17:00 Windsor

Monday 23 October 2023

All13:2513:5514:2514:5515:2515:5516:2517:0017:35

Sri Lanka, The Teardrop Island Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 1m 50.34s

(1)

Oh So Audacious⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽⁵⁾| T: Harry Eustace| OR: 53| CD

2/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. 7/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Brighton (8f, good) 49 days ago, just holding on. Leading claims up 3 lb.

Form: 6-45121

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(10)

Tilt At Windmills⁵^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Charlie Bennett| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 48| D

3/1

16/1, improved to win 6-runner handicap at Bath (8f, heavy) 5 days ago. Very much one to consider under a penalty here.

Form: 897841

(4)

Fitzrovia⁶⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: D C Costello| T: D Faulkner| OR: 49| D

4/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 22/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Chepstow (8.1f, good to firm) 60 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form, but this 8-y-o needs to bounce back in a major way.

Form: 80-9509

(8)

Magical Dragon^v¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: David Probert| T: P R Chamings| OR: 49| D

5/1

Won 11-runner handicap (17/2) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 18 days ago, just holding on. More on his plate here up 3 lb, but he could easily have a say in the finish.

Form: 855351

(3)

Jackie Diamond¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 50

33/1

66/1, last of 9 in handicap at Brighton (9.9f, good) 13 days ago, slowly away. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 296-099

(7)

Daany^h²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Finley Marsh| T: J Tickle| OR: 45| D

15/2

Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Fifth of 10 in handicap (12/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 20 days ago. Likely to come up short once again.

Form: 9037-05

(5)

Rita Rana^h¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Christian Howarth⁽³⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 45

18/1

One win from 26 Flat runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Last of 11 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f, 33/1) 13 days ago. Significantly back down in trip and she's not without each-way hope.

Form: 652370

(2)

Balmy Breese^b¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 45

33/1

25/1, last of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 16 days ago. Significantly down in trip and this 7-race maiden is hard to warm to.

Form: 008060

(6)

Ourdefence^p1³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 45

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 7 in handicap at Bath (8f, good, 100/1) 37 days ago, slowly away. First run for yard after leaving Nikki Evans. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 67407

Non-Runners

(9)

Brazen Insanity⁴⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: Mrs L Richards J: George Rooke

Forecasts

Oh So Audacious (2/1), Tilt At Windmills (3/1), Fitzrovia (4/1), Magical Dragon (5/1), Daany (15/2), Rita Rana (18/1), Jackie Diamond (33/1), Balmy Breese (33/1), Ourdefence (50/1), Brazen Insanity (50/1)

TILT AT WINDMILLS got the job done at the ninth time of asking at Bath last week and, with similar conditions expected here, she looks capable of defying a penalty. Oh So Audacious has won two of her last three starts, one of which was registered over this C&D in July and she is high on the shortlist, for all that she's untried on ground this slow. Magical Dragon, who narrowly prevailed at Lingfield, is also worthy of consideration.