June 23 / 18.58 Windsor

18.58

Good To Firm

Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap (Windsor Sprint Series Qualifier)

  • Prize money: £9630.56
  • 0m 5f 21y
  • Class 3
  • 5 runners
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Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap (Windsor Sprint Series Qualifier)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

15/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.80
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 813130 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 10lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Wins at Chelmsford and C&D this spring and also ran well back at Chelmsford this month; never in the hunt in the Dash at Epsom 16 days ago but that was a tough race and he was 5lb wrong; much better expected today.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

2

(1)

24th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 60y

Class 5

14:30 Brighton

Nogos Dream

9st 9lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Richard Hughes

Running consistently all season and the handicapper continues to give him every chance (5lb lower than when last successful); ran well on his only previous start here too but he's ultimately made a career of getting beaten at short prices.

3/1

2nd

3

(4)

23rd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 4

13:55 Sandown

Nogos Dream

9st 10lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Richard Hughes

Unplaced on last two starts but hasn't run badly and he's 4lb lower than when runner-up over C&D (good) in June; capable of having a big say.

4/1

4th

6

(2)

6th Jul 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 4

16:15 Lingfield (AW)

Nogos Dream

9st 8lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Richard Hughes

Unbeaten (2-2) under Oisin Murphy until finding traffic in the Windsor race he'd won last summer a fortnight ago; unlikely he'd have won there but he's consistent, fine round here and on a winning mark, so is one to consider.

4/1

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9/2

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 099-30 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 0lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Three 5f wins in the first half of 2024; fitted with a tongue-tie for his seasonal return at Haydock last month and ran creditably for third; took a backward step at Doncaster 16 days ago and now needs to rebound.
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9th

2

(5)

28th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

18:20 Goodwood

Grandlad

9st 12lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: James Horton

Made a winning reappearance at Nottingham in April but he hasn't built on it in three runs since; blinkers now given a go.

14/1

6th

5

(1)

11th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 8y

Class 4

19:45 Nottingham

Grandlad

9st 7lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: James Horton

Made all when winning off this mark on his comeback over C&D in the spring; bounced back from a poor one at Newmarket (doesn't seem to like it there) when not beaten far last time and there's no obvious reason he won't go well again.

5/1

7th

4

(4)

25th Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 15y

Class 4

16:23 Chester

Grandlad

9st 11lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: James Horton

All wins have been at 5f, the latest by a head at Nottingham in April (1lb lower); disappointing at Newmarket but ran poorly on his previous visit there; could bounce back from a handy draw.

9/1

Form: 639549 CD

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
C&D winner; front-runner who lurks on a dangerous mark; whether he's in the form required to capitalise looks a moot point but he's bounced back in the past.
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1st

7

(9)

24th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 4

17:55 Southwell (AW)

Night On Earth

9st 1lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Ian Williams

Confirmed trailblazer who has won 13 races in his career (six on AW), but has finished out of the frame in all six starts over C&D; blinkers go on for the first time on his 86th start; others preferred.

11/1

8

(5)

23rd Sep 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 4

19:00 Southwell (AW)

Night On Earth

9st 3lb

J: Andrew Breslin

T: Ian Williams

One of the faster sprinters in training and he belatedly got off the mark for the year with a front-running win at Wolverhampton 17 days ago; 6lb rise against stronger opposition could find him out.

8/1

1st

1

(3)

6th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

18:42 Wolverhampton (AW)

Night On Earth

9st 12lb

J: Andrew Breslin

T: Ian Williams

Trailblazing sprinter who got no peace up front when beaten favourite in a Racing League handicap last time; ran a stormer the time before at Haydock and should give it a good shot from stall 3; has form here.

2/1

Form: 95-038 C

Last run: 39 days

W: 10st 1lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Impressive in a 6f nursery here in 2023 before going on to win at that season's Ebor meeting; things haven't gone smoothly since then but he ran well for third at Ascot in April and latest York run, when hold-up tactics were tried, was a useful effort given the strength of that race; he's undergone wind surgery since and remains with the potential to do better.
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8th

3

(1)

29th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 10y

Class 4

17:10 Sandown

Zoulu Chief

9st 12lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Heather Main

All four wins at 6f but was a good third over 5f at Ascot last spring and the way he travelled in the lead for a long way in a competitive 6f handicap at Newmarket last weekend suggests he should be fine back at the minimum trip; well drawn to attack against the rail but any easing of the ground may not help his cause (best form on good/good to firm).

10/1

9th

1

(10)

22nd Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

14:09 Newmarket (July)

Zoulu Chief

10st 2lb

J: George Bass

T: Heather Main

All four wins at 6f and not on an impossible mark even with top weight; however, he's not easily trusted after his last two efforts.

16/1

Form: 91-009 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 13lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Back to the same mark as when seeing off six rivals at Yarmouth last October (7f, soft); too free in three 7f handicaps this year and blinkers are reached for now dropped to 5f; best form on good or slower so could do with rain.
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19th

17

(15)

19th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 89y

Class 2

13:50 York

Dapper Valley

8st 13lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Michael Keady

Coaxed back to form by James Owen last autumn; had an unsuccessful stint in the Middle East over the winter but returned to Owen and won handicaps at Leicester (6f) and Salisbury (5f) in the spring; sold for 25,000gns last month; looks on a tough mark ahead of his stable debut.

33/1

1st

1

(1)

3rd May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:35 Salisbury

Dapper Valley

10st 0lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: James Owen

Quickly coaxed back to form by James Owen last year, winning 6f handicaps at Kempton (twice) and Chester; struggled on dirt in the Middle East over the winter but his mark dropped quickly and he ran well back on turf in Abu Dhabi in March; returned to Britain with an emphatic success at Leicester (6f, good to firm) eight days ago; today's 8lb higher mark should still be in range but the drop to 5f is a slight query.

13/8

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Payout
Exacta £10.40
Straight Forecast £13.29
Trifecta £26.00

Selections

POSTDATA:

Nogo's Dream

SPOTLIGHT:

Zoulu Chief

NEWMARKET:

Grandlad

The Times:

Night On Earth

RP RATINGS:

Zoulu Chief

Telegraph:

Zoulu Chief

Daily Mirror:

Zoulu Chief

LAMBOURN:

Nogo's Dream

The Guardian:

Nogo's Dream

Daily Mail:

Nogo's Dream

D Express:

Nogo's Dream

The Sun:

Nogo's Dream

The Star:

Nogo's Dream

Daily Record:

Nogo's Dream