17:55 Windsor

Monday 17 April 2023

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Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 17:55 | Winning time: 2m 17.99s

(2)

Zuraig^h¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Jordan Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 70| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Hood on for 1st time in this code, last of 12 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, heavy, 40/1) 16 days ago. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 49302-0

(8)

Beautiful Crown³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: N Callan| T: B R Johnson| OR: 69| CD

11/4

C&D winner. 4/1, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 37 days ago, finishing well. Back up in trip. In the picture.

Form: 77-3492

(9)

Further Measure^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Liam Keniry| T: S Kirk| OR: 68

6/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 11/2, fifth of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 19 days ago, having run of race. Cheekpieces back on. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 64-4675

(3)

Nonsuch Lad¹⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: P Cosgrave| T: J R Boyle| OR: 67| D

11/2

Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap (5/1) at this C&D (good to soft). Off 6 months but not ruled out.

Form: 361514-

(7)

Lawn Ranger³³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: R Havlin| T: M J Attwater| OR: 62| CD

10/3

3-time C&D winner. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (20/1) at Kempton (12f) 33 days ago. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021.

Form: 4304-60

(4)

Beryl Burton¹⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁵⁾| T: John Berry| OR: 58| D

10/3

13/2, below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Redcar (10f, good to soft) 6 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 524216-

(6)

Hot Team^v¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: A J Farragher⁽³⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 54| D

11/1

Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Bath (10.2f, soft, 25/1) 10 days ago. Becoming well treated, so he's one to consider.

Form: 5669-04

(5)

No Such Luck^h,t⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: L Morris| T: R Ingram| OR: 53| D

25/1

Latest win at Lingfield in January. Good fourth of 12 in handicap (9/2) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 63 days ago. Much respected on his turf debut.

Form: 5-68314

Non-Runners

(1)

Eklil¹⁷¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: Rae Guest J: Callum Shepherd

Forecasts

Beautiful Crown (11/4), Lawn Ranger (10/3), Beryl Burton (10/3), Nonsuch Lad (11/2), Further Measure (6/1), Eklil (7/1), Hot Team (11/1), No Such Luck (25/1), Zuraig (40/1)

A tight-knit handicap in which course winner EKLIL is taken to capitalise on a handy-looking mark and make a successful return. C&D scorer Beautiful Crown is second on the list ahead of in-form No Such Luck, who has his first go on turf.