15:45 Windsor

Monday 24 April 2023

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Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap

Off time: 15:47 | Winning time: 1m 5.32s

(1)

Lipsink^v¹⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: N Callan| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 80| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Blinkered for 1st time, last of 8 in handicap (6/1) at Southwell (5f) on final start of 2022. Visor back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 152728-

(5)

Spoof⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁷⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 80| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Good third of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, heavy, 6/1) 9 days ago, running on late. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 3098-23

(4)

Some Nightmare^p²⁰⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: R Kingscote| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 79| D

17/2

Tenth of 11 in handicap (18/1) at Ayr (6f, heavy). Off 6 months and cheekpieces back on. Others make more appeal.

Form: 103410-

(2)

So Smart^t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: P Cosgrave| T: P D Evans| OR: 79| D

4/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Winner at Leicester in October. Creditable second of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, heavy, 7/1) 9 days ago. Tongue strap back on and he has to enter calculations. Yard also saddles Level Up.

Form: 12680-2

(6)

Level Up^v¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Rossa Ryan| T: P D Evans| OR: 75| D

7/1

4/1, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 13 days ago, well on top finish. More needed up 5 lb in this stronger race.

Form: 123071

(8)

Sarah's Verse¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: David Egan| T: R Harris| OR: 75| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 8/1, improved on recent efforts to win 17-runner handicap at Bath (5f, soft) 17 days ago, suited by way race developed. More on her plate here having gone up 5 lb for that.

Form: 95-3971

(3)

Glamorous Express¹⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: T E Whelan| T: R Harris| OR: 74| D

22/1

16/1, 18¾ lengths last of 9 to So Smart in handicap at Leicester (5f, heavy). Off 6 months and needs to get back on track.

Form: 41/6399-

(7)

Dream By Day^p¹⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽³⁾| T: K P De Foy| OR: 73| D

15/2

Latest win at Nottingham in October. 5/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW). Off 156 days and likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 410157-

Forecasts

Spoof (2/1), So Smart (4/1), Sarah's Verse (7/1), Level Up (7/1), Lipsink (15/2), Dream By Day (15/2), Some Nightmare (17/2), Glamorous Express (22/1)

The vote goes to SPOOF, who looked unlucky when going down narrowly at Yarmouth where he was denied a clear run at a crucial stage. He has clearly resumed in good order (also went close on his seasonal reappearance at Doncaster) and remains on a handy mark. So Smart, who was just ahead of the selection when second in the aforementioned Yarmouth handicap, is feared most ahead of stablemate Level Up.