Racecards
20:05 Windsor
Premier Oil Handicap
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- Form 205463
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer P R Chamings
- Jockey I Mongan
behind, effort on stand rail over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 7-50624
- Age 11
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 80
led to 2f out, weakening when bumped inside final furlong
- Form 466-007
- Age 7
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer M S Saunders
- Jockey C Haddon
in touch, ridden and close up on outer 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
- Form 9209-97
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey Johnny Murtagh
chased leaders until weakened over 1f out
- Form 0-35119
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey R L Moore
mid-division, staying on one pace when not much room inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 212-308
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey P Robinson
raced on stand rail, tracked leader, led 2f out, pushed out final furlong, comfortably
Willofcourse
391- Form 62/9-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
chased leaders, effort on outer and driven 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 10-0583
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey M Dwyer
in touch, effort when bumped over 1f out and again inside final furlong, one pace afterwards
- Form 52908-1
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey P Cosgrave
reared start, soon chased leaders, running on when squeezed out inside final furlong, not recover
- Form 00-0077
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 72
behind, ridden halfway, no headway final 2f
- Form 031202
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey T Quinn
raced on outer and held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
- Form 33-8246
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Miss B Sanders
- Jockey S Sanders
switched right from wide draw and held up in rear, never dangerous
Nautical
9- Form 1182-82
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey S W Kelly
behind, headway over 1f out, squeezed through entering final furlong, kept on final furlong, not pace to trouble winner
- Form 0/0949-0
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey V Slattery
soon well behind
- Form 6/75-506
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 69
Withdrawn
- Form 08065-5
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey S J Drowne
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
When the going is on the quick side at Windsor in these big-field sprints, the general consensus is to go favour those drawn high, in which case we will shortlist High Ridge, Prince Cyrano and Kostar, but side with Conjuror. The lightly-raced Conjuror looked to be improving last time, when running over course and distance. He is now six pounds better off for the length and a half he finished behind High Ridge there. The latter has been in good heart but ran last time as though the handicapper may now have caught up with him. The lightly-raced Kostar has now dropped to a reasonable mark and, with his stable back among the winners, cannot be dismissed. Also drawn well is the recent winner Prince Cyrano, who comes here in good heart and could conceivably still be reasonably weighted. Of the others, Nautical might have some improvement to come on Turf but, for the winner, we will side with Conjuror.
Formwatch
Desert Dreamer (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Machinist (9-4) at Doncaster 6f stk 0-80 (4) gf in May.