18:30 Windsor

Monday 6 August 2018

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Sky Bet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap

Off time: 18:32 | Winning time: 1m 11.67s

(10)

Reckless Endeavour²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: D C Costello| T: J A Osborne| OR: 96| D

33/1

Placed over 7f on the AW at Lingfield in March. Struggled in two AW starts since returning from a break and others hold stronger claims.

Form: 415200

(9)

Dougan²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: H Crouch| T: P D Evans| OR: 92| D

33/1

Beaten 1L over 6f at Doncaster (good-to-firm) in first time cheekpieces in June. Well held in a valuable 5f contest last time and return to this trip is in his favour.

Form: 105290

(8)

Buridan²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: R Hannon| OR: 94| CD

3/1

Bidding to complete a hat-trick when finishing fourth in a highly competitive handicap at Newmarket (6f, good-to-firm) last time out. Remains open to improvement and is one for the shortlist in this contest.

Form: 15-2114

(5)

Encrypted²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Josephine Gordon| T: H Palmer| OR: 94| D

9/1

Winning for the first time on turf when taking a valuable 6f contest at York (good-to-firm) in June. Disappointed at Newmarket subsequently but remains one to note.

Form: 019-510

(2)

Dark Power^t⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox| OR: 88| D

12/1

Dual winner over this trip on good-to-soft ground last year. Well beaten on first run since being gelded and seasonal debut in May and is returning from a break.

Form: 51187-8

(3)

Rio Ronaldo³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Fran Berry| T: M Murphy| OR: 87| CD

16/1

Followed up a 5f Salisbury (good-to-firm) victory by finishing a nose second over the same trip at Sandown (good-to-firm) a month ago. Handles this trip and interesting to see how he fares.

Form: 4-74412

(4)

Waseem Faris¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Watson⁽⁵⁾| T: K O Cunningham-Brown| OR: 86| D

25/1

Twice a winner this season including by 1L at Sandown (5f, good-to-firm) recently. Raised 6lb for that success and best form has come over shorter than this 6f distance.

Form: 9-85611

(7)

Bungee Jump²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Cameron Noble⁽⁵⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 88| D

20/1

Placed on all three starts since winning over this trip at Chepstow (good-to-firm) in May. Has form at this venue and she is an interesting runner in this contest.

Form: 241332

(13)

Major Pusey²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Gabriele Malune⁽⁵⁾| T: J Gallagher| OR: 82| CD

28/1

Winner of five races but struggled the last twice including over 5f on good-to-firm ground here last month. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: 100-305

(1)

Shaheen^t²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 86| D

5/1

Victorious twice since being gelded last autumn. Most recent victory came over an extended 5f at Doncaster (good-to-firm) in June and he remains open to improvement.

Form: 391212

(6)

Mountain Peak³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: L P Keniry| T: E Walker| OR: 85| D

12/1

Chasing a hat-trick following victories at Leicester (6f, good-to-firm) and last time out at Haydock (5f, good-to-firm). Races off a mark 9lb higher than for that Haydock victory.

Form: 15-3411

(11)

Daschas^t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Harry Bentley| T: S C Williams| OR: 80| CD

9/2

Twice a winner since returning from a break including over this trip at Ascot (good-to-firm) last time out. Raised 3lb for that victory and worth a check in the market.

Form: 182181

(12)

Blackheath²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: A Fresu| T: E Walker| OR: 81| D

7/1

Recorded a first handicap victory when winning over this trip at Salisbury (firm) last time out. Has to defy a 4lb rise in the weights if he's to follow up on this occasion.

Form: 82-1361

Forecasts

Buridan (3/1), Daschas (9/2), Shaheen (5/1), Blackheath (7/1), Encrypted (9/1), Dark Power (12/1), Mountain Peak (12/1), Rio Ronaldo (16/1), Bungee Jump (20/1), Waseem Faris (25/1), Major Pusey (28/1), Dougan (33/1), Reckless Endeavour (33/1)

BURIDAN can get back to winning ways by taking this sprint handicap. The selection finished fourth in a valuable event last time out and can resume winning ways at the chief expense of fellow three-year-old Mountain Peak who is seeking a hat-trick over this distance. Daschas remains open to improvement and he can finish third off a light weight.