Racecards
14:20 Windsor
At The Races App Market Movers Nursery (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f 12y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,800 added
- Winner: £5,508
- 2nd: £2,586
- 3rd: £1,293
- 4th: £647
- Form 571
- Age 2
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey T E Whelan
in touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 6312
- Age 2
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 82
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 10846
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 524
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Rob Hornby
close up, pushed along over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 34239
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 79
tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged left, ran on
- Form 842
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey R Kingscote
in rear, wide and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 081365
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey David Probert
towards rear, stumbled badly over 2f out, never near leaders
Acai (IRE)
24- Form 923
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
always towards rear
Wadi Bani
12- Form 595
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer S Durack
- Jockey P Cosgrave
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 773
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey Benoit D L Sayette
close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 63U348
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey Aidan Keeley
close up, pushed along and edged right over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Whistle And Flute has had a busy season and appeared to be feeling the effects at Epsom last month. Paddy's Day and Magical Merlin are both course and distance winners but the top weight probably has the greater scope for further improvement. Reward Smile turned in a shocker at Pontefract last week but DARK TROOPER took another step forward when second at Newbury last month, with Acai third, and makes his handicap debut. After getting off the mark at Leicester, The Big Board did well to finish second at Goodwood as she wasn’t really enjoying the soft ground and, providing there is no rain, Richard Hannon’s filly shouldn’t be far away here.
Formwatch
Magical Merlin (IRE) 10-3 (9-7) Midfield, driven over 2f out, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Windsor 6f stks (5) gs in Aug beating Proverb (9-7) by 1l, 9 ran.
The Big Board (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Held up in close 4th, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd post, never going pace to challenge, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Love Affairs (9-4) at Goodwood 6f fll (2) sft in Sep.
Paddy's Day (IRE) 4-1 (9-11) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Appointed One (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Apache Spark (IRE) 4-5fav (9-2) Dwelt in touch, pushed along 2f out, kept on towards finish, 4th of 8, 2 3/4l behind So Sleepy (9-2) at Lingfield 5f fll stks (4) pol in Aug.
Reward Smile 10-3 (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, not clear run well over 1f out, hampered and stumbled over 1f out, not recover and eased, last of 9, 9 3/4l behind Shandy Star (9-9) at Pontefract 6f (4) gs in Oct.
Dark Trooper (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Midfield, edged right 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Skysail (9-7) at Newbury 6f mdn stks (4) gd in Sep.
Whistle And Flute (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Keen close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Benacre (9-9) at Epsom 7f (4) gd in Sep.
Acai (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Edged left leaving stalls, soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 1 3/4l behind Skysail (9-7) at Newbury 6f mdn stks (4) gd in Sep.
Wadi Bani 11-2 (9-7) Raced keenly off the pace in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Simple Man (9-7) at Nottingham 5f mdn stks (4) gf in Sep.
Original Thinker 12-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Premiere Beauty (9-2) at Yarmouth 6f fll stks (4) gd in Sep.
Lahina Bay (IRE) 150-1 (9-2) Led early, soon headed, pushed along over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 13 1/4l behind The Platinum Queen (9-2) at Goodwood 5f fll stks (2) gf in Jul.