16:52 Windsor

Monday 9 October 2023

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At The Races App Form Study Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 16:53 | Winning time: 2m 26.81s

(10)

Arenas Del Tiempo¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: S Dow| OR: 69

6/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Newbury (12f, heavy, 22/1) 17 days ago, going off too hard. Enters calculations.

Form: 528526

(5)

On The Right Track⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Joey Haynes| T: M D I Usher| OR: 66| D

4/1

Latest win at Bath in June. Creditable third of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW, 18/1) 4 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 416293

(4)

Major Major²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 70| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in August. Only fourth of 5 in handicap (5/2) at Ffos Las (12f, good to soft) 25 days ago but the sort to bounce back.

Form: 003114

(1)

Geelong^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Levey| T: P & O Cole| OR: 63| D

4/1

Back to winning ways at Kempton in September before good second of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f) 13 days ago. Player despite taking another 2 lb rise.

Form: 432512

(9)

Showy³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman| OR: 67

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable second of 7 in handicap (4/1) at Bath (10.2f, good) 39 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 08452

(11)

Change Of Fortune^p³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 62

11/1

12/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Ffos Las (10f, heavy) 38 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 503424

(2)

Vitalline^p¹⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: S Hitchcott| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 61

25/1

40/1, sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm), doing too much too soon. Off 140 days but he's no forlorn hope.

Form: 83056-6

(8)

Fair Dinkum^t1⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Liam Keniry| T: J Scott| OR: 63

10/1

20/1, good eighth of 14 in handicap at Bath (14f, good to firm) 47 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Can go well eased 2 lb.

Form: 524568

(7)

For Real³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 60

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 12 in minor event (150/1) at Kempton (8f) 33 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut with plenty more needed.

Form: 680

(6)

Lesleyanne^p1,t1²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: D K Ivory| OR: 45

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in maiden (250/1) at Kempton (12f) 26 days ago. Tongue strap/cheekpieces on for 1st time. Has work to do on her handicap debut.

Form: 779

Non-Runners

(3)

Merry Minister¹²

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: B R Johnson J: Non Runner

(12)

Between The Covers³⁹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: Harry Eustace J: George Wood

Forecasts

Showy (7/2), Geelong (4/1), On The Right Track (4/1), Major Major (4/1), Arenas Del Tiempo (6/1), Between The Covers (8/1), Fair Dinkum (10/1), Merry Minister (10/1), Change Of Fortune (11/1), Vitalline (25/1), For Real (100/1), Lesleyanne (200/1)

A tight-knit handicap but GEELONG arrives at the top of his game so edges the vote off a still handy-looking mark following his good Newcastle second. In-form pair On The Right Track and Change of Fortune bring solid credentials to the table too and can chase home Paul & Oliver Cole's 4-y-o in that oder. Major Major completes the shortlist.