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19:50 Windsor
Happy 60th Birthday Sue Harlow Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £7,250 added
- Winner: £4,690
- 2nd: £1,396
- 3rd: £697
- 4th: £349
- Form 751-4
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
took keen hold, tracked leader 4f, tracked leaders, stayed on strongly to lead final 100 yards, won going away
- Form 35660-2
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer E De Giles
- Jockey Harry Bentley
led, quickened tempo over 3f out, joined inside final furlong, headed 100 yards out, lost 2nd final strides
- Form 9326-48
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 6f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish
- Form 1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
started slowly, headway and in touch after 2f and raced keenly, good headway hanging left when switched right onto rail just over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd last strides
- Form 762-215
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey R Kingscote
took keen hold tracking leaders, ridden inside final 2f, no impression over 1f out, weakened
- Form 4/2906-7
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Adam Beschizza
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 443-216
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J Mitchell
held up and always behind
- Form 429498-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 70
held up and behind, plugged on late, never a threat
- Form 55496-9
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Mitch Godwin
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Shargiah won over a mile at Ripon last July and wasn’t beaten far on his reappearance at Lingfield, though steps up a couple of furlongs for this. Eskendash won a Kempton maiden in March on his debut on the Flat having finished second four times in bumpers. He can’t be ignored and Captain Courageous won at Chelmsford in February, though couldn’t follow up off this mark at Lingfield. PRENDERGAST HILL (NAP) won off a 2lb higher mark over course and distance last summer and will be all the better for a narrow defeat on his comeback at Kempton so gets the nod.
Formwatch
Shargiah (IRE) 5-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, 4th of 5, 1 1/4l behind Bouclier (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Prendergast Hill (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Led, ridden over 1f out, caught post, 2nd of 7, hd behind Captain Peacock (9-11) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Ripoll (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Towards rear, effort when hung left over 1f out and inside final furlong, never a factor, 8th of 13, 4 1/4l behind That Is The Spirit (10-0) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Eskendash (USA) 5-2fav (10-0) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, closed from over 4f out, challenged over 2f out, led over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Kempton 1m 3f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar beating Chippenham (8-8) by nk, 10 ran.
Captain Courageous (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Pressed leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 6, 1 1/2l behind Zain Emperor (9-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Best Example (USA) 22-1 (9-2) Raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 7, 8 3/4l behind Franco's Secret (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Choral Clan (IRE) 7-2 (9-6) Held up rear division, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened last 75 yards, 6th of 8, 5 1/4l behind What Usain (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Sark (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) In touch, headway to track leaders 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Sunglider (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Bergholt (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Held up rear division, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous, 9th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Rail Dancer (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.