19:05 Windsor

Saturday 27 August 2022

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Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 1m 41.70s

(8)

River Derwent^p⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 80| D

25/1

Bit below form seventh of 15 in handicap (16/1) at the Curragh (7f, good) 64 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien. Cheekpieces back on. Others preferred.

Form: 20-2857

(7)

Beau Jardine¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: K T O'Neill| T: J J Bridger| OR: 80| D

33/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (7f, 80/1) 17 days ago. Something to prove at present.

Form: 1/124-88

(11)

Arctician¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: David Probert| T: J R Boyle| OR: 79

14/1

10/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 17 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 353043

(3)

Freedom And Wheat^p⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Marco Ghiani| T: M Blake| OR: 77| D

18/1

Fourth of 7 in handicap at Chepstow (7.1f, good to firm, 20/1) 84 days ago, nearest finish. Cheekpieces back on. Yet to win on turf but more promise in latest effort.

Form: 5-34284

(6)

Le Reveur^b⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: N Callan| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 77| D

9/1

Quirky sort. Latest win at Doncaster in June. Tenth of 14 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, good to firm, 16/1) 66 days ago, slowly away. Others make more appeal.

Form: 439140

(4)

Raging Rascal⁴¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Tom Marquand| T: T Ward| OR: 75

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Ascot (7f, good, 14/1). Off 13 months. Return to this trip will suit but hard to know if he'll be tuned up for this belated return.

Form: 2/376-

(10)

Kaatibb³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Ross Coakley| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 81| D

2/1

5/4, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 38 days ago. Showed a better attitude last time and fancied to go well once more after a small rise.

Form: 442621

(2)

Espresso Freddo^v¹³³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: D C Costello| T: R Stephens| OR: 70| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 8/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f, good to soft), met some trouble. Off 133 days. Others make more appeal.

Form: 727348

(9)

Morning Sun⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 74

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 9 in maiden (12/1) at this C&D (good to firm) 61 days ago. Bred to be better than a mark of 74, so looks interesting on handicap debut.

Form: 346

(5)

Snapcracklepop²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽³⁾| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 71| D

11/2

Winner at Nottingham in June. Fourth of 6 in handicap (10/3) at Sandown (8f, good) 23 days ago. Can't be completely discounted.

Form: 30-1244

Non-Runners

(1)

Adelita⁵⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Tom Clover J: Connor Planas

Forecasts

Kaatibb (2/1), Morning Sun (4/1), Snapcracklepop (11/2), Raging Rascal (15/2), Adelita (8/1), Le Reveur (9/1), Espresso Freddo (10/1), Arctician (14/1), Freedom And Wheat (18/1), River Derwent (25/1), Beau Jardine (33/1)

MORNING SUN has shown fairly useful form to date but he has the pedigree of one who should be better than a mark of 74, so a chance is taken on him to make a successful handicap debut. Kaatibb is a danger on the back of his all-the-way win at Lingfield and Adelita shouldn't be discounted with Conor Planas back on board.