17:45 Windsor

Monday 2 August 2021

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Fitzdares Loves Royal Windsor Racecourse Handicap

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 2m 28.72s

(7)

Hackbridge^v¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: J F Egan| T: P Phelan| OR: 65

50/1

Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat run. Off 10 months, sixth of 9 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Worcester (16f, good) 18 days ago. Visor back on for return to the level.

Form: 700/860-

(1)

Nick Vedder¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Darragh Keenan| T: R Brisland| OR: 64

18/1

3 wins from 15 runs this year. 6/1, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Chepstow (10f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Could figure.

Form: 884285

(2)

Fort Denison²⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 61WS

9/4

Modest maiden on Flat/over hurdles. Off 8 months and has left Tim Vaughan/had breathing operation. Well worth a look on bits of his form now starting out for new yard.

Form: 773858/

(6)

Suns Up Guns Up^b1¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Georgia Dobie⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 59

7/2

5/2, third of 5 in handicap at Bath (11.6f, firm) 12 days ago, slowly away. Blinkers on 1st time. Can make presence felt.

Form: 026253

(8)

Reams Of Love^b1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 67

11/2

Maiden. 17/2, fifth of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (10.1f, firm) 19 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 37-5255

(4)

Hammy End^h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽⁵⁾| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 57| BF

17/2

Unreliable individual. One win from 28 Flat runs. Twelfth of 15 in handicap (3/1) at Beverley (9.9f, good to firm) 14 days ago.

Form: 354320

(3)

Critique^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Tom Marquand| T: E Walker| OR: 54

15/2

Modest maiden. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Bath (13f, good to soft, 13/2) 26 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 3-50336

(9)

Heath Rise²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Spencer| T: D M Simcock| OR: 62

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/2, fifth of 7 in handicap at Brighton (9.9f, good) 20 days ago, not seen to best effect.

Form: 07-555

(5)

Alioski¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: T E Whelan| T: G Brown| OR: 45

33/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 16/5, fourth of 7 in handicap at Chepstow (12f, firm) 10 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 696544

Forecasts

Fort Denison (9/4), Suns Up Guns Up (7/2), Heath Rise (11/2), Reams Of Love (11/2), Critique (15/2), Hammy End (17/2), Nick Vedder (18/1), Alioski (33/1), Hackbridge (50/1)

CRITIQUE continues in form and this could be the day it finally comes together for him. Fort Denison is of obvious interest on his first run for Venetia Williams with Oisin Murphy an eye-catching jockey booking. Suns Up Guns Up and Nick Vedder complete the shortlist.