17:00 Windsor

Monday 10 April 2017

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Happy Retirement Joe Walsh Handicap

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 1m 42.91s

1^st

(10)

Commodity

49-7

6/4f

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: R L Moore

Took keen hold, soon steadied in touch, pushed along and headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure to lead towards finish op 5/4

2^nd

(11)

Marcano

59-7

10/1

T: B R MillmanJ: Ryan Tate

Held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on and went 2nd close home, not quite pace of winner tchd 11/1

3^rd

(1)

Shifting Star

128-7

8/1

T: J J BridgerJ: William Carson

Led and raced keenly, pressed from 2f out, kept on gamely final furlong, headed towards finish, lost 2nd close home tchd 10/1

4^th

1 ¼

(14)

Duke Of North

58-13

14/1

T: J R BoyleJ: Charlie Bennett (5)

Held up in mid-division on outside, pushed along 3f out, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong op 16/1

5^th

(6)

Here's Two

49-5

16/1

T: R J HodgesJ: L Morris

Held up in mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, soon squeezed throgh chasing leaders, unable to quicken when not much room approaching final furlong, driven and stayed on same pace inside final furlong

6^th

(13)

Ghinia

69-8

6/1

T: Mrs P SlyJ: Rob Hornby

Tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 5f out, challenged 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra well inside final furlong op 8/1 tchd 17/2

7^th

(5)

Essenaitch

49-2

16/1

T: P D EvansJ: J F Egan

Took keen hold, soon held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders under pressure 2f out, no impression when weakened and eased inside final furlong op 20/1 tchd 14/1

8^th

1 ¼

(2)

Tarseekh

49-3

66/1

T: C GordonJ: Dane O'Neill

Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 50/1

9^th

(7)

Berrahri

69-4

8/1

T: J R BestJ: Kieren Fox

Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never on tems op 14/1

10^th

1 ¼

(8)

Good Luck Charm

89-6

28/1

T: G & J MooreJ: H Crouch (3)

Held up towards rear, never on terms tchd 33/1

11^th

1 ½

(3)

Impressive Day

49-5

20/1

T: G & J MooreJ: A Kirby

Slowly into stride, held up in rear, never involved

12^th

(9)

Soaring Spirits

79-6

33/1

T: D K IvoryJ: R Winston

Tracked leader 3f, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out

13^th

(4)

Thecornishbarron

59-4

14/1

T: J RyanJ: Louis Steward (3)

Mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, soon beaten op 16/1

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Non-Runners

(12)

Topology¹⁵⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: J Tuite J: Oisin Murphy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.30Pl:£1.10, £3.30, £2.70EX:£19.10Trifecta:£82.10Tricast:£103.53SF:£17.40Swingers:£6.30, £4.60, £15.80

Forecasts

Commodity (6/4), Ghinia (6/1), Shifting Star (8/1), Berrahri (8/1), Marcano (10/1), Duke Of North (14/1), Thecornishbarron (14/1), Here's Two (16/1), Essenaitch (16/1), Topology (16/1), Impressive Day (20/1), Good Luck Charm (28/1), Soaring Spirits (33/1), Tarseekh (66/1)

Sir Michael Stoute has kept Commodity in training and that faith suggests he is worth considering in this. His best run came here last season and it will be interesting to see how the market assesses his chances following a tame effort last time. Duke Of North arrives fitter for a recent AW outing and on a good mark. Drawn out in stall 14 his young rider will have his work cut out. Shifting Star and Berrahri arrive in form from their winter campaigns but Pam Sly's GHINIA could be the answer to a difficult race. The mare has a good record at the track and went well fresh last season. She won over C&D in 2015 but the handicapper, who has taken charge since, has given her a good opportunity to land her fourth success.