20:40 Windsor

Monday 17 July 2023

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Racing League On Sky Sports Racing Handicap

Off time: 20:40 | Winning time: 2m 9.24s

(4)

Natzor^p1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 76

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/2, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Bath (8f, firm) 19 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time and live each-way chance.

Form: 38623

(8)

Tribute^v1¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: J Mitchell| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 75

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, last of 7 in handicap at Newbury (10f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Step forward needed now tried in a visor.

Form: 7307

(3)

Molly Valentine¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jefferson Smith| T: D K Ivory| OR: 73

9/2

Latest win at Nottingham in April. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 9/2) 19 days ago. Shouldn't be far away if coping with this step up in trip. Yard also saddles Fougere.

Form: 1-56134

(9)

Whispering Royal¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: A King| OR: 73

12/1

Twice-raced winner. 15/8, first run since leaving Barry Fitzgerald when fourth of 5 in minor event at Doncaster (10.2f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Remains of interest and may well get back on track now handicapping.

Form: 1-4

(5)

Absolute Queen^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W Buick| T: G Boughey| OR: 73| C| D

9/2

Two wins from 4 runs this year. 5/2, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at this course (11.4f, good to firm) 14 days ago. 3 lb rise tolerable and she has to be respected in her hat-trick bid with Buick again in the hot-seat.

Form: 57-4411

(2)

Forest Demon^p1²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 73

7/1

Good third of 8 in handicap (4/1) at Newmarket (8f, good to firm) 24 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and merits respect off the same mark, albeit he doesn't appear to be crying out for this step up in trip.

Form: 51-5553

(6)

Tiffany⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 72

9/4

Promising sort. Won 11-runner minor event (22/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 21 days ago, kept up to work. Further progress pretty much assured now that she moves up in trip for this handicap debut (sent off favourite in void race last week).

Form: 8-71V

(10)

Different Tone³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: E Walker| OR: 68

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 11 in handicap (11/2) at Haydock (10.2f, good to firm) 32 days ago. Improvement needed.

Form: 759-20

(7)

Lexington Hero²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Charles Bishop| T: J Channon| OR: 67

40/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in February. Fourth of 5 in handicap at this course (11.4f, good to firm, 20/1) 21 days ago. Evidence at this stage suggests that he's more effective on synthetics.

Form: 612254

(1)

Fougere¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: J Quinn| T: D K Ivory| OR: 58

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 13 in handicap at Leicester (10f, good, 10/1) 18 days ago. Opposable on the back of that display.

Form: 08-620

Forecasts

Tiffany (9/4), Absolute Queen (9/2), Molly Valentine (9/2), Forest Demon (7/1), Natzor (9/1), Whispering Royal (12/1), Fougere (12/1), Different Tone (14/1), Tribute (25/1), Lexington Hero (40/1)

TIFFANY stepped up on her initial efforts when landing an all-weather novice 3 weeks ago and, with the likelihood of better to come now faced with a stiffer test, she looks the way to go. The hat-trick seeking Absolute Queen looks set for another leading role and rates the main danger ahead of the up-in-trip Molly Valentine and the unexposed Whispering Royal.