Racecards
15:35 Windsor
Fitzdares Midsummer Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 31y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £40,000 added
- Winner: £22,488
- 2nd: £8,560
- 3rd: £4,284
- 4th: £2,136
- Form 316-136
- Age 5
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer J Tate
- Jockey P J McDonald
held up in touch, keen, ridden 2f out, stayed on into second 1f out, ran on but always held
- Form 461334
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey R Kingscote
held up, ridden 2f out, no impression
- Form 546329
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey T P Queally
held up, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 5331-51
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer R Hughes
- Jockey P Cosgrave
led, headed over 3f out, ridden 3f out, gradually weakened
- Form 5159-92
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey K Shoemark
chased leader, travelled well into lead over 3f out, ridden 2f out, ran on well
- Form 1132-52
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey M Dwyer
midfield, ridden and headway 3f out, no extra inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
CENTURY DREAM (NAP) is well suited by the race conditions and takes a drop in class. He won Goodwood's Group 2 Celebration Mile in August, just two days before penalties kick in for this, and remains in good form having been beaten a nose in the Diomed at Epsom He's rated 1lb below Top Rank, who has to concede 5lb, though James Tate's charge did finish in front of him when an excellent third in the Lockinge at Newbury. The latter holds Qaysar on his victory at Doncaster and Richard Hannon's charge finished three lengths behind Brentford Hope when conceding 2lb in a Nottingham handicap last month. Bounce The Blues is also held by Top Rank on that Doncaster run though is well suited by plenty of give in the ground.
Formwatch
Top Rank (IRE) 18-1 (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Palace Pier (9-0) at Ascot 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Jun.
Qaysar (FR) 9-2 (9-10) Tracked leader in chasing group, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, last of 4, 3 1/4l behind Space Traveller (9-7) at York 1m lst stks (1) gf in Jun.
Bless Him (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Slowly away in rear, never on terms, 9th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Palace Pier (9-0) at Ascot 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Jun.
Brentford Hope 11-4fav (9-5) Made all, going easily still over 1f out, just nudged along gently to go clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Nottingham 1m hcp (2) sft in May beating Crownthorpe (8-9) by 3l, 6 ran.
Century Dream (IRE) 2-1jfav (9-6) Tracked leader, led going well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on gamely final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 7, shd behind Oh This Is Us (9-6) at Epsom 1m 1f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in Jun.
Bounce The Blues (IRE) 10-3 (9-4) Held up behind leaders, pushed 2f out, short of room inside final furlong, ridden late on and finished well, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Axana (9-4) at Lingfield 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) sft in May.