19.30
Good To FirmFitzdares Sprint Series Qualifier Handicap (Windsor Sprint Series Qualifier)
- Prize money: £9936
- 0m 6f 12y
- Class 3
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
11/4 (Won)
- Win: £2.25
- Place: £1.40
Form: /311-7 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 3 (12) |
28th Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
10st 0lb |
Low-mileage 5yo who ended 2025 with 6f success at Windsor in June; not disgraced in 6f handicaps at Kempton and back at Windsor this season; possibilities from a slipping mark. |
10/1 |
|
6th 1 (4) |
15th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 12y Class 3 |
9st 11lb |
Justified short-priced favouritism in the corresponding event 12 months ago off a 3lb lower mark; absent until returning at Kempton in March, a race where he was well supported but weakened in the final furlong; still has low mileage. |
6/1 |
|
5th 4 (2) |
28th Mar 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
Lightly-raced 5yo who has won three of his six starts; readily justified short-priced favouritism at Windsor (6f, good to firm) when last seen in June and it is unlikely this mark is beyond him; takes on match-fit rivals here though and may come on for the run. |
7/2 |
11/2
- Place: £1.80
Form: -49317 CD
Last run: 35 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 1 (13) |
1st Oct 2026 Good 0m 6f 18y Class 5 |
9st 12lb |
Has kept his head down on AW for new yard and again without the cheekpieces he wore for the latest of four wins (6f and 7f) for previous stable; back on turf with a query but he's dropped a hefty chunk in the weights and this trainer may well get a good tune out him at some stage. |
33/1 |
|
12th 3 (8) |
18th Sep 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 5 |
9st 12lb |
Very well handicapped on his best form for Richard Hughes but miles below that level since moving yards. |
33/1 |
|
8th 1 (10) |
2nd Sep 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
10st 0lb |
4-21, with the most recent success coming at Newbury (6f, good) last April off a 12lb higher mark than today's; below his best on his final three starts for Richard Hughes and has failed to beat a rival home in two outings for this stable; others preferred. |
66/1 |
13/2
Form: 973783 CD
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 (9) |
5th Oct 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Remains consistent enough but has become hard to win with and doesn't have much room for manoeuvre off this mark, which is 4lb higher than when going in at Windsor in July; may well be dropped in again from a wide stall. |
10/1 |
|
8 (12) |
19th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 17y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Consistent sort who is campaigned regularly at Windsor and he landed a 6f handicap there in July; poorly drawn when fifth of nine there (6f) three weeks ago; no forlorn hope. |
25/1 |
|
5th 6 (9) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Never easily knocked when competing here; had no excuses behind a couple of these 12 days ago but ran his usual sold race; has won on slow and fast ground. |
10/1 |
9/1
Form: 89-926 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 5lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 (2) |
11th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 42y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Losing run up to 15, but has been running well in defeat as when beaten less than a length into third of ten at Windsor (5f, good) last month; races off the same mark, but he is another for whom this trip looks sharp enough. |
100/30 |
|
3rd 7 (8) |
18th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 21y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
His last win was off 15lb higher but that was on AW in April 2024 and he has mixed record in four runs this year; ran well at Kempton (6f) in March but he was remote when third at Leicester last time and needs to bounce back again after that disappointing effort. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 2 (5) |
13th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Losing turf run goes back four years and he wasn't particularly convincing on grass in the middle months of 2025; however, he is 11lb lower than the latest attempt and his recent AW run at Kempton was quite encouraging; revival on the cards with Rossa Ryan up for the first time. |
5/2 |
11/4
Form: 3112-3 D BF
Last run: 129 days
W: 9st 1lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 9 (7) |
24th Sep 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
On a competitive mark on his AW form for James Tate but yet to show as much on turf, including for this yard last twice. |
50/1 |
|
8th 1 (6) |
5th Sep 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
On a competitive mark on his AW form for James Tate; yet to show as much on turf, including on stable debut at Chester (6f, good to soft) a fortnight ago; stamina not assured either. |
20/1 |
|
10th 11 (6) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 17y Class 3 |
9st 1lb |
Won four times on AW for James Tate; good second at Southwell (6f) when last seen in April; sold for 13,000gns later that month; switching to turf is the obvious concern as he has been unplaceed in three previous runs on grass. |
25/1 |
14/1
Form: 435-84 D
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 1lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 (4) |
14th Oct 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 10lb |
Secured his fourth win when scoring over C&D last month off 3lb lower; hampered at a crucial stage when third of ten back over C&D last Friday when a shade of odds-on; holds obvious claims off the same mark. |
13/8 |
|
1st 13 (1) |
9th Sep 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
Campaigned mostly over shorter; gained most recent win at Southwell in July and ran respectably at Lingfield last time (both 7f); those performances give mixed messages regarding the return to 1m. |
10/1 |
|
5th 5 (10) |
20th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 5 |
9st 10lb |
Turned things around with a win at Southwell (7f, Tapeta) last month but he was only seventh of ten in his follow-up bid at Wolverhampton (favourite); used to act on Polytrack; in-form yard also runs Split Elevens; inconsistent. |
8/1 |
Non-runners
Sir Les Patterson
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £6.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £5.66 |
| Trifecta | £21.50 |
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