Racecards
18:00 Windsor
Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Amateurs' Handicap (Class 5)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 135y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form 0/80-801
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Mr M J J Smith
close up, chased clear leader over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 07-3716
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer C A Horgan
- Jockey Mr H Haynes
tracked leader, led 6f out and clear 5f out, reduced lead 3f out, weakened and headed inside final furlong
- Form 3-15467
- Age 4
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Pat Eddery
- Jockey Mr D H Dunsdon
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place
- Form 25/653-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey Donal Devereux
keen hold in touch, chased leaders 5f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 5-71453
- Age 11
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Mr D Hutchison
held up in mid-division, good headway on inside over 3f out, hard ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, driven to lead and edged left inside final furlong
- Form 3887-08
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Lady Herries
- Jockey Mr Simon Walker
held up towards rear, good headway from 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, driven to lead briefly inside final furlong, unable to quicken
- Form 28091-0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey Mr B Adams
took keen hold and always in rear
- Form 26/894-7
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 63
held up towards rear, effort and wide outside and driven over 2f out, soon hung left and weakened
- Form 086753
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey Mr A Merriam
close up, hard driven 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 535403
- Age 5
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer J Pearce
- Jockey Mr S Pearce
slowly into stride, took keen hold and held up in rear, headway and hung right over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
- Form 456731
- Age 9
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey Mr Ben Brisbourne
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway towards outside over 2f out, soon not much room, driven and stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 0/08-087
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer H J Manners
- Jockey Mr D Bass
led at strong pace, headed 6f out, ridden along over 4f out, weakened 3f out
- Form 363513
- Age 3
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer J L Flint
- Jockey Mr R P Flint
chased leaders, hard ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 521297
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer P G Murphy
- Jockey Mr F Fairchild
mid-division, ridden along 4f out, gradually weakened
- Form 78600
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer J A Geake
- Jockey Mr D Hannig
always behind
- Form 979880
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Mr R Birkett
in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Regency Red gets the vote over Le Corvee, with Wait For The Will and Agilete other leading players. Regency Red does not win too often these days but captured an amateurs' selling contest at Wolverhampton nine days ago under today's pilot, and as this is little better, he need not improve much to follow up. Le Corvee won another leg of this series at Newmarket before finishing third over hurdles at Newton Abbot, and is another that should go well despite a rise in the weights. Wait For The Will ran well in defeat at headquarters last time, but it must be pointed out that she has not won on Turf for three years, while Agilete has struggled in this grade of late. Bets should be kept to the bare minimum, with just a small vote of confidence going to Regency Red.
Formwatch
Le Corvee (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, rallied and stayed on to lead last strides, won at Newmarket 1m 2f amt hcp 0-80 (5) gf in May beating Bavarica (10-13) by a nk, 13 ran.
Ocean Avenue (IRE) 15-2 (10-0) Led, headed after 2f, with clear leader, led again 6f out, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong and weakened, 6th of 9, 8l behind Rehearsed (9-6) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcap (5) gf in Jul.
King Kasyapa (IRE) 33-1 (11-6) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, effort 2f out, every chance, no extra over 1f out, no chance with first two, 3rd of 13, 10l behind Great View (11-2) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul '06.
Wait For The Will (USA) 16-1 (11-7) Keen, held up mid-division, took closer order 4f out, effort when hung right over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 19, 3 1/2l behind Jacaranda (10-8) at Newmarket 1m 2f amt hcp 0-80 (5) gd in Jul.
Mystic Storm 8-1 (9-8) Held up in rear, effort on wide outside over 2f out, not reached leaders, 8th of 15, 6l behind Rustic Gold (8-7) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
Mr Mischief 7-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on one pace final 2f, 3rd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Down The Brick (8-7) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Regency Red (IRE) 3-1fav (10-9) Mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, led towards finish, won at W'hampton 1m 4f amt stk (6) pol in Jun beating Alexian (10-7) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Raquel White 8-1 (9-13) Mid-division, headway over 5f out, every chance over 2f out, one pace, 3rd of 15, 3l behind Global Traffic (10-1) at Chepstow 1m 4f amt hcp (6) hvy in Jul.