Racecards
17:30 Windsor
Reading Post Handicap (Div 2) (Class 6)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 67y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £2,300 added
- Winner: £1,568
- 2nd: £463
- 3rd: £232
Notabadlad
18- Form 300
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Hayley Turner
slowly away, soon pushed along in rear, ridden and struggling over 4f out, tailed off
Yensi
22- Form 31-9
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey M Davies
maded all, ridden clear 2f out, in command when ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
- Form 320507
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey Ted Durcan
held up towards rear, headway on far rail over 2f out, chased leading pair 2f out, driven to 2nd approaching final furlong, no chance with winner
- Form 903236
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer J Tuite
- Jockey T P O'Shea
slowly into stride, headway on outside halfway, chased leading pair 4f out, ridden and lost 3rd 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 037535
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer P Hedger
- Jockey L P Keniry
took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 310766
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer E A Wheeler
- Jockey Kieren Fox
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 0-28505
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey E Ahern
in mid-division when steadied towards rear halfway, struggling and no chance after
- Form 450756
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer E J Creighton
- Jockey E Creighton
chased leading pair until 4f out, stayed chasing leaders until weakened inside final 2f
Rigid
4- Form 60-6446
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey M O'connell
chased winner, no chance 2f out, weakened and lost 2nd approaching final furlong
Invent
19- Form 7-47030
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer R Eddery
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
always towards rear, never a factor
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Little to enthuse about in a low-key finale so Fire King must have every chance under top weight, despite a poor showing when favourite at Brighton last month. Regal Rave has a poor strike-rate but hasn't been beaten far in any of his runs this season and should be thereabouts again, while Strike A Deal is better than he has shown in his last couple of runs. ROJO BOY has also disappointed of late but if he could recapture the form he showed in a couple of all-weather maidens earlier this year he'd take all the beating in this so gets the nod.
Formwatch
Notabadlad 66-1 (9-13) Raced wide took keen hold in rear, headway to track leaders halfway, weakened 3f out, last of 12, 34l behind Royal Peculiar (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Jul.
Yensi 8-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 7l behind Fashionable Gal (10-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f fll hcp (0-75) (3yo+) (5) pol in Jul.
Rojo Boy 22-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 14, 10l behind Al Burkaan (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
Advertise 7-1 (10-5) Took keen hold, chased leading trio, ridden and weakened entering final 2f, 6th of 9, 6l behind Rajnagan (10-4) at Newbury 1m 2f am hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Regal Rave (USA) 20-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 5th of 12, 6l behind Hip Hip Hooray (9-6) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
El Libertador (USA) 25-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 5l behind Madame Excelerate (9-2) at Sandown 1m app hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Storm Runner (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Led until over 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 6, 16l behind Ocean Countess (9-3) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) sft.
Night Witch (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden 4f out, plugged on from over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 6th of 9, 4l behind This Ones For Eddy (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Jul.
Rigid 11-1 (8-4) Keen tracked leaders, lost place halfway, last of 6, 14l behind Aleqa (9-7) at Yarmouth 7f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Invent 13-2 (8-12) Slow into stride, behind, eased after 2f, last of 12, well behind Norcroft (8-5) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jul.
Fire King 9-2fav (10-3) Always towards rear, never a factor, 11th of 15, 10l behind Green Earth (9-9) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul.
Strike A Deal (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, always behind, tailed off, eased final 2f, 11th of 14, 35l behind Positivity (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Jul.