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14:40 Windsor
Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Novice Stakes (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,600 added
- Winner: £3,024
- 2nd: £1,420
- 3rd: £710
- 4th: £355
- Form 1-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey H Crouch
wore hood to post, tracked leader, led and edged left entering final 2f, stayed on well, ridden out
Pleasant Man
198- Form 15-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey Jason Watson
tracked leading pair, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, lost 2nd post
Downsman (IRE)
171- Form 047-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 73
always in rear, never a factor, tailed off
- Form 9
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey L P Keniry
off the pace in last trio, headway out wide chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra
Evaluation
158- Form 55-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey R Kingscote
held up off the pace in last pair, pushed along and kept on final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 55
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey T P Queally
slowly into stride, pushed along early, soon mid-division, outpaced final 2f
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey K T O'Neill
mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
led, pushed along edging left over 2f out, headed entering final 2f, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 1f out
Wahraan (FR)
191- Form 05-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey P J Dobbs
held up off the pace in last trio, headway out wide over 2f out, edged right and kept on from over 1f out, pushed along in 3rd inside final furlong, went never nearer 2nd post
Regal Vega (IRE)
178- Form 2-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
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In depth
Verdict
With a rating of 101, PLEASANT MAN would be expected to win an early-season race of this nature. Roger Charlton's charge made a successful debut at Haydock and though finishing last of five in the Group 2 Royal Lodge at Newmarket was only beaten just over 4 lengths. Lord Protector was always up with the pace over a mile at Kempton and battled on strongly so should have no problems staying the extra. Charger kept on well once getting the hang of the job over a mile at Lingfield while Regal Vega made a very encouraging debut on heavy ground at Haydock though will find conditions very different. Wahraan looks best of the Stoute pair though both will need to improve from what they showed in their first campaign.
Formwatch
Lord Protector (GER) 16-1 (9-5) Soon led, headed 6f out, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, ridden to lead again inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Nov beating Daddy Frank (9-5) by nk, 14 ran.
Pleasant Man 8-1 (9-0) Close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, last of 5, 4 1/4l behind New Mandate (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Downsman (IRE) 80-1 (9-5) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 7th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Aleas (9-5) at Newbury 1m stks (4) hvy in Oct.
Eton Blue (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Dwelt raced wide in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 9, 12 1/4l behind Rafiki (9-9) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Evaluation 11-2 (9-5) Mid-division, viewing restricted, only one pace 1f out when emerged from fog, 5th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Wirko (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Nov.
Mount Olympus 33-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, ran green in last, some headway final 2f, no impression, 5th of 7, 15 1/2l behind Liverpool Knight (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Piazolla (IRE) Outstrip gelding out of Kilakey.
Romulan Prince 50-1 (9-5) Steadied start, towards rear, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 15 1/4l behind Too Friendly (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Mar.
Wahraan (FR) 7-1 (9-5) In touch, headway to track leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 7, 5l behind Mystical Dawn (9-5) at Newmarket 1m mdn stks (4) sft in Oct.
Charger (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Raced wide held up, headway 2f out, pushed along and stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Silent Film (9-2) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Feb.
Regal Vega (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, soon hung left, went 2nd and still hanging inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Kings Prince (9-2) at Haydock 1m stks (4) hvy in Oct.