20:00 Windsor

Monday 14 June 2021

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Fitzdares Is Your Bookmaker For Ascot Handicap

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 1m 45.09s

(1)

Lyndon B^p1¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Nicola Currie| T: J L Flint| OR: 86| D

25/1

125/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Epsom (7f, soft) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time with work to do.

Form: 69060-9

(7)

Kondratiev Wave^p⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: A Kirby| T: A W Carroll| OR: 83| D

8/1

Capitalised on career-low mark to win 8-runner handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 7/1) 41 days ago. Up 3 lb but still not taken lightly.

Form: 0-85471

(5)

Lexington Force⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 83| D

7/1

Winless since his debut and last of 11 in handicap (10/3) at Kempton (8f) 89 days ago. Weighted to go well if able to shrug off his latest effort.

Form: 123-50

(9)

Thrill Seeker^b,t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 81| D

11/4

Latest win at Kempton in February. 6/1, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Chepstow (7.1f, good to firm) 9 days ago, nearest finish. Blinkers back on and well in the mix.

Form: 212353

(2)

Buckingham¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 78| D

13/2

Returned to land 7-runner handicap (7/1) at Bath (8f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Raised 3 lb now but can make his presence felt again.

Form: 20333-1

(4)

Strawberry Jack^b,t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: George Scott| OR: 77| D

4/1

Latest win at Bath in May before good third of 7 to Buckingham in handicap at Bath (8f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 754313

(6)

Rodin^p1³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Rob Hornby| T: A M Balding| OR: 75

6/1

11/2, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good to soft) 31 days ago, finishing well. Cheekpieces on 1st time and needs considering.

Form: 2064-03

(3)

Vasco Da Gama⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: S W Kelly| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 75| D

28/1

Fair French 1m winner but last of 13 in handicap at Longchamp (9.2f) 53 days ago. Has rejoined former yard after needs to get back on track.

Form: 616-350

(8)

Mr Tyrrell⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: James Doyle| T: R Hannon| OR: 74| CD

17/2

C&D winner but it's now eighteen runs since last win in 2019. Off 6 months before fair fifth of 8 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good to firm) 7 days ago so not totally discounted here.

Form: 27356-5

Forecasts

Thrill Seeker (11/4), Strawberry Jack (4/1), Rodin (6/1), Buckingham (13/2), Lexington Force (7/1), Kondratiev Wave (8/1), Mr Tyrrell (17/2), Lyndon B (25/1), Vasco Da Gama (28/1)

Little between the principals on form and STRAWBERRY JACK gets a tentative vote given he can race off the same mark as when a good third to Buckingham at Bath last time and meets that rival on more advantageous terms now. Eve Johnson Houghton's in-form sprinter is still feared most, with Lingfield-scorer Kondratiev Wave another to consider in a very open contest.