Taawfan can continue to make strides in her short career by recording a second victory from three starts in the Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap at Windsor.
The superbly-bred three-year-old filly, by 2000 Guineas winner Night Of Thunder out of a 1000 Guineas heroine Ameerat, made her racecourse bow only in June but has already shown great promise.
She was understandably green on her debut in a four-horse affair over seven furlongs at Sandown, and had to settle for second place behind Manigordo.
That effort must have pleased trainer Owen Burrows, and she took a step forward when going up a furlong at Windsor in July.
However, the race did not start well. She dwelt but quickly made ground to lead after a furlong. She had to be kept up to her work but was learning on the job and went on to score by a length and a half from Heaven Forfend.
Taawfan should be more streetwise this time, and could be a nice prospect.
In the Final Furlong Podcast Handicap, it may be worth giving a chance to Belated Breath.
Hughie Morrison’s mare was a course-and-distance winner on fast ground last year, and returned to run well again here when third in a very competitive race almost exactly 12 months ago.
She did not replicate that level on her second start of this season, again over course and distance, when a disappointing 10th of 12 – having previously come up short in Listed company on unsuitably softer ground at Haydock.
Belated Breath is capable of better than that, likes Windsor and has been dropped 2lb for her untypically tame effort last month.
Keith Hamer tips
WINDSOR: 4.40 Uncle Dick, 5.10 Quickstep Lady, 5.40 Belated Breath, 6.15 Daschas, 6.45 TAAWFAN (NAP), 7.15 Rose Grey, 7.45 Mr Top Hat, 8.15 Flashing Approach.
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