July 26 / 18.45 Windsor

18.45

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  • Prize money: £4187.2
  • 1m 3f 99y
  • Class 6
  • 13 runners
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Runners: 13 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Form: 991221 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 0lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
In-form 4yo who was always doing enough to secure a narrow victory at Bath (11.6f, firm) ten days ago and has now won two of his last four; only 2lb higher and likely to be in the shake-up again.
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Verdict Starting price

5

21st Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 161y

Class 5

14:15 Exeter

Offiahs Boy

11st 0lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: Joe Tickle

Four Flat wins this season at up to 11.5f and likes fast ground; showed little over hurdles last season but this is his first handicap.

5/2

2

(8)

14th Oct 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:15 Leicester

Offiahs Boy

9st 8lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: Joe Tickle

Four wins on good to firm/firm this season, the last two at Bath (1m3.5f) and Salisbury (1m2f) in August; hasn't done as well on easier ground on last two starts; wouldn't rule out.

12/1

Form: 0-4424

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Has modest 2-38 strike-rate but comes here after two pretty good efforts (1m2f/1m) and will be suited by today's move back up in trip; might be the answer.
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4th

1

(5)

19th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 198y

Class 6

15:15 Brighton

Angel On High

9st 12lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Adrian Wintle

Infrequent winner but he showed the right attitude when going in at Leicester (1m2f, good to firm) last Sunday; boasts a good record here, his win coming at this time of the year too, and he has a fair chance of defying a 4lb penalty.

3/1

4

(5)

10th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

14:30 Leicester

Angel On High

9st 6lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Adrian Wintle

Has a modest strike-rate of 2-39 but has made the frame on all five starts this year and should not be far away.

8/1

2

(14)

26th Jul 2025

Good

1m 3f 99y

Class 6

18:45 Windsor

Angel On High

9st 12lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Adrian Wintle

Has modest 2-38 strike-rate but comes here after two pretty good efforts (1m2f/1m) and will be suited by today's move back up in trip; might be the answer.

11/2

Form: 6-9485

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 12lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Without a win since 2021 but returned from two-month break with respectable run at Epsom (1m4f, good; behind A Bit Iffy) at start of July and is too well handicapped to rule out.
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6th

6

(3)

2nd Mar 2026

Standard

2m 0f 120y

Class 6

16:50 Wolverhampton (AW)

Arenas Del Tiempo

9st 4lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Jim & Suzi Best

Scored over the extended 1m5f at Chelmsford last summer and was seemingly back in good form when running on well for third over 2m there last month; doesn't often run on Tapeta but could have a say.

11/2

Form: /7087-

Last run: 234 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Unplaced all seven starts and absent since two low-key 1m AW runs towards end of last year; ventures beyond 1m2f for first time; of interest only if lively in the betting.
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11th

12

(7)

15th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 6

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Peter Piper

9st 1lb

J: J F Egan

T: Dean Ivory

Maiden who's endured a couple of lengthy absences and is still to finish placed after nine starts; offered a bit more last time, having come in for support, but that was only a 0-50 classified event.

10/1

4

(2)

28th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:55 Chelmsford (AW)

Peter Piper

9st 9lb

J: J F Egan

T: Dean Ivory

Unplaced in all eight starts, including when returning from a 234-day absence at Windsor (1m4f, good) last month; back on AW and drops back in trip; needs to have taken a step forward.

20/1

5

(6)

26th Jul 2025

Good

1m 3f 99y

Class 6

18:45 Windsor

Peter Piper

9st 10lb

J: Zacharia Clarke

T: Dean Ivory

Unplaced all seven starts and absent since two low-key 1m AW runs towards end of last year; ventures beyond 1m2f for first time; of interest only if lively in the betting.

25/1

Form: 0-3589

Last run: 145 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Belied 100-1 odds when placed on handicap debut at Wolverhampton (9.4f, AW) in January, but was badly out of form there when last seen in February/March; swaps hood for cheekpieces on turf return; others much less risky.
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7

(3)

20th Oct 2025

Good

2m 1f 24y

Class 6

13:55 Bath

Mostly Mozart

10st 7lb

J: Miss Delphi Parkinson

T: Richard Phillips

Placed on handicap debut at Wolverhampton (9.4f, AW) in January but he's struggled since and was tailed off at Brighton (1m4f, good to soft) 13 days ago; now 0-10 and has a lot to prove on this switch to a staying trip.

20/1

9th

6

(5)

7th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

1m 3f 198y

Class 6

15:45 Brighton

Mostly Mozart

9st 0lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Richard Phillips

Nine-race maiden whose best efforts came on the Wolverhampton AW (8.6f/9.5f) last winter; has shown little on turf, including both starts since returning in July, and still has stamina to prove; others stronger.

25/1

6th

13

(11)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 3f 137y

Class 6

19:15 Bath

Mostly Mozart

10st 4lb

J: Mr Philip Thomas

T: Richard Phillips

Improved on earlier form when third of ten on handicap debut at Wolverhampton (about 1m1f, AW) in January but has finished remote since, in a hood then cheekpieces (retained) on last two starts; risky.

50/1

Form: 5-7V26 BF

Last run: 124 days

W: 9st 10lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Has fitness to prove after four-month break but came second off today's mark at Wolverhampton (9.4f, AW) in March and is now 7lb lower than when going close over C&D (good to firm) last June; a possible.
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5

19th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

16:37 Plumpton

Fascinating Lips

11st 5lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Paddy Butler

A fair 2m2f hurdles winner at his best but he ended his time with Gary and Josh Moore out of sorts before Christmas; pulled up on his yard debut over C&D recently and tongue-tie is added here.

50/1

5

6th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 4

16:55 Plumpton

Fascinating Lips

10st 13lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Paddy Butler

Hurdle winner in 2022 whose latest success came in a classified event (1m2f) last August when with the Moores; minor hurdle form in the autumn and up against it for new yard after a break.

20/1

1

20th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

15:10 Plumpton

Fascinating Lips

11st 13lb

J: Ben Pollard

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Won basement-grade Flat race this summer and returned to hurdling with very respectable fourth on handicap debut at Fontwell (2m1f, good) last month; still unexposed over hurdles after only two attempts and has possibilities here; first ride over jumps for 10lb claimer Ben Pollard (three Flat wins).

8/1

Form: 516-74

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Won on heavy ground off basement mark at Bath (1m2f) in the autumn, but was well held when fourth in recent selling handicap at Lingfield (11.6f, good), after a break; others here have more pressing claims.
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9

(7)

20th Oct 2025

Good

2m 1f 24y

Class 6

13:55 Bath

Bramble Jelly

10st 7lb

J: Miss Serena Brotherton

T: Dominic Ffrench Davis

Flat and hurdle winner who showed signs of a revival when runner-up at Ffos Las (1m4f, soft) in August but she was well held here next time; bit to prove again after that and she's untried beyond 1m4f on the Flat.

6/1

7th

7

(10)

14th Sep 2025

Heavy

1m 2f 37y

Class 6

14:00 Bath

Bramble Jelly

9st 5lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Dominic Ffrench Davis

Returned from break with two below-par runs in July but last month's Ffos Las second (1m4f, soft) was much better, and she was a heavy-ground C&D winner off today's mark last autumn; high on the list.

4/1

4

(1)

29th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 209y

Class 6

16:03 Ffos Las

Bramble Jelly

9st 0lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Dominic Ffrench Davis

Has possibly found good ground on the quick side of late but she was a wide-margin winner on heavy (1m2f) last October and won over hurdles (good to soft) the following month so any rain would suit; not ruled out.

8/1

Form: 703443

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Kept on for third in recent selling handicap at Lingfield (11.6f, good; behind Velvet Vulcan), making the frame in his fourth consecutive Flat race, but career strike-rate now stands at 0-31.
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9

(10)

26th Jul 2025

Good

1m 3f 99y

Class 6

18:45 Windsor

Walk The Moon

9st 6lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

Kept on for third in recent selling handicap at Lingfield (11.6f, good; behind Velvet Vulcan), making the frame in his fourth consecutive Flat race, but career strike-rate now stands at 0-31.

12/1

8

(6)

8th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 133y

Class 6

14:55 Lingfield

Walk The Moon

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Tony Carroll

0-24 on the Flat but he wasn't running badly in this sphere prior to finishing tailed off over hurdles three weeks ago; not ruled out from this career-low mark with Oisin Murphy taking over.

4/1

9th

6

17th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

17:10 Stratford

Walk The Moon

11st 3lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Tony Carroll

0-24 on the Flat and 0-5 over hurdles; not seen over jumps since 38l defeat in 2m2f handicap here in October and his tendency to race too freely is always a worry.

50/1

Form: 00-672

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Seemingly back in good nick at Lingfield (11.6f, good) this month, keeping on for second in a selling handicap, but his only career win was gained on Polytrack (in February 2024) and his record is not persuasive.
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3rd

8

13th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

16:55 Perth

Velvet Vulcan

10st 9lb

J: William Maggs

T: R Mike Smith

Twice narrowly beaten at Ayr (2m4f, soft) in the winter but he has struggled to get competitive at Musselburgh, Ayr and here in his last three starts; mark is manageable and trainer won a division of this last year with Follow Charlie but he needs a revival in fortunes.

12/1

6th

9

24th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

16:25 Perth

Velvet Vulcan

10st 6lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: R Mike Smith

Dual Flat winner who showed best hurdles form when going very close at Ayr (2m4f, soft) in January/February, latterly to The Coffey Boy; does need to shrug off two lesser runs since, though.

11/1

6th

5

6th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:50 Ayr

Velvet Vulcan

10st 12lb

J: Ben Smith

T: R Mike Smith

Dual Flat winner who showed best hurdles form when going very close at Ayr (2m4f, soft) in January/February and ties in with The Coffey Boy on the latter effort; had excuses (unsuited by the track and/or removal of hood) at Musselburgh since; has been taking a good hold and may benefit from this drop back in trip; possibilities.

5/1

Form: 457-05

Last run: 3 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Six-race maiden; not disgraced when midfield at Leicester (1m2f, good) on Wednesday, her first start for 12 weeks, but needs to improve to get a win on the board.
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16th

11

(7)

14th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

13:30 Lingfield (AW)

Shop Local

9st 0lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Sheena West

Ex-Jack Channon; eight-race maiden; fair efforts in turf handicaps on last three starts; cheekpieces now tried for second AW start; a possible.

16/1

4th

6

(9)

2nd Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:40 Lingfield

Shop Local

9st 9lb

J: Rose Dawes

T: Sheena West

Unplaced all seven starts and finished 5l behind Fascinating Lips at Windsor (11.4f, good) a week ago; look elsewhere.

50/1

11

(7)

26th Jul 2025

Good

1m 3f 99y

Class 6

18:45 Windsor

Shop Local

9st 6lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Sheena West

Six-race maiden; not disgraced when midfield at Leicester (1m2f, good) on Wednesday, her first start for 12 weeks, but needs to improve to get a win on the board.

33/1

Form: 08517 BF

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Low-mileage 3yo who came good with 25-1 success in Lingfield classified (1m4f, AW) last month; may still have more improvement to come but was a disappointing favourite when back on turf at Epsom 24 days ago.
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6th

3

(9)

27th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 6

17:17 Lingfield (AW)

Jack Langley

9st 8lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Simon Dow

Two wins here (1m4f/1m5f) towards the end of last year, which sandwiched a close third of five at Chelmsford on his sole previous crack at 2m; continued in good form over 1m4f here on his last two starts and he's on the shortlist now back up in trip and kept to his favourite venue.

5/1

4th

12

(4)

24th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

14:14 Lingfield (AW)

Jack Langley

9st 4lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Simon Dow

Record here reads 5121312, with two off the wins over this trip; good second of 11 over C&D three weeks ago and no reason why he won't be in the thick of things again.

100/30

2

(2)

23rd Oct 2025

Standard

2m 0f 0y

Class 6

19:45 Chelmsford (AW)

Jack Langley

9st 7lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Simon Dow

Both of his wins have came over 1m4f at Lingfield; back to form when gaining the second of those wins there nine days ago, for which he now carries a 6lb penalty (2lb wrong); his brother stays this trip, so the extra distance looks worth exploring.

5/4

11/2

Form: 67643

Last run: 45 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Fourth over C&D on handicap/turf debut in May and bettered that performance when keeping-on third at Lingfield (11.6f, also good) last month; her tendency to hang under pressure is offputting, but otherwise she a contender.
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6th

12

(11)

20th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 6

21:00 Kempton (AW)

Argentum

8st 9lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Matt Crawley

Creditable third over C&D in January but she's struggled since, including over hurdles in March; record is now 0-12 and others are more convincing.

8/1

5th

7

(4)

25th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 6

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Argentum

9st 2lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Matt Crawley

Placed in a couple of low-grade handicaps at around 1m4f but well held on last two Flat starts and also on hurdles debut last month; more required.

8/1

Form: -86729

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Below form after racing too freely at Bath recently but put in good front-running shift when second at Epsom (1m4f, good) two starts ago and has possibilities if the refitted hood helps her to settle.
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15th

15

(11)

14th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

13:30 Lingfield (AW)

A Bit Iffy

8st 8lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Best run when second at Epsom in July (1m4f, good) but disappointing since.

25/1

5th

10

(2)

7th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

1m 3f 198y

Class 6

15:45 Brighton

A Bit Iffy

8st 8lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

0-9; best effort when second of ten off 2lb higher at Epsom (1m4f, good) in July, but she has regressed again since; enough to prove.

20/1

10

(2)

11th Sep 2025

Good

1m 4f 6y

Class 6

15:53 Epsom

A Bit Iffy

8st 7lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Made a good fist of her second handicap when runner-up over C&D (good; Jack Langley behind) in July; gone backwards since so hopes are pinned on the return to this venue.

14/1

Non-runners

Mrs Meader

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Payout
Exacta £204.70
Straight Forecast £141.86
Tricast £1227.50
Trifecta £2827.20

Selections

POSTDATA:

Offiah's Boy

NEWMARKET:

Argentum

The Times:

Jack Langley

Daily Mail:

Arenas Del Tiempo

SPOTLIGHT:

Angel On High

RP RATINGS:

Mrs Meader

Telegraph:

Offiah's Boy

The Guardian:

Offiah's Boy

D Express:

Offiah's Boy

The Sun:

Offiah's Boy

The Star:

Offiah's Boy

Daily Record:

Offiah's Boy

Daily Mirror:

Argentum