15:20 Windsor

Monday 15 April 2024

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Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 2m 9.23s

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Poniros¹⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: David Egan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 87

4/1

Twice-raced winner. Winner at Nottingham in October. 4/1, third of 9 in minor event at Chelmsford City (10f). Off 156 days and may again come up short under a penalty. Yard also saddles Raging Al.

Form: 13-

(7)

All Greek To Me³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J R Fanshawe

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 11 in minor event at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 66/1) 35 days ago, not knocked about. Will qualify for handicaps after this and will be of interest when going down that route.

Form: 0-4

(14)

Dream Ocean¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 13 in maiden at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 10/1) 13 days ago. Others have more pressing claims.

Form: 4-8

(6)

Ghostlore¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Harry Davies| T: S & E Crisford

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 8 in minor event (8/1) at Kempton (10f) 14 days ago, never nearer. Open to improvement.

Form: 54

(2)

Harper's Ferry²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Saffie Osborne| T: E Walker| BF

4/7

Promising individual. 11/8, second of 7 in maiden at Doncaster (10.2f, heavy) 23 days ago, clear of rest. Remains open to improvement and should prove hard to beat.

Form: 2-2

(13)

Kingdom Of Stars

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: T Ward

100/1

€56,000 yearling, Cloth of Stars gelding. Half-brother to smart German/US winner up to 11f Parnac. Dam 2-y-o 5.5f/6f winner, third in Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte. Interesting to see what the market has to say.

Form:

(9)

Mount Atlas

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: A M Balding

100/1

Masar colt. Half-brother to 1¼m winner Brora Breeze. Dam, temperamental 7.6f/1m winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 1m Elm Park. Likely type on paper but jockey bookings suggest that Dambuster is the stable first-string.

Form:

(4)

Raging Al

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett

5/1

100,000 gns yearling, Sea The Moon gelding. Dam 1¼m-16.2f winner, second in St Simon Stakes. Likely type on paper and the market should point the way.

Form:

(3)

Reaching High²⁰⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: Sir Michael Stoute

10/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 12 in maiden (17/2) at Yarmouth (7f, good to soft) on the second of his 2 starts as a juvenile. In good hands and likely he will be seen in an altogether better light over middle distances this season.

Form: 88-

(1)

Snow Eagle¹⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Luke Catton⁽⁵⁾| T: M Blake

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, last of 10 in minor event at Salisbury (8f, heavy) on debut, missing break. Off 6 months. Up in trip.

Form: 0-

(12)

Beset¹⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: T E Whelan| T: H Candy

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 33/1, seventh of 12 in minor event at Kempton (8f) on debut. Off 166 days and steps up in trip here. Probably more one for handicaps in due course.

Form: 7-

(11)

Glad Hope²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: William Cox| T: J L Flint

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. First run since leaving John Flint when last of 10 in minor event (250/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 27 days ago.

Form: 00

(8)

Mohave Dancer¹⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K Shoemark| T: C Fellowes

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. Second of 12 in maiden (9/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW), well positioned. Off 149 days. Should pick up a race before long if able to build on that improved effort.

Form: 82-

Non-Runners

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Dambuster¹⁸⁴

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: A M Balding J: David Probert

Forecasts

Harper's Ferry (4/7), Dambuster (10/3), Poniros (4/1), Raging Al (5/1), Reaching High (10/1), Mohave Dancer (22/1), Ghostlore (28/1), Dream Ocean (80/1), Kingdom Of Stars (100/1), Mount Atlas (100/1), Beset (125/1), All Greek To Me (200/1), Snow Eagle (250/1), Glad Hope (250/1)

It's hard to look beyond HARPER'S FERRY, who went close on his sole 2-y-o start and was again narrowly denied on return in a maiden at Doncaster where he pulled well clear of the rest. He is clearly held in high regard (entered in the Dante and Derby) and should take this en route to better things. Newcomer Raging Al represents the connections that have foiled the selection on both of his appearances and this son of Sea The Moon is second choice ahead of Dambuster.