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20:15 Windsor

Come Racing On Saturday Evening 23rd August Handicap (Class E)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 135y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 31.51s
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Short Change (IRE)

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Cold Turkey

    12/1

      3
      Silk -

      Comtesse Noire (CAN)

      7/1

        1(12)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red and White striped sleeves, Red cap

        Sudden Flight (IRE)

        39
        16/1
        • Form 000660
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-10

        led for 3f, pressed leader until weakened from 3f out

        2(1)
        Silk - Maroon, Dark Blue triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, Yellow cap

        Treetops Hotel (IRE)

        56
        25/1
        • Form 000000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10

        pulled hard, always in rear

        3(8)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Emerald Green (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves, Royal Blue armlets

        Billy Bathwick (IRE)

        7
        7/1
        • Form 311044
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7

        in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened inside final 2f

        4(6)
        Silk - Orange, Black stripe, Black sleeves, Orange armlets

        Cold Turkey

        14
        12/1
        • Form 0-65014
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-5

        pulled hard and held up in rear, headway on inside rail over 2f out, soon chased winner, strong challenge inside final furlong, just held

        5(10)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE hoop, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, WHITE cap

        Anyhow (IRE)

        23
        13/2
        • Form 430102
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-13

        tracked leaders until weakened quickly entering final 2f

        6(4)
        Silk - Grey, Black armlets, White cap

        Short Change (IRE)

        7
        7/2
        • Form 000233
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        settled behind leaders, led over 3f out, strongly pressed final 2f, just held on, all out

        7(5)
        Silk - Light Green, Yellow seams, Light Green sleeves, Light Green cap, Yellow diamond

        Compton Aviator

        14
        5/1
        • Form 000153
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-12

        dwelt, held up in mid-division, not much room over 2f out, kept on same pace final 2f

        8(11)
        Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE chevrons, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE spots, quartered cap

        Absinther

        14
        7/1
        • Form 004501
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-10

        dwelt, held up in rear, headway on inside rail over 2f out, stayed on under pressure, not pace to reach leaders

        9(9)
        Silk - Purple, Maroon braces, Light Blue sleeves, Maroon stars, Light Blue cap, Maroon star

        Comtesse Noire (CAN)

        13
        7/1
        • Form 254430
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9

        in touch, challenged 2f out, still every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong

        11(13)
        Silk - Pink and Royal Blue (halved), sleeves reversed, check cap

        Zero Gravity

        378
        20/1
        • Form 3R000/2-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-6

        dwelt, held up until pulled way into lead after 3f, headed over 3f out, weakened rapidly, eased when no chance

        12(3)
        Silk - Orange, Dark Blue chevrons, Orange sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, hooped cap

        Grady

        19
        33/1
        • Form 00-0006
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-0

        behind, ridden 4f out, never dangerous after

        13(7)
        Silk - ORANGE, BLACK disc, armlets and cap

        Kentucky Bullet (USA)

        28
        20/1
        • Form 311061
        • Age 7
        • Weight 7-13

        in touch, effort on outside over 2f out, soon driven and beaten

        10(2)
        NR

        Spring Pursuit

        12
        • Form 00004-0
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-8

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        There are plenty in with chances in this, but Compton Aviator might just supply the answer. Let's kick off with a few facts. The only course and distance winners in the race are Shortchange, Absinther and Anyhow. Add to the list the other course winners Billy Bathwick and Spring Pursuit. The other horses to have won over the distance of today's race are Sudden Flight, Compton Aviator and Kentucky Bullet. Sudden Flight has won from a much-higher mark, but that was three years ago and over two furlongs further. Billy Bathwick is only two pounds higher in the ratings than for his most-recent victory, which came in June. Absinther is closely-weighted with Compton Aviator and Billy Bathwick based on their Windsor runs two weeks ago. Anyhow won here in June but is now six pounds higher, while Cold Turkey's win came in a Leicester claimer. Comtesse Noir cost $150,000 as a yearling but is now winless in 24 starts, although she has been placed in nearly half of her races. Spring Pursuit made eyecatching late headway on her return to the Flat this season, and is thrown in on her form of three seasons ago. Zero Gravity is very well weighted with Short Change and Absinther based on a race they ran in here 12 months ago. Zero Gravity has had his problems, comes here unraced this season, but clearly has the ability to run well fresh. He's another that adds spice to the contest. Kentucky Bullet's recent wins have all come on the all-weather but has put up some good efforts on Turf. Given that Compton Aviator was running on when behind Absinther, we think he might be able to turn the tables today. It could well be close, though, and a number of others are likely to fancy their chances too.