Racecards
14:30 Windsor
Shorterm Engineers Handicap (Class D)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 1m 67y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Form 61-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
mid-division, hampered after 2f, weakened over 4f out
- Form 50-32
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer G C Bravery
- Jockey R Hills
prominent, effort 3f out, one-paced final furlong
- Form 411630-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
slowly away, hampered after 2f, always behind, tailed off
- Form 531-462
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
driven to press leader after 1f, effort and under pressure to lead over 2f out, stayed on well towards finish
Aravonian
179- Form 563-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
chased leaders until weakened over 2f out
Midnight Arrow
209- Form 500400-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer I Balding
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
held up, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 0220-1
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer D Cosgrove
- Jockey G Carter
settled in mid-division, ridden and weakened from 3f out
Chalom (IRE)
184- Form 060-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey J Fortune
always chasing leaders, one-paced from 3f out
Gem Bien (USA)
179- Form 501-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey W Ryan
held up in rear, good headway from 3f out, challenged 1f out, no extra towards finish
- Form 03250-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey T Quinn
mid-division, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 00-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
keen hold in mid-division, never a factor
- Form 2100-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer P Chamings
- Jockey S Righton
in rear, effort 3f out, one-paced inside final 2f
- Form 00-21
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey Paul Eddery
prominent, weakened quickly from 2f out
Fastina (DEN)
214- Form 430345-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
prominent, ridden well over 2f out, soon weakened
Among Women
11- Form 001-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey R Mullen
held up towards rear, ridden and effort 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 042440-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer Mrs P Dutfield
- Jockey Lee Newman
always in rear, tailed off
In depth
Formwatch
Celtic Mission (USA) can make the journey down from Middleham worthwhile in what appears to be a tricky race. A winner at Musselburgh on soft ground in November, he did not appear to enjoy himself on the all-weather but returned to form back on turf when going down narrowly to Lady Bear at Ripon, and he should be suited by this step up to ten furlongs. Montana Miss won a couple of moderate races last year but should be good enough to go close here if she is fit on her reappearance, while Midnight Arrow won a good maiden at Newmarket on her juvenile debut but failed to show much in her subsequent races. However, she steps up in trip today and it would be no surprise to find she is best when fresh and the booking of Kieren Fallon is a positive sign. In Spirit and Bond Millennium both have winning form on the all-weather but cannot be guaranteed to be as effective back on turf, and a bigger chance is given to Taraniki, who ran a blinder on his turf debut at the Craven Meeting and must go close if reproducing that form here. Aravonian showed enough promise in three runs last year to suggest he could be a threat on his handicap debut.