Racecards
14:50 Windsor
Gala Casinos Handicap (Class B)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 5f 10y
- Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
- Form 13-21D2
- Age 6
- Weight 9-13
slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, effort centre, kept on final furlong
- Form 51140-1
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer J Spearing
- Jockey S J Drowne
towards rear, headway centre 2f out, kept on final furlong, not paced to reach leaders
- Form 2000-32
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey L P Keniry
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 000-060
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Pat Eddery
behind, brief effort on wide outside over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 2043-10
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Ted Durcan
switched right from low draw after start, in rear, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 320/60-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
held up, staying on when switched left and badly hampered inside final furlong, not recover
- Form 510245-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
in touch on outer, weakened and behind from halfway
- Form 206-015
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Kim Tinkler
chased winner, hard ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, not quicken and lost 2nd towards finish
- Form 21-0026
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey J Fortune
started slowly, in rear, headway 2f out, staying on when hampered inside final furlong, never nearer
Dubaian Gift
22- Form 151-001
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey M Dwyer
raced again nearside rail, quickly away, made all, ridden over 1f out, driven final furlong, held on well near finish
- Form 604121
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey A Quinn
in touch on outside, weakened over 2f out
- Form 000-565
- Age 6
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 000U06
- Age 5
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey E Ahern
chased leaders, weakened 2f out
- Form 200-000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey R Mullen
reared start, behind, kept on from over 1f out, never near to challenge
- Form 00-4506
- Age 7
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer J Wainwright
- Jockey D R McCabe
in touch on inner, ran on well inside final furlong, not quite get up
- Form 00-0100
- Age 6
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer P Felgate
- Jockey D Kinsella
pressed winner to halfway, weakened rapidly 2f out
- Form 500-506
- Age 7
- Weight 8-0
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey A Daly
in touch on inner, ridden and slightly lost place over 2f out, stayed on again final furlong, never able to challenge
- Form 420-255
- Age 5
- Weight 7-13
close up on outer, weakened 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Plenty in with chances in a wide-open event and marginal preference is for Dubaian Gift ahead of Croeso Croeso, Colonel Cotton, The Tatling and Pic Up Sticks. Andrew Balding's charge comes here in excellent heart after a convincing all-the-way success at Lingfield earlier in the month and this progressive four-year-old looks capable of defying a subsequent 8lb rise. Croeso Croeso caused an upset to land a Listed event at Bath last time but may have been flattered by the form and faces no easy task off a stiff mark while The Tatling has been knocking on the door in competitive handicaps this term but may find this on the sharp side nowadays. Colonel Cotton has place claims on his close second at York in which Henry Hall finished fifth and looks held while Pic Up Sticks ran below his best last time and is better judged on his winning reappearance at Beverley last month but has a low draw to overcome.