July 01 / 18.45 Windsor

18.45

Good To Firm

Safety Net Strength In Strides Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4320
  • 1m 2f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 10 runners
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Safety Net Strength In Strides Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 0-2

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Sea The Stars filly who cost 260,000gns as a yearling; rallied well and went down by only a whisker at Chepstow (1m2f, good to soft) in May, improving on her 2yo effort; may need further in due course (half-sister to two winners at up to 2m1f) but has possibilities on form.
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3rd

6

(2)

9th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 6f 0y

Class 4

14:45 Nottingham

Seek And Destroy

9st 4lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Disappointed as short-priced favourite on handicap debut at Windsor in July (1m2f, good to firm) but earlier maiden form was progressive (including on good to soft, unraced on slower); dam has produced some winning stayers and this trip could suit well; needs some forgiveness for latest effort but remains of interest.

5/2

6th

5

(1)

22nd Jul 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

19:50 Windsor

Seek And Destroy

9st 5lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

dwelt start, raced in second, lost position over 6f out, dropped to last and weakened 2f out

3/1

1st

9

(9)

1st Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

18:45 Windsor

Seek And Destroy

9st 1lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

prominent, led after 2f, headed 3f out, ridden when rallying 2f out, kept on and led again inside final 110yds

3/1

7/2

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 6-44

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Thrice-raced colt who is proving a weak finisher but holds respectable claims on bare form and may show the benefit of first-time headgear, combined with dropping back in trip; bred to do better still, being by Dubawi out of a Listed scorer.
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2nd

5

(10)

1st Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

18:45 Windsor

The Kings General

9st 6lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: John & Thady Gosden

soon prominent, going okay when led 3f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed inside final 110yds, kept on

7/2

4th

11

(1)

16th Jun 2024

Good

1m 3f 197y

Class 5

15:40 Doncaster

The Kings General

9st 2lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: John & Thady Gosden

Solid fourth at Nottingham (1m2f, good; first two have won since) last month, bettering his 2yo effort; bred to be suited by this longer distance and looks likely to show further progress; shortlisted.

5/1

9/2

  • Place: £3.20

Form: 64

Last run: 44 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Clear signs of ability in races over 1m and 1m4f on good ground at Newmarket, while shaping as if this switch to 1m2f may well prove optimal; hard to dismiss, with improvement possible.
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5th

10

(1)

3rd Dec 2024

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 5

14:54 Newcastle (AW)

Lake Teo

9st 5lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Charles Hills

Seven-race maiden; never better than midfield on AW debut at Chelmsford (1m; 14-1) last month; steps back up in trip but not progressing.

12/1

5th

10

(1)

3rd Dec 2024

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 5

14:54 Newcastle (AW)

Lake Teo

9st 5lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Charles Hills

Seven-race maiden; never better than midfield on AW debut at Chelmsford (1m; 14-1) last month; steps back up in trip but not progressing.

12/1

8th

9

(4)

7th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Lake Teo

8st 10lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Charles Hills

took keen hold, never better than midfield

20/1

5/1

Form: 634

Last run: 140 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Raced three times on AW early this year, best effort at Kempton (1m) where he finished third to Notable Speech whose subsequent progress culminated in 2,000 Guineas success; bred to stay this longer trip; leading player on turf debut, provided he takes well to first-time headgear.
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12th

6

11th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 190y

18:15 Cork

Bursinel

11st 9lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Cian Collins

Hit the frame in a maiden hurdle at Catterick in January and sixth in a much deeper race at Navan subsequently; didn't beat a rival on the Flat last month but that may have just been a pipe opener for his return to this sphere; not ruled out on handicap debut with cheekpieces fitted.

8/1

11/2

Form: 4

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Ulysses filly who showed promise, amid greenness, in Nottingham maiden (1m, good; finished fourth) last month; likely to be suited by this longer distance; interesting with progress on the cards and helps to give William Haggas, who also runs Bursinel, a strong hand.
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7th

3

(5)

30th Sep 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 13y

Class 4

17:25 Catterick

Ina Mina

9st 10lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Terence O’Brien

A wide-margin 1m4f winner in July 2025 who sprung to life as a hurdler in her two runs last month, winning handicaps over just over 2m at Cork (made all) and Tramore; returns to Flat probably with a big shout.

3/1

1st

4

16th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 140y

14:20 Tramore

Ina Mina

11st 11lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

A wide-margin Flat winner here in 2025 got off the mark over hurdles on return at Cork last time, still showing greenness; a 13lb hike is plenty but has to be considered with more to come.

3/1

1st

11

3rd Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

15:30 Cork

Ina Mina

10st 10lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

Record of 1-22 on the Flat, winning good-ground 1m4f Tramore handicap last summer; four maiden hurdle runs have offered little but they were all on heavy ground so possibility of improvement on handicap debut here back on good ground.

8/1

14/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
310,000euros yearling; No Nay Never half-brother 7f-1m winner Making Light (7f-1m including Group 3) and a winner in Qatar, out of 1m4f winner; yard also runs The King's General; market instructive.
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1

(6)

15th Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 5

18:10 Kempton (AW)

Tajer

9st 10lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Joe Ponting

310,000euros yearling; sixth of nine on his only start for the Gosdens in Windsor maiden (1m2f, good to firm) in July last year, after which he changed hands for just 1,000gns last October; best watched on stable debut/return.

50/1

10/1

Form: 7-4

Last run: 77 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Absent since appearing to run well (125-1 fourth) in C&D novice event 11 weeks ago on only her second outing; frame possibilities, provided that form is backed up.
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1st

1

(9)

8th Sep 2026

Soft

1m 4f 0y

18:30 Galway

Beset

9st 12lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Ended last season on a high with a 1m4f Listed win at Naas (heavy); maintained progression at the same venue on return (10.5f, soft); close second behind stablemate Starford in a 1m2f Curragh Group 3 in April (soft); failed to match that form in the Group 2 Mooresbridge Stakes at the same venue in April; suited by soft; strong chance despite a penalty.

9/4

5th

4

(1)

4th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

16:10 Curragh

Beset

9st 2lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Ended last season on a high with 1m4f Listed win at Naas in a race in which stablemate Starford flopped; maintained progression at Naas on return; beat all bar a restored-to-form Starford in a Group 3 over C&D; has developed into a dependable mare; best suited by easy ground; faces stiffest task yet.

13/2

12/1

Form: 8

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Sister to her connections' 2,000 Guineas winner Kameko; has plenty to find on her debut effort (1m2f, AW) but is open to improvement with that outing under her belt.
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5th

7

(6)

2nd Sep 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

19:00 Windsor

Upton

9st 6lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Free-going filly who failed to improve for the switch to handicaps at Yarmouth last month; this sister to Guineas winner Kameko could yet have a bigger effort in her though and this is weak.

5/1

5th

3

(3)

8th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 23y

Class 6

15:15 Yarmouth

Upton

9st 6lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Andrew Balding

Sister to the stable's 2,000 Guineas winner Kameko; all three starts over 1m2f, finishing well held in the first two and although third of nine in a first-time hood at Windsor (good to firm) 17 days ago, still finished over 12l behind the winner; may be capable of better now handicapping.

9/2

3rd

10

(9)

22nd Jul 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

18:20 Windsor

Upton

9st 2lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Andrew Balding

dwelt start, towards rear

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: 09

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Beaten long way in both starts; no form claims.
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8th

9

(3)

27th Jul 2024

Good

1m 3f 133y

Class 6

17:15 Lingfield

Amigo Vaquera

9st 0lb

J: Molly Gunn

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Beaten a long way in all three starts; makes handicap debut.

50/1

9th

2

(4)

1st Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

18:45 Windsor

Amigo Vaquera

9st 6lb

J: Molly Gunn

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

awkward start and slowly away, midfield, dropped to rear from over 6f out

100/1

9th

4

(10)

21st Jun 2024

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 4

19:25 Goodwood

Amigo Vaquera

9st 0lb

J: Molly Gunn

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

300-1 when beaten miles on his Windsor debut (1m2f, good to firm) 11 days ago.

100/1

Form: 7

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
4yo who finished midfield, beaten 20l, in C&D event last month for a modest belated debut; needs big improvement on the bare form.
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10th

10

(2)

5th Oct 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 5

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Cotswold Cottage

9st 5lb

J: William Cox

T: Faye Bramley

A dual scorer (at up to 1m2f) in 2025 for her current yard; shaped as if in need of the run after 11 months off when seventh of ten in 1m Kempton handicap in August; can take a step forward.

20/1

7th

10

(7)

12th Aug 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:30 Kempton (AW)

Cotswold Cottage

9st 3lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Faye Bramley

Three-time winner on turf (1m1f-11.5f), including when making all at Haydock (good to soft) last September; drops back in trip on her first start since and she may well need the outing.

7/1

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Payout
Exacta £13.00
Straight Forecast £10.67
Trifecta £81.60

Selections

Daily Mail:

Seek And Destroy

RP RATINGS:

Bursinel

SPOTLIGHT:

The King's General

The Guardian:

Upton

The Times:

Ina Mina

D Express:

Beset

NEWMARKET:

Bursinel

Telegraph:

Bursinel

POSTDATA:

The King's General

Daily Mirror:

Seek And Destroy

The Star:

Seek And Destroy

Daily Record:

Seek And Destroy