20:45 Windsor

Monday 5 July 2021

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Off time: 20:45 | Winning time: 1m 51.46s

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Eagle's First¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Darragh Keenan| T: N P Mulholland

300/1

Once-raced maiden on Flat (well held at Lingfield in February). 50/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Worcester (16f, good to soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 8

(1)

Bannerman³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

10/1

Twice-raced maiden. 12/1, fourth of 13 in minor event at Kempton (7f) 33 days ago. Yard saddles a more appealing candidate in Eminent Hipster.

Form: 44

(13)

Big Bard²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Last of 8 in maiden (28/1) at Goodwood (9.9f, good) on debut 29 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 8

(5)

Desert Pioneer

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: J Ferguson

3/1

100,000 gns yearling, Dubawi colt. Half-brother to useful 7f-1m winner Expecting To Fly and 1m winner I Am Magical. Dam winner up to 7.4f (including at 2 yrs). One to note in the betting.

Form:

(4)

Eminent Hipster¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| OR: 79

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 15/2, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 10 days ago. Solid second over this C&D on penultimate start and he's a major player.

Form: 0-425

(10)

Lancero¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas

20/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1, last of 10 in minor event at Newmarket (8f, good) on debut 16 days ago, slowly away. In good hands and should leave that form well behind in time.

Form: 0

(12)

Last Mission¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Hayley Turner| T: D M Simcock

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 12 in minor event (40/1) at Nottingham (8.3f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Will be of greater interest in handicaps further down the line.

Form: 97

(3)

Merlin's Mission²⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Murphy

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in maiden at Nottingham (8.3f, heavy, 200/1). Off 9 months and he's hard to warm to.

Form: 09-

(14)

Neenee's Choice²²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding

20/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 13 in minor event (50/1) at Kempton (7f) on debut, slowly away. Off 7 months and another who may be seen in a better light when going down the handicap route.

Form: 0-

(7)

Smash Hit^p1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Spencer| T: George Scott| OR: 79| BF

2/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 14 in maiden at Chelmsford City (7f, 11/10) 19 days ago. Tongue strap and cheekpieces on 1st time here, and he should make his presence felt.

Form: 432

(8)

Amayarose¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: J F Egan| T: A W Carroll

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. 300/1, ninth of 12 in minor event at Nottingham (8.3f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 99

(9)

Artemis Sky²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M P Tregoning

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. 16/1, third of 7 in minor event at Salisbury (9.9f, good) 22 days ago. No more than an each-way squeak.

Form: 53

(11)

Janie Jones

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Rob Hornby| T: M R Channon

12/1

120,000 gns yearling, Le Havre filly. Dam, winner up to 1¼m (2-y-o 1m/8.6f winner) who stayed 1½m, half-sister to useful 1¼m-16.2f winner Cartwright. Needs close attention in the betting.

Form:

(6)

Light Of Thunder³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: L P Keniry| T: C G Cox

9/1

Twice-raced maiden. 18/1, seventh of 11 in minor event at Goodwood (8f, good) 31 days ago. Likely to do better in time, but others have more pressing claims.

Form: 57

Forecasts

Smash Hit (2/1), Desert Pioneer (3/1), Eminent Hipster (4/1), Light Of Thunder (9/1), Bannerman (10/1), Janie Jones (12/1), Neenee's Choice (20/1), Lancero (20/1), Last Mission (50/1), Artemis Sky (66/1), Merlin's Mission (80/1), Big Bard (150/1), Eagle's First (300/1), Amayarose (300/1)

Those with experience hardly set an insurmountable standard and JANIE JONES, who ticks plenty of the right boxes on paper, may well start her career on a winning note. It will certainly look significant if the market speaks in her favour, a remark which also applies to fellow newcomer Desert Pioneer. Of those with experience, Eminent Hipster is the pick ahead of Smash Hit