18:35 Windsor

Monday 13 May 2024

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Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap

Off time: 18:38 | Winning time: 1m 10.95s

(6)

Executive Decision²⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Saffie Osborne| T: J A Osborne| OR: 91| D

17/2

Back-to-back handicap winner over 6f last summer but ended 2023 with a brace of heavy defeats, seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (5.1f, heavy). Off 6 months but returns with yard among the winners.

Form: 511507-

(4)

Kiwano⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: P Cosgrave| T: George Baker| OR: 89| D

28/1

Latest win at Sakhir in February. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (7f, 20/1) 40 days ago. Others preferred on the balance of his turf form.

Form: 006-816

(10)

Rhythm N Hooves^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 88

10/1

Easy to excuse reappearance but just a fair seventh of 11 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 12/1) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and he is just 1 lb above his last winning mark.

Form: 1748-77

(3)

Dusky Lord²²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Luke Catton⁽⁵⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 86| D

33/1

Signed off last season with a clear-cut success in the 6f Ayr Silver Cup for Roger Varian. Well below that level in a handful of appearances for new connections this year, though this is a drop in class.

Form: 1/09000-

(2)

Katey Kontent²²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C G Cox| OR: 85| C

7/2

Course winner. 7/1, very good second of 13 in handicap at Salisbury (6f, heavy), running on. Off 7 months but she's a low-mileage 4-y-o in excellent hands.

Form: 6/73432-

(1)

Indian Creak¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Rose Dawes⁽⁵⁾| T: J Channon| OR: 85| CD

10/1

Five-time C&D winner. Seventh of 8 in handicap (14/1) at Goodwood (6f, heavy) 10 days ago, not knocked about. Expected to build on that and he's now 2 lb below his last winning mark.

Form: 1590-07

(8)

Laoisman³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: R Havlin| T: S Woods| OR: 84| D

11/4

Different proposition since dropped to 6f, completing a hat-trick in Wolverhampton handicap on reappearance a month ago. 3 lb rise looks perfectly fair and he's the one to beat,

Form: 38211-1

(7)

Leap Abroad^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽³⁾| T: P & O Cole| OR: 84| D

11/2

Improved on recent efforts to win 7-runner handicap (3/1) at Leicester (6f, heavy) 16 days ago. Retains handicap scope.

Form: 16-8241

(5)

Coup De Force²⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: George Rooke| T: W S Kittow| OR: 75| D

10/1

Good second of 11 in handicap (9/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f), no match for winner. Off 6 months and record fresh suggests she may just need this.

Form: 371562-

(9)

Lady Dreamer^t,v²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: T E Whelan| T: T Ward| OR: 74| CD

14/1

Cheekpieces on for first time, below form fifth of 10 in handicap (18/1) at Kempton (6f) 26 days ago, left with lot to do. Visor back/tongue strap back on and better expected here.

Form: 82381-5

Forecasts

Laoisman (11/4), Katey Kontent (7/2), Leap Abroad (11/2), Executive Decision (17/2), Coup De Force (10/1), Rhythm N Hooves (10/1), Indian Creak (10/1), Lady Dreamer (14/1), Kiwano (28/1), Dusky Lord (33/1)

LAOISMAN is forced into a better race but he hasn't looked back since dropped to 6f so the 4-timer may well be forthcoming having been raised just 3 lb for his reappearance win. Katey Kontent and Executive Decision both return for in-form yards and are a couple of potential threats.