19:45 Windsor

Monday 3 June 2024

All17:1017:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:45

CLP Summer Race Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 19:47 | Winning time: 2m 29.79s

(6)

Fascinating Lips^p¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Jason Watson| T: G & J Moore| OR: 57

7/1

Low-key start to the campaign, ninth of 10 in handicap (11/1) at Brighton (11.9f, good to soft) 13 days ago, not knocked about. Cheekpieces back on and he's on a good mark if stepping forward from that eased in class.

Form: 7854-09

(5)

Dotties Moon²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Paddy Bradley| T: P Phelan| OR: 57

40/1

Last of 10 in handicap (66/1) at Kempton (8f) 26 days ago, left poorly placed. Significantly up in trip. Must improve to defy current mark but she's unexposed.

Form: 600-0

(7)

Angel On High²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Finley Marsh| T: A Wintle| OR: 56

9/2

13/2, creditable third of 13 in handicap at Leicester (10f, good) 23 days ago. Likely to give it another good go.

Form: 0-79023

(2)

Trojan Truth^b1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Oisin Murphy| T: E De Giles| OR: 55| C

10/3

Course winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in March. 9/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Bath (10.2f, good) 19 days ago, slowly away. Blinkers may sharpen him up.

Form: 53-1359

(3)

Grey Owl^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Charles Bishop| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 54

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for first time, good second of 9 in handicap (11/1) at this course (10f, good to firm) 14 days ago. May have a bigger performance in him after just 4 starts.

Form: 75-52

(9)

Ten Ten Twenty^t⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: David Probert| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 54

14/1

Easy to back but landed 7-runner handicap (25/1) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 51 days ago. 2 lb rise might leave him vulnerable.

Form: 48/000-1

(10)

Bond Spirit^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Hogan| T: L Allan| OR: 54

10/1

28/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Bath (11.6f, good) 19 days ago. Up 4 lb and not certain to be in the same form given overall profile.

Form: 743301

(4)

Velvet Vulcan^t,p⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: N Callan| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 51

8/1

Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap (3/1) at Brighton (9.9f, good) 44 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Step back up in trip may help his cause.

Form: 241726

(1)

Central City³²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 49| D

16/1

Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap (16/1) at Chelmsford City (14f) 32 days ago. First turf start since 2022.

Form: 6500-65

(8)

Gilbert^t,p³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: T E Whelan| T: A West| OR: 46| BF| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 2/1, last of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 32 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 62-8357

Forecasts

Trojan Truth (10/3), Angel On High (9/2), Grey Owl (5/1), Fascinating Lips (7/1), Velvet Vulcan (8/1), Gilbert (17/2), Bond Spirit (10/1), Ten Ten Twenty (14/1), Central City (16/1), Dotties Moon (40/1)

This is the lowest band of handicap FASCINATING LIPS has ever contested and, now expected to be at peak fitness on this third run back, he could be the answer. Last-time-out winners Ten Ten Twenty and Bond Spirit aren't obvious follow-up contenders, so Angel On High and Grey Owl head the opposition.