13:55 Windsor

Saturday 26 June 2021

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Sharon Taylor Will You Marry Me Handicap

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 1m 41.08s

(4)

Majestic Dawn^b²⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: P J McDonald| T: P & O Cole| OR: 105

18/5

Took his form up a notch in first-time blinkers when landing Cambridgeshire at Newmarket in September. Goes well on softer than good. Shouldn't be underestimated despite 7 months off the track.

Form: 3513/01-

(6)

Mission Boy²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jefferson Smith| T: M Botti| OR: 97| D

50/1

It's now 17 runs since last win in 2019, and he was down the field in a Chester handicap last month. Hard to fancy.

Form: 4-24300

(1)

Vintager⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Mark Crehan⁽³⁾| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 96| D

9/2

Didn't need to be anywhere near his best to make a winning start for this yard on AW in France in December. Performed no more than respectably this year, including sixth of 12 at Newbury latest.

Form: 0/1-4446

(5)

Another Batt²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: K Shoemark| T: T D Barron| OR: 95| D

13/2

Improved on recent efforts to win 7f handicap at Thirsk (heavy) in May but not in the same form when fifth at Chester since.

Form: 09-0615

(10)

Epic Endeavour³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: M Dwyer| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 90| CD

3/1

Progressive handicapper last autumn, winning 3 times at up to 1m (good/good to soft). Shaped as if needing the run when fifth on Sandown return. Should be spot on now.

Form: 41211-5

(2)

Mustarrid³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: L P Keniry| T: Ian Williams| OR: 89| D

28/1

Heavy-ground winner last year. Not disgraced on Haydock return but has run poorly twice since. Tongue strap worn last time is quickly discarded.

Form: 014-769

(3)

Overwrite²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: R Kingscote| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 85| CD

5/1

Kept really busy this spring, resuming winning ways narrowly at Newmarket (1m) in April. Exploits have been mixed since, fading into sixth at Epsom on latest.

Form: 139776

(7)

Gin Palace¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 85| BF| CD

11/2

Dual winner in 2020 and ran his best race of the current campaign when second of 5 at Newbury (1m, good to firm) 16 days ago, leading for a long way. This former C&D scorer should be thereabouts.

Form: 30-8542

(9)

Song of The Isles³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁷⁾| T: H Main| OR: 78| D

40/1

Won 4 times on going softer than good last year and got her head back in front in a Lingfield turf claimer last month. Faces a stiff task from 8 lb out of weights back in handicap, though.

Form: 117-061

Non-Runners

(8)

Ebury³

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: S Dixon J: Oliver Stammers

Forecasts

Epic Endeavour (3/1), Majestic Dawn (18/5), Vintager (9/2), Overwrite (5/1), Gin Palace (11/2), Another Batt (13/2), Ebury (14/1), Mustarrid (28/1), Song of The Isles (40/1), Mission Boy (50/1)

EPIC ENDEAVOUR shaped as if he probably needed the run on his Sandown return and is taken to resume his progression now. Cambridgeshire-winner Majestic Dawn has a fine record on going softer than good and can give the selection most to do ahead of recent Newbury runner-up Gin Palace.