20:20 Windsor

Monday 13 May 2019

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Off time: 20:24 | Winning time: 2m 8.68s

(2)

Escape The City^t¹⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Cieren Fallon⁽⁷⁾| T: H Morrison| OR: 80

5/1

Reasonably well treated and ran well on his reappearance last season; place claims as top weight does him no favours. (Rider's 7lb is a help though.)

Form: 443675-

(7)

Kenstone^p²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: A Wintle| OR: 79

25/1

Up in trip but is on the same mark as he was when victorious st Chepstow last August; should be sharper after his outing at Nottingham last month. Needs a betting check.

Form: 02170-4

(1)

Moxy Mares³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Liam Jones| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 79

10/1

Set to race from 5lb above his only previous winning mark and plenty to prove regarding his stamina for the trip. Other present a more rounded picture.

Form: 43625-0

(6)

Simoon⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 79

1/1

Won at Chelmsford last month and ought to be suited by the step up to 1m2f; only 2lb higher so also potentially well treated. Has to merit an interest.

Form: 44235-1

(8)

Unit of Assessment^t,v¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Knight| OR: 78| D

12/1

Won four times on the AW but yet to strike gold on turf; respected on the pick of his efforts but is prone to running the odd stinker. Latest outing was one of his better efforts, so could be noteworthy if he's backed as if improvement is expected.

Form: 171904

(3)

Petrastar²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox| OR: 77

6/1

Showed plenty of promise in novice company but well beaten in both starts in handicaps. Dropped 3lb after a poor effort at Bath last month and has a bit to prove now.

Form: 222-97

(4)

Sir Plato¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Charlie Bennett| T: B R Millman| OR: 75| C

20/1

Likes this course and has to be respected from 1lb below his last winning mark; the trip could be his stumbling block though.

Form: 4216-00

(9)

Balmoral Castle²⁶⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: Tyler Saunders⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Portman| OR: 75| CD

33/1

Not seen out since last August when not beaten far over C&D and is on a very handy mark; his lowest rating since 2014. Dangerous to underestimate but can be unpredictable.

Form: 3008/03-

(5)

Narjes^h¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: L Morris| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 71| D

10/1

In good form and went close from this mark at Lingfield at the start of this month; has been consistent when tried on turf and not much to find to be involved in the thick of the action. Shortlisted.

Form: 41-2132

Forecasts

Simoon (1/1), Escape The City (5/1), Petrastar (6/1), Moxy Mares (10/1), Narjes (10/1), Unit of Assessment (12/1), Sir Plato (20/1), Kenstone (25/1), Balmoral Castle (33/1)

The trip might catch out a few of these and the likes of Unit Of Assesment and Sir Plato need a lot to go their way to force the result to go in their favour. Another to bear in mind is Kenstone, who is on a handy mark and should strip fitter after a solid run at Nottingham last month, whereas Narjes also arrives in good heart and will be dangerous to leave out of the equation. However, the preferred suggestion is SIMOON, who is open to a bit more improvement and, having shown no signs of stopping when winning over a mile at Chelmsford last time, the lightly raced five-year-old is worth another punt back over this intermediate distance.