20:50 Haydock

Thursday 15 June 2023

All17:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:1520:50

Windle Handicap

Off time: 20:50 | Winning time: 2m 13.16s

(5)

Sea Urchin²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Jason Hart| T: Ian Williams| OR: 70

14/1

Fifth of 9 in handicap (25/1) at Carlisle (7.8f, good) 24 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Must improve.

Form: 457-685

(2)

Blue Yonder⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 69| D

5/2

Latest win at Wolverhampton in May. 7/2, good second of 8 in handicap at Wetherby (10f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 873112

(10)

Different Tone¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Saffie Osborne| T: E Walker| OR: 68

11/2

Promising individual. 10/3, very good second of 6 in minor event at Salisbury (9.9f, good to firm) 19 days ago, never nearer. Makes handicap debut with more to come, so worth taking a chance on.

Form: 759-2

(12)

Arkenstaar¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 68

15/2

11/8, career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Hamilton (9.2f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Arrives in a rich vein of form and should go well in the hat-trick bid.

Form: 64-3211

(1)

Victoria County¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: H Crouch| T: A Watson| OR: 68

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/2, good third of 6 in minor event at Salisbury (9.9f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 8-333

(3)

Lady Of Arabia¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: C Lee| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 67

11/1

Winner at Kempton in December. 9/1, second of 4 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm) 17 days ago, no match for winner. Others more persuasive.

Form: 321-62

(6)

Dream Pirate²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Ray Dawson| T: T Kent| OR: 65

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in handicap at Sandown (8f, good, 33/1) 21 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Up in trip. Hard to fancy.

Form: 9-3600

(7)

I Still Have Faith^h1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 65

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good sixth of 17 in handicap at Newbury (10f, good, 33/1) 27 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Hood on 1st time. May yet do better.

Form: 64-476

(9)

Kamanika¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: B A Curtis| T: J Parr| OR: 63| BF| D

9/2

Winner at Nottingham in April. 11/4, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Likely to give another good account.

Form: 09-6143

(8)

Barossa⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Faye McManoman| T: N Tinkler| OR: 59

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 13 lengths sixth of 7 to Blue Yonder in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, soft, 18/1) 45 days ago. Needs to up her game.

Form: 773-86

(4)

Red Fort^p²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: William Pyle⁽⁷⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 55

33/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 12/1) 23 days ago. Others look better treated.

Form: 509-737

Non-Runners

(11)

Vegas Jack²⁰

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: A West J: Sean Kirrane

Forecasts

Blue Yonder (5/2), Kamanika (9/2), Different Tone (11/2), I Still Have Faith (6/1), Vegas Jack (6/1), Arkenstaar (15/2), Victoria County (9/1), Lady Of Arabia (11/1), Sea Urchin (14/1), Dream Pirate (16/1), Red Fort (33/1), Barossa (80/1)

DIFFERENT TONE improved and caught the eye when second at Salisbury last time so, with further progress expected, he gets the narrow vote over the hat-trick seeking Arkenstaar. Blue Yonder is also a player.