Racecards
20:30 Windsor
Crop Over Festival Trophy Handicap (Class E) (Class E)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 7y
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Form 261-600
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey T Quinn
held up in rear and patiently ridden, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to chase leader final furlong, hard driven and run on to lead final stride
Hawkit (USA)
43- Form 3-52101
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
in touch, ridden to lead on near side rail over 1f out, hard driven and kept on final furlong, headed final strides
Goblin
15- Form 0-41513
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer D E Cantillon
- Jockey S Sanders
soon lost place and towards rear, headway under pressure under 2f out, stayed on same pace
- Form 020-020
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer Mrs A Bowlby
- Jockey E Ahern
chased leaders until weakened over 1f out
- Form 000-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
prominent, soon lost place, in mid-division, hard driven and struggling over 2f out
Cornish Gold
202- Form 0056-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey D Holland
in touch 7f
- Form 0235-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey D Kinsella
chased leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Auroville
12- Form 50-0405
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey I Mongan
behind, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 004-412
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 505-6
- Age 3
- Weight 7-13
led to over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out
- Form 000-00
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey R Thomas
slowly into stride, behind, steady headway on inner over 3f out, edged left under pressure and stayed on final furlong, never going pace to reach leading pair
In depth
Verdict
This trip holds no fears for Incisor and the bang-in-form son of Dracula can get his fangs into another victory here; possibly at the main expense of Ivory Coast and Hawkit, who have both hit form at the right time to get competitive tonight. The same has to be said of Goblin though, as the form of his recent Beverley success is working out well and he is another to place on the shortlist of alternatives. However, he, in turn, may find the selection too progressive a rival to deal with and, like the majority of the rest, a place looks his very best hope tonight. Which brings us nicely back to Incisor, who has been very well placed to rack up his quick-fire hat-trick. This does represent a stiffer test now that he is returning to turf and he will need to be at the top of his game to land the four-timer. Nevertheless, his capable trainer has not over faced Incisor in his races to date and there is no reason to suspect that he cannot find sufficient improvement to deliver the goods again here.