June 01 / 19.45 Windsor

19.45

Good To Firm

Don & Low Champions Cup 2026 Handicap

  • Prize money: £3768.48
  • 1m 3f 99y
  • Class 6
  • 10 runners
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Don & Low Champions Cup 2026 Handicap

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

11/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 87-652

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
0-18 but does possess ability as when second of 15 on his return from four months off here (1m2f, good to firm) nine days ago; usually takes a good grip, though, and this sort of trip has found him out in the past.
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4th

4

(3)

17th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 6

19:55 Windsor

Guinness Lad

9st 4lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: Neil Mulholland

No win in his first 18 starts but he made the breakthrough in a C&D handicap (good to firm; 3lb higher today) in June; fair C&D third seven days later and the disappointing show on latest outing was over 1m2f; case can be made on that winning form and some 2025 efforts.

6/1

8th

10

(6)

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:20 Windsor

Guinness Lad

8st 10lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Neil Mulholland

No win in his first 18 starts but he made the breakthrough in a handicap here (11.4f, good to firm) last month and backed that up with a creditable third on his return visit seven days later; now drops back in trip but he ran well over C&D in May and he still looks on a workable mark; shortlisted.

11/2

3rd

1

(16)

8th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 3f 99y

Class 6

20:09 Windsor

Guinness Lad

10st 0lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: Neil Mulholland

0-18 before he won a C&D handicap (good to firm) last Monday, coming from the rear; well beaten in his hurdle races on softer than good but has not encountered it on Flat and having some recent form is respected.

3/1

7/2

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 91128- CD BF

Last run: 216 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Tongue tied all starts; won his first two handicaps, over C&D (good to firm) last August/September, and a below-par effort on her final outing was probably down to the soft ground; returns from seven months off and the market should be most informative.
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3

(8)

2nd Sep 2026

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:00 Bath

Just Adair

9st 7lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Won his first two handicaps 12 months ago, at about 1m3f around Windsor; respectable efforts in three defeats this year (1m4f on last two starts) and this trip is worth a go; cheekpieces added.

11/4

6th

6

(1)

28th Jul 2026

Good

1m 3f 209y

Class 6

20:00 Ffos Las

Just Adair

9st 2lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Four defeats at short prices off this sort of mark since two Windsor wins late last summer; didn't look to love the Epsom experience last time, though, and will rightly be popular again; shortlisted.

7/2

5/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 7-3334 CD

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 0lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 46

Form & Verdict
Just 3-44 but she is consistent and has winning form over C&D; was returning from 87 days off when beaten about 4l into fourth of 11 behind Moon Over The Sea here last month and should finish closer on 5lb better terms; new headgear combination.
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2nd

3

(1)

23rd Aug 2026

Good

1m 3f 198y

Class 6

14:20 Brighton

Stintino Sunset

10st 7lb

J: Mr Ross Birkett

T: Julia & Shelley Birkett

Hasn't won for two years but regularly makes the frame; should not be far away but doesn't appeal for win purposes.

4/1

3rd

3

(3)

28th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 104y

Class 6

16:55 Yarmouth

Stintino Sunset

9st 9lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Julia & Shelley Birkett

Running well lately, chasing home a subsequent winner at Epsom (1m4f, good) last time; losing run is up to 17, though, so she may again find one or two too good.

5/1

2nd

7

(8)

1st Jul 2026

Good

1m 4f 6y

Class 6

19:32 Epsom

Stintino Sunset

9st 4lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Julia & Shelley Birkett

Last won back in September 2024 but plenty of creditable efforts since include a third in this race (good to firm) last year; tried this headgear combination when beaten less than 2l at Windsor one month ago and she's got solid each-way prospects again.

7/1

Form: 331122 CD

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Still 4lb higher than when winning over C&D (good to firm) last month, but has run well off this mark and higher in her two outings since; has finished first and second in his two starts under Myla Coppins; stable also runs Dogged; major player.
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4th

2

(2)

1st Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 6

19:45 Windsor

Moon Over The Sea

9st 9lb

J: Myla Coppins

T: Tony Carroll

Still 4lb higher than when winning over C&D (good to firm) last month, but has run well off this mark and higher in her two outings since; has finished first and second in his two starts under Myla Coppins; stable also runs Dogged; major player.

3/1

2nd

1

(5)

25th May 2026

Good

1m 3f 179y

Class 6

17:23 Leicester

Moon Over The Sea

9st 9lb

J: Matthew Lloyd Slater

T: Tony Carroll

In fine form since returned to turf this spring, winning two races at about 1m3f (firm and good to firm); had a 7lb higher mark to contend with when outpointed back at Bath since but the winner wasn't badly treated on past Flat form and autumn hurdle wins; now 3lb lower; major player.

2/1

2nd

1

(4)

13th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 137y

Class 6

19:12 Bath

Moon Over The Sea

9st 13lb

J: Myla Coppins

T: Tony Carroll

Brings good stats, being 2-2 since returned to turf from AW and 2-3 at Bath; justified favouritism at Windsor last week when avoiding a penalty for his C&D success under Myla Coppins; has to deal with revised mark and a 4lb penalty but still respected.

9/4

9/1

Form: 50-435

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Has caught the eye a couple of times recently, but isn't proving easy to win with despite a declining mark; needs first-time blinkers to make a difference.
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1st

6

28th Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

19:33 Fontwell

Graffiti

11st 6lb

J: Megan Bevan

T: Gary Brown

Won juvenile hurdle over C&D in 2022; ended long losing run in basement-grade Flat race last month but has not run over hurdles since November 2024 and his current ability over jumps is tricky to gauge.

6/1

1st

3

(7)

7th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

20:20 Brighton

Graffiti

9st 9lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Gary Brown

It's been a while since he got his head in front on the line; was beaten less than 3l at Windsor last month and drops into a classified; needs to be considered.

3/1

OUR TIP

10/1

Form: 107-75

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Drops in grade and now 2lb below her last winning mark, but well beaten in both starts since returning in April; probably needs further than this now.
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4th

6

(3)

1st Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:18 Ripon

Regally Blonde

9st 4lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Ben Case

Last year's winner (Jack Nicholls aboard); had struggled thereafter until springing a 33-1 surprise on AW at Lingfield (2m; from 3lb lower) a fortnight ago; no issues with good to soft/soft, so she has to enter the reckoning.

7/2

1st

4

(1)

17th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 6

15:30 Lingfield (AW)

Regally Blonde

9st 2lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Ben Case

Well handicapped on her Ripon win (2m, good to firm) last August but she's not made an impact in six runs this season; wasn't far behind Le Rouge Chinois at Yarmouth (1m6f) last time but she needs to find more back up in trip.

10/1

5th

5

(4)

5th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 6f 17y

Class 6

19:40 Yarmouth

Regally Blonde

9st 3lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Ben Case

An infrequent winner but hasn't had a lot of racing since defying an 8lb higher mark over 2m at Ripon last August (good to firm); ran poorly when tried in blinkers once before (usually sports cheekpieces); Saffie Osborne rides but this filly has some questions to answer at present.

12/1

25/1

Form: /249-9

Last run: 119 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
0-13 under rules; runner-up in one of his nine starts for Sir Mark Prescott, but has shown nothing in five outings for this stable, four of them over hurdles.
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1st

5

(7)

28th Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

15:45 Ffos Las

Launceston

9st 9lb

J: Myla Coppins

T: Tony Carroll

0-16 but best run for a while when beaten under 2l in a 1m classified race on the AW last time; a possible.

10/1

4th

3

(3)

13th Jul 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

20:10 Lingfield (AW)

Launceston

9st 9lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Tony Carroll

15-race maiden who has been out of sorts over hurdles and on the Flat this year; hasn't been with Tony Carroll for long but he was beaten 8l in a classified event at Brighton (1m2f) last week and others are preferred; stablemate of Masqool.

8/1

4th

4

(8)

7th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

20:20 Brighton

Launceston

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

0-14 under rules and has been out of sorts over hurdles and on the Flat this year for Joe Ponting; makes his debut for shrewd yard but hard to make a case for.

20/1

5/1

Form: 350/72

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 6lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Had dropped 11lb lower than when last successful when beaten a neck at Leicester (1m2f, good to firm) last month (third and fourth have won since); races off the same mark, but she didn't get home in one previous attempt over this far.
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2nd

4

(9)

21st Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:30 Ffos Las

Gert Lush

9st 9lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Roger Teal

Placed on three of her five starts since returning from long layoff this year, including C&D (good) handicap third two starts ago; likely to pose a potent threat in this basement grade.

11/4

2nd

2

(4)

4th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

Class 6

20:18 Lingfield

Gert Lush

9st 7lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Roger Teal

Has done all her winning in the summer months and is currently 3-4 over this in-between trip; not as good since returning from a long absence but is still competitive at this level and holds claims on her latest Ffos Las third off the same mark.

3/1

3rd

5

(2)

14th Jul 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:40 Ffos Las

Gert Lush

9st 8lb

J: Owen Lewis

T: Roger Teal

On a good mark and beaten a neck at Leicester (1m2f, good to firm) two runs back, form that has worked out well; poor last time over an extended 1m3f but that trip seems too far.

14/1

11/1

Form: 74580-

Last run: 216 days

W: 9st 1lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Five-time winner on turf, but losing run now up to 21; makes his debut for another new yard after seven months off and the market should indicate what is expected.
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5th

2

(4)

7th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

15:30 Brighton

Dogged

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

Regressive gelding who become inconsistent; punctuated a string of ordinary efforts with a near-miss in a small field over C&D in June (first-time blinkers) but well held the next twice before fading into a modest third over 1m4f here yesterday.

10/1

3rd

2

(1)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 198y

Class 6

16:55 Brighton

Dogged

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

Gave short-odds favourite a fright when second of four here (1m2f, good to firm; first-time blinkers) in June but was soundly beaten on his other four starts for Tony Carroll this year and his latest win was in 2023.

5/1

5th

5

(4)

25th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Lingfield

Dogged

9st 1lb

J: Kieren Fox

T: Tony Carroll

Hasn't won since 2023 but he went close in a Brighton handicap (1m2f, good to firm) last month; has claims on that form but he's not easy to predict and was beaten 15l back at Brighton two weeks ago; risks attached.

7/1

Form: 098-

Last run: 261 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Huge prices and didn't beat many in three starts over 1m/1m2f last year; makes her handicap debut after seven months off; best watched unless backed.
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10th

8

(3)

1st Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 6

19:45 Windsor

Lyndas Dream

9st 2lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: John & Rhys Flint

Huge prices and didn't beat many in three starts over 1m/1m2f last year; makes her handicap debut after seven months off; best watched unless backed.

40/1

8th

10

(9)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 2f 37y

Class 4

17:10 Bath

Lyndas Dream

8st 13lb

J: William Carson

T: John & Rhys Flint

She has finished last in two maidens this summer and the switch to slower ground needs to have a dramatic effect.

150/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £15.80
Straight Forecast £10.78
Tricast £41.62
Trifecta £76.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Moon Over The Sea

D Express:

Guinness Lad

POSTDATA:

Stintino Sunset

The Guardian:

Gert Lush

WEST COUNTRY:

Launceston

Daily Mirror:

Guinness Lad

The Sun:

Guinness Lad

NEWMARKET:

Stintino Sunset

Daily Mail:

Stintino Sunset

RP RATINGS:

Moon Over The Sea

The Times:

Moon Over The Sea

Telegraph:

Moon Over The Sea

The Star:

Moon Over The Sea

Daily Record:

Gert Lush