Racecards
19:55 Windsor
At The Races Handicap (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 135y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form 433012-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey L Dettori
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 4f out, outpaced and in rear 3f out, eased final furlong, tailed off
Polish Red
221- Form 565-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey E Ahern
led 2f, tracked leaders, effort 2f out, not quicken and weakened over 1f out
Sweetheart
87- Form 64-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Jamie Poulton
- Jockey I Mongan
held up, headway to chase leaders 3f out, effort over 2f out, no extra and weakened 2f out
- Form 748-132
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 74
prominent, ridden and effort 2f out, stayed on same pace
- Form 858-25
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey J Fortune
led after 2f, tracked leader, led again over 4f out, hard ridden and stayed on well final furlong, always just holding on
- Form 73333-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
slowly into stride,held up towards rear, headway 3f out, chased winner well over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, always just held
- Form 31-40
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 71
mid-division, ridden 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f, not troubled leaders
Into Action
11- Form 0402-28
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders
- Form 064-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey Jim Crowley
mid-division, headway to chase winner well over 1f out, no extra and one pace final furlong
- Form 4360-31
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Greg Fairley
held up, led 7f out to over 4f out, soon weakned, tailed off final 2f
- Form 2-11157
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 66
slowly into stride, in rear, headway 3f out, kept on, not trouble leaders
- Form 897-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 61
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
Proposal
209- Form 750-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey S Whitworth
slowly into stride, always in rear, never a factor
Vietnam
209- Form 0050-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey J F McDonald
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Petrosian is the pick over Greyt Big Stuff, Sweetheart and Global Traffic in an open handicap. Petrosian came good at the sixth time of asking when upped in trip at Southwell a month ago, after which trainer Mark Johnston revealed that the gelding would be fitted with blinkers next time. True to his word, the Middleham handler has done just that with the three-year-old who looked far from straightforward last time. He is on the upgrade though, and off his current mark is taken to follow up and gain his first win on Turf. Greyt Big Stuff was a beaten favourite at Southwell in November, and is not certain to stay today's trip on breeding, but does have consistent form over shorter. Sweetheart makes her handicap bow after scraping home at Wolverhampton on her latest outing, and is another stepping into unchartered territory, while Global Traffic has gone off the boil of late but hails from a stable in form. Petrosian gets a moderate vote.
Formwatch
Greyt Big Stuff (USA) 10-11fav (8-12) Prominent, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Legend House (8-4) at Southwell 1m nov stk (5) fbs in Nov.
Sweetheart 9-4 (8-12) Went right start, always prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out to lead inside final furlong, won at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Jan beating Rain And Shade (9-3) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Daylami Dreams 10-3 (8-12) With leader, led over 8f out, headed over 2f out, soon outpaced, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Players Please (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Morning Farewell 11-8fav (9-3) Prominent, effort over 2f out, hung left under pressure over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 5l behind Pippa Greene (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) pol in Mar.
Spiderback (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) In rear, late headway from over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 6th of 13, 6l behind Serengeti (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) std.
Into Action 10-1 (8-7) Led over 8f, 8th of 10, 23l behind Right To Play (9-13) at Leicester 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf.
Crimson Monarch (USA) 33-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Maid To Believe (8-12) at Leicester 1m 2yo mdn (5) gs in Oct.
Petrosian 11-8fav (8-13) Tracked leader, led approaching 3f out, ridden over 2f out, hung left and carried head high from over 1f out, won at Southwell 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) fbs in Mar beating King of The Beers (8-8) by 2l, 7 ran.