19:10 Windsor

Saturday 26 August 2017

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

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Off time: 19:11 | Winning time: 1m 11.43s

(5)

War Whisper⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: J Fortune| T: R Hannon| OR: 80

7/1

Good effort in 20-runner Ascot contest on reappearance off this mark in April, failed to sparkle in two subsequent runs and comes here off a midsummer break. Could go well.

Form: 968-388

(6)

In The Red¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Noel Garbutt⁽³⁾| T: Martin Smith| OR: 78

20/1

Thrice a winner when in the care of Richard Hannon, landed an apprentice contest at Goodwood (7f, good to firm) in June for this handler but well below best since.

Form: 018607

(7)

Cappananty Con²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R Winston| T: D K Ivory| OR: 79| D

7/1

Successful over 6f on the AW at Wolverhampton four weeks ago and best turf effort this season came when runner-up over C&D in June. Hails from a stable with a 18% strike-rate (4-22) of late. In the mix.

Form: 262541

(3)

Field of Vision³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J Tuite| OR: 75| D

7/2

In good form this month, winning over 6f at Salisbury and the taking second spot over slightly short trip at Bath, both on good ground. On the same mark but this is tougher.

Form: 732612

(1)

Fivetwoeight³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| OR: 78| D

3/1

Just four runs behind him and could have plenty more to offer, reappearance at Leicester was full of promise in June (6f, good to firm) and perhaps not suited by soft ground since at Newmarket where he travelled well. Worth considering.

Form: 31-35

(2)

Artscape¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Charles Bishop| T: D K Ivory| OR: 74| D

14/1

Won at Goodwood in June over this trip on good to soft off a mark of 70, but flattered to deceive in three runs since. Latest Yarmouth effort was a step in the right direction.

Form: 841653

(9)

Himself⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Marquand| T: R Hannon| OR: 74| CD

14/1

C&D maiden winner last year but struggled most in four runs since, with this season's two efforts particularly tame. Has had a break since Goodwood in June.

Form: 5183-89

(4)

Cat Silver^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: William Carson| T: C Wallis| OR: 70| CD

28/1

Broke his duck over C&D last month in apprentice contest on final start for Roger Charlton, struggled since at Yarmouth and has a bit of improvement to find if hoping to score this evening.

Form: 7-50715

(8)

Abiento¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: J P Spencer| T: E Walker| OR: 72| BF| D

5/1

Ex-Richard Fahey inmate has had just two runs for this yard, desperately close to gaining a win at Yarmouth latest (6f, good to soft) and competes here off the same rating. Hood worn last time is left off.

Form: 0-74442

(10)

Souls In The Wind^b1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Rowan Scott⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Shanahan| OR: 71| D

25/1

Off the mark in soft-ground Hamilton maiden over this trip in June, has gone poorly in two further runs at that track and needs first-time blinkers to bring about some improvement.

Form: 960185

Forecasts

Fivetwoeight (3/1), Field of Vision (7/2), Abiento (5/1), Cappananty Con (7/1), War Whisper (7/1), Himself (14/1), Artscape (14/1), In The Red (20/1), Souls In The Wind (25/1), Cat Silver (28/1)

FIVETWOEIGHT is very much unexposed and it might pay to forgive a below par run at Newmarket last time on soft ground. That was just his fourth start, and his turf debut/seasonal reappearance at Leicester previously was full of promise. He could easily improve on the likely sounder surface now and is worth risking. Cappananty Con was an AW last time but has no problems on turf and should go well while Field of Vision and Abiento are in good form and have their claims.