15:10 Windsor

Monday 12 October 2020

All13:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:1017:40

Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap

Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 1m 13.81s

(4)

Doc Sportello^p³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: S Bowen| T: A W Carroll| OR: 80| D

12/1

Latest win at Chepstow in August. 17/2, creditable second of 9 in handicap at this course (5.1f, good) 35 days ago. Conditions shouldn't be an issue and he's in with an each-way shout.

Form: 821452

(2)

Saaheq¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 80

16/1

Creditable third of 10 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 14/1) 18 days ago, slowly away. Has form on soft ground (untried on heavy) and he's another with each-way claims.

Form: 702403

(8)

Colonel Frank²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: David Egan| T: M Quinn| OR: 79| D

10/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap (4/1) at Yarmouth (5.2f, good to firm) 27 days ago. Proven on deep ground but possibly a shade too high in the weights at present.

Form: 244926

(12)

Punchbowl Flyer^b¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 79| D

6/1

Latest win at Chepstow in August. Respectable tenth of 16 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, good to firm, 7/1) 12 days ago, not ideally placed. Others preferred from a win point of view.

Form: 391480

(5)

The Blue Bower¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Tyler Saunders⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Portman| OR: 76| D

12/1

Four wins from 7 runs this year. 9/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Kempton (6f) 18 days ago. Scored on an easy surface at Goodwood in August and she merits consideration.

Form: 175151

(6)

Major Valentine^t1¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Ciaran McKee| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 75| D

80/1

Last of 16 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, good to firm, 150/1) 12 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Chance if rediscovering old form but there have been no signs of a revival this year.

Form: 00-0000

(9)

Bellevarde¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁷⁾| T: R J Price| OR: 72| C| D

14/1

Course winner. 12/1, bit below form seventh of 15 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Up in trip. Now below last winning mark but looks vulnerable all the same.

Form: 624247

(3)

Iconic Knight⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: James Doyle| T: E Walker| OR: 72| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Latest win at Chepstow in August. Creditable second of 11 in handicap (9/1) at Goodwood (6f, heavy) 45 days ago. 1 lb rise fair and needs considering.

Form: 036162

(7)

Otago⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Charlie Bennett| T: J R Boyle| OR: 73| D

28/1

Below form seventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D (soft, 9/1) 56 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Michael Bell and others make more appeal.

Form: 310-457

(10)

Ice Station Zebra¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 71| C| D

11/8

Promising type. 9/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Salisbury (6f, soft) 11 days ago, driven out. 4 lb rise fair and this unexposed filly may have more to offer.

Form: 1351

Non-Runners

(11)

Rock Sound⁴¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: G Boughey J: B A Curtis

(1)

Pettochside¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 11

T: J J Bridger J: Saffie Osborne

Forecasts

Ice Station Zebra (11/8), Iconic Knight (9/2), Punchbowl Flyer (6/1), Pettochside (7/1), Rock Sound (8/1), Colonel Frank (10/1), The Blue Bower (12/1), Doc Sportello (12/1), Bellevarde (14/1), Saaheq (16/1), Otago (28/1), Major Valentine (80/1)

The confident vote goes to ICE STATION ZEBRA, who improved when landing a soft-ground Salisbury handicap recently and, with just 4 starts under her belt, there should be even better to come. Rock Sound, a winner on deep ground in Ireland, failed to justify strong support on return at Ripon but should be sharper now and merits respect for a new yard, along with The Blue Bower and Iconic Knight.