18:35 Windsor

Monday 26 June 2023

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Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap

Off time: 18:36 | Winning time: 1m 11.26s

(3)

Live In The Moment^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁵⁾| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 87| BF

7/2

Respectable second of 8 in handicap (10/11) at Catterick (5f, good to firm) 16 days ago, nearest finish. Back up in trip. Blinkers back on. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 30-0202

(2)

Lequinto⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: A W Carroll| OR: 82| CD

9/4

Quirky sort. C&D winner. Creditable second of 9 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D (good to firm) 7 days ago, running on. Should go well again.

Form: 7-88552

(8)

Spirited Guest⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: T P Queally| T: G G Margarson| OR: 80| D

25/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in April. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Ascot (6f, soft, 14/1) 44 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 560-218

(4)

Antiphon¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: S M Levey| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 77| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. Last of 6 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good to firm, 9/2) 12 days ago. Back down in trip. Likely to be back on his game.

Form: 041246

(7)

Afterlife¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 81

40/1

Lightly-raced winner. First run since leaving John & Thady Gosden when tenth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 10/1) 12 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 951-0

(6)

Magical Merlin¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 80| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Career best when winning 4-runner handicap at Lingfield (6f, good to firm, 13/2) 14 days ago, forging clear. Worth a chance to follow up.

Form: 716-541

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(5)

Animate¹⁹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: S & E Crisford J: W Buick

(1)

A Sure Welcome²¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 9

T: Henry Oliver J: Liam Keniry

Forecasts

Lequinto (9/4), Antiphon (10/3), Live In The Moment (7/2), Magical Merlin (7/2), Animate (5/1), A Sure Welcome (12/1), Spirited Guest (25/1), Afterlife (40/1)

MAGICAL MERLIN powered away to score at Lingfield a fortnight ago and he's been successful here before, so he takes marginal preference over Live In The Moment, who arrives on the back of a solid showing at Catterick. Lequinto is also considered.