20:10 Windsor

Monday 17 July 2023

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Play With The Finest Bookmaker - Fitzdares Handicap

Off time: 20:11 | Winning time: 2m 6.28s

(8)

Fast Steps¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: P J McDonald| T: B R Millman| OR: 82| CD

9/2

C&D winner in May. 10/1, fourth of 5 in handicap at Ffos Las (10f, good) 13 days ago, slowly away. Versatile ground-wise and possibilities if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 30-1064

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(3)

Silver Gunn⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: N Callan| T: M Botti| OR: 80| BF| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 11/4) 42 days ago. That race may have come too soon, just 7 days after his creditable reappearance third here, and he's a player off this reduced mark.

Form: 3986-37

(2)

Way Of Life³²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman| OR: 80

33/1

16/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Epsom (12f, good to firm). Off 10 months and it's probably best to look elsewhere this time.

Form: 123250-

(7)

Wonder Starelzaam⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: D J Coakley| OR: 78| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Fourth of 6 in handicap (5/1) at Newbury (12f, firm) 40 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 715-184

(1)

Western Stars⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: W Buick| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 76

8/1

Last of 4 in handicap at Leicester (10f, good, 4/1) 48 days ago. Down 2 lb but he's opposable all the same.

Form: 644-554

(5)

Cliffs Of Capri³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: D C Costello| T: J A Osborne| OR: 74

25/1

Twenty-one runs since last win in 2020. 14/1, last of 7 in handicap at Goodwood (8f, good to firm) 31 days ago. Up in trip and, though dangerous to discount off this sort of mark, he needs to bounce back in a major way.

Form: 600557

(6)

Balgair⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Tom Marquand| T: Tom Clover| OR: 74| D

25/1

6/1, creditable third of 6 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, good to firm) 48 days ago, well positioned. Not without each-way hope.

Form: 0304-53

(10)

Lady Reset^b1,t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: D Pipe| OR: 73| D

10/1

Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Epsom (12f, good, 17/2) 12 days ago. Now 2 lb lower and could have a big say if responding well to the fitting of blinkers back at this trip.

Form: 254-445

(9)

Eklil²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Rossa Ryan| T: Rae Guest| OR: 72| C| D

10/3

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Lingfield (10f, good to firm, 6/1) 23 days ago, pushed out. Form figures here read 12233 and another bold show anticipated.

Form: 039-291

(4)

Micks Dream^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Jim Crowley| T: R A Teal| OR: 71

9/1

Bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good, 14/1) 18 days ago. Up in trip and will probably find a few of these too strong.

Form: 8-52204

Forecasts

Eklil (10/3), Silver Gunn (7/2), Fast Steps (9/2), Wonder Starelzaam (8/1), Western Stars (8/1), Micks Dream (9/1), Lady Reset (10/1), Balgair (25/1), Cliffs Of Capri (25/1), Way Of Life (33/1)

A 3 lb rise for EKLIL's Lingfield success last month looks very fair indeed and he is taken to enhance his solid record at this track. Silver Gunn has edged back down to the mark off which he scored over this C&D last spring and he is second choice. Lady Reset also enters calculations, while top-weight Fast Steps is capable of making an impact, too.