18:25 Windsor

Monday 25 April 2022

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Cazoo Handicap

Off time: 18:25 | Winning time: 2m 28.16s

(2)

Hyanna¹⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 86| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 33/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Kempton (16f). Drops back in trip on an appealing mark following 164 days off, and also eased in class. Not without hope. Yard also saddles Noble Masquerade.

Form: 982685-

(4)

Noble Masquerade^b¹⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: W Buick| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 83| CD

13/8

C&D winner. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 11/4) when last seen in November. Form figures when partnered by William Buick read 2211 and he's one for the shortlist.

Form: 215824-

(1)

Lawn Ranger²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: William Carson| T: M J Attwater| OR: 82| C

17/2

Course winner. 66/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 23 days ago. Others more persuasive on this occasion.

Form: 39208-9

(6)

Croeso Cymraeg²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: D C Costello| T: H J Evans| OR: 80| D

8/1

8/1 and blinkered for 1st time, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Leicester (11.8f, soft) 24 days ago, very slowly away. Entitled to come on for that run and he's one to consider.

Form: 28387-5

(5)

Zikany²⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Jim Crowley| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 79| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Sixth of 7 in handicap at Kempton (11f, 3/1), needing stiffer test. Off 8 months (gelded in the interim) ahead of this debut for new yard and needs to raise his game a touch.

Form: 721326-

(7)

Spring Glow¹⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 77| D

5/1

Three wins from 9 runs last year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (4/1) at Kempton (11f) on final start of 2021, overcoming pace bias. Nudged up just 2 lb and she's a big player.

Form: 342311-

(3)

Johnny Boom³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S Lycett| OR: 69| BF

25/1

16/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 9 in juvenile hurdle at Musselburgh (17.4f, good) 31 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Brian Ellison (same owners) and it's probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: 11612-9

Non-Runners

(8)

Almufeed⁴⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: S Curran J: Grace McEntee

Forecasts

Noble Masquerade (13/8), Almufeed (4/1), Spring Glow (5/1), Hyanna (5/1), Zikany (11/2), Croeso Cymraeg (8/1), Lawn Ranger (17/2), Johnny Boom (25/1)

SPRING GLOW signed off her 2021 campaign with back-to-back victories at Kempton and it's entirely possible that she will kick on again this season. Andrew Balding's charge is taken to make a successful reappearance, perhaps at the chief expense of Hyanna, who drew a blank last year but has been given a helping hand by the assessor and is of interest now eased to 0-85 company. Stablemate Noble Masquerade and Croeso Cymraeg are others to consider.