17:40 Windsor

Saturday 26 August 2017

All17:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:40

Sport Of Kings Watches Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 17:41 | Winning time: 1m 41.17s

(8)

First Experience^p⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Paddy Bradley⁽⁵⁾| T: L Carter| OR: 74| D

14/1

Rated 4lb higher than when 7f Class 4 event at Sandown in September, generally consistent during AW campaign this year without winning, off 65 days now.

Form: 226443

(4)

Himalayan Queen¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: G Mosse| T: W Jarvis| OR: 65| BF

6/1

Yarmouth (good to firm) winner over 7f in June and ran well when 1L second over same trip on AW subsequently. Disappointed off a 2lb higher mark on good to soft going at Yarmouth (7f) since. Upped in trip now.

Form: 679127

(1)

Conqueress^p³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Jane Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 67

5/1

Two efforts over this trip last month at Haydock were more encouraging, still relatively lightly-raced and has scope to do better having dropped again in the weights.

Form: 21-9054

(7)

Love Me Again²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes| OR: 65| BF

10/1

Has shown plenty promise in Yarmouth (1m, good) and Nottingham (1m½f, heavy) maidens recently and is one to note in the betting ahead of this first handicap outing.

Form: 0-65

(2)

Coya^h¹²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Callum Shepherd⁽³⁾| T: C Hills| OR: 65

20/1

Paco Boy filly has shown precious little in three spins in maidens thus far, could be open to doing plenty better now switched handicaps but has work to do seemingly.

Form: 868

(3)

Sandy Shores^b²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Tom Marquand| T: B J Meehan| OR: 64

9/2

Front runner, didn't get her own way last time at Sandown in apprentice contest over this trip, goes on any surface seemingly and dangerous to concede her a soft touch up front but may have competition here.

Form: 359224

(5)

Arctic Flower⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: H Crouch⁽³⁾| T: J J Bridger| OR: 56| D

13/8

Thriving currently, she's won her previous four starts at Lingfield, all with some ease underfoot. Likes to lead and not assured of getting that easy here but well treated on the back of latest winning performance.

Form: 341111

(6)

Doodle Dandy^p1⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Ryan Powell| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 53

25/1

Remains a maiden and just one encouraging performance to date came at Kempton last month, not built on that since at Leicester (both 7f) and was well held in maiden at this track in May.

Form: 60850

Forecasts

Arctic Flower (13/8), Sandy Shores (9/2), Conqueress (5/1), Himalayan Queen (6/1), Love Me Again (10/1), First Experience (14/1), Coya (20/1), Doodle Dandy (25/1)

The in-form Arctic Flower holds strong claims on the back of her latest Lingfield success. She did that with plenty in hand early in the wee and, from the same mark, must be high on the list. She is now at a different track however and, with potential opposition for the lead in the shape of Sandy Shores, she might be worth taking on. If that duo get into a battle, it might set things up for those behind. LOVE ME AGAIN shown some promise lately at Yarmouth and Nottingham and might be worth taking a chance on switched to handicapping. Conqueress is also worth considering having posted two good runs at Haydock last month.