched left and headway on outer from 2f out, led over 1f out, went clear inside final furlong, readily

5/1

4th

4

(4)

3rd Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 3

18:45 Windsor

Salvuccio

9st 6lb

J: William Buick

T: George Boughey

reared start, raced in last

10/1

7th

3

(8)

1st Mar 2024

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 2

14:37 Lingfield (AW)

Salvuccio

8st 12lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

2-2 on AW, following his easy nursery win at Wolverhampton in October with a novice success at Newcastle six days later; two runs in Dubai this year, beaten around 2l in a conditions event three weeks ago; further progress possible but it will be needed.

8/1

6/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 63-119 D

Last run: 5 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Cheekpieces experiment quickly binned after a poor effort on Polytrack last Wednesday; hasn't always looked the easiest, often pulling hard, and needs a career best off this mark (4lb higher than when winning at Ascot last month).
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

6

(3)

24th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 4

20:00 Southwell (AW)

Jimmy Speaking

9st 9lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Chris Dwyer

Won 6f handicaps at Chelmsford and Ascot in the spring; progress has plateaued since the latter success but he's still relatively low mileage and Silvestre De Sousa returns to the saddle for this Tapeta debut.

8/1

6th

1

(4)

12th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

18:50 Chelmsford (AW)

Jimmy Speaking

9st 12lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Chris Dwyer

in rear

7/1

5th

5

(3)

6th Sep 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:20 Ascot

Jimmy Speaking

9st 6lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Chris Dwyer

in touch with leaders

9/1

Form: 1-9246 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Progressive in nurseries last backend but the handicapper's looked in charge this time round; Oisin Murphy is a positive booking (albeit he's 0-11 for the yard); dropped another 2lb but remains vulnerable to improvers.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

7

(10)

27th Jul 2024

Good

0m 6f 17y

Class 2

16:05 Chester

Beyond Borders

8st 9lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: K R Burke

Progressive 2yo, winning four times over 6f; 4lb lower than when close up behind Garfield Shadow here in May but hasn't really kicked on from there and stall 10 might scupper him.

14/1

9th

11

(2)

15th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 4

19:20 Windsor

Beyond Borders

9st 6lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: K R Burke

Progressive 2yo, winning four times over 6f; flickers of retaining all his ability this year and latest C&D third behind a runaway winner was promising; could take a step forward.

13/2

7/1

Form: 8-15 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Made all when stringing his field right out on his comeback, having undergone wind surgery in the winter; ridden less aggressively but didn't see out 7f under a penalty in a valuable novice last time; retains potential now handicapping.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

1

(7)

25th Oct 2024

Heavy

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

15:26 Newbury

Aramram

9st 12lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Richard Hannon

In-form 3yo colt whose solid second in the Ayr Silver Cup is flanked by 6f wins at Doncaster (soft) and Wolverhampton (AW); raised only a further 2lb and should remain competitive.

5/2

1st

6

(6)

5th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 3

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Aramram

9st 8lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Richard Hannon

Getting it all together in handicaps now, following his Doncaster win with an excellent second to a flourishing filly in the Ayr Silver Cup two weeks ago; 3lb higher today but he's on the way up.

3/1

2nd

15

(16)

21st Sep 2024

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

14:25 Ayr

Aramram

9st 3lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Richard Hannon

Made all in 6f novice in May; took time to get to grips with handicaps but his Doncaster win (6f, soft) last week was his best form yet; goes unpenalised and although soft ground might have played a part last week he now looks open to improvement.

10/1

12/1

Form: 41-727 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Hard to know what happened last time, with him beaten well before stamina became an issue over 7f; his previous Lingfield (turf) second hasn't worked out particularly well since however.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

7

(8)

13th Aug 2024

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 4

14:45 Lingfield (AW)

Sky Warrior

8st 13lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Clive Cox

in rear

10/1

13th

9

(12)

22nd Jul 2024

Good

0m 6f 12y

Class 4

19:20 Windsor

Sky Warrior

9st 9lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Clive Cox

Creditable second on handicap debut at Lingfield (7f, good) in May but he's struggled at Doncaster and over C&D in two runs since; still lightly raced and mark is sliding but he needs to get back on track.

20/1

5th

6

(2)

17th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 3

19:30 Windsor

Sky Warrior

8st 13lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Clive Cox

in touch with leaders, weakened from over 1f out

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 41-231 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Appreciated the step back up from 5f, minus the tongue-tie worn for her first two runs back, when winning a Polytrack handicap easily two weeks ago; this is tougher upped 7lb but it wouldn't surprise were she up to it.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

12

(6)

16th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

15:48 Newcastle (AW)

Queens Guard

9st 0lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Michael Bell

raced in second

40/1

8th

12

(6)

16th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

15:48 Newcastle (AW)

Queens Guard

9st 0lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Michael Bell

raced in second

40/1

1st

2

(4)

16th Oct 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

19:45 Kempton (AW)

Queens Guard

9st 11lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Michael Bell

Yet to run a poor race in three attempts on AW, notably a comfortable Lingfield win in June (6f; off 5lb lower mark); barely beaten a rival in four runs since but the last three have been in Listed company and she's in calmer waters this evening; Oisin Murphy booked and a revival isn't out of the question.

7/2

Non-runners

The Good Biscuit

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £25.30
Straight Forecast £23.88
Trifecta £86.80

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Queen's Guard

TOPSPEED:

The Good Biscuit

SPOTLIGHT:

Aramram

POSTDATA:

Salvuccio

The Star:

Beyond Borders

The Guardian:

Jimmy Speaking

Daily Mirror:

The Good Biscuit

NEWMARKET:

Queen's Guard

The Times:

Queen's Guard

Telegraph:

Queen's Guard

D Express:

Queen's Guard

The Sun:

Queen's Guard

Daily Record:

Queen's Guard

Daily Mail:

Aramram