Racecards
20:40 Windsor
Ronnie Scott's 50th Anniversary Handicap (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 67y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Form 923532
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Stef Higgins
- Jockey T P Queally
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on and no impression
- Form 2450-22
- Age 7
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Miss Jo Crowley
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 094-237
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer P R Chamings
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up in rear, hampered over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
- Form 86-0139
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer A J Lidderdale
- Jockey S J Drowne
made all, ridden 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong
- Form 6605/87
- Age 7
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey J P Fahy
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression
- Form 43-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey S W Kelly
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression
- Form 09521
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
held up towards rear, ridden and headway on inside over 1f out, kept on, never reached leaders
Fawley Green
17- Form 40-2985
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 72
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
- Form 056478
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Catherine Gannon
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 15450-2
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M Hill
- Jockey T P O'Shea
with winner and keen, ridden over 2f out, not quicken inside final furlong
- Form 66-1070
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 63
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
Verdict
A competitive handicap rounds off proceedings, and our support goes to the in-form OUR DRAMA QUEEN, ahead of My Best Bet and Petomic. Our Drama Queen has plenty in hand at the weights with My Best Bet, despite being rated only three pounds lower. A winner last time out, she's lightly raced and shown improvement each time out, and the victory last time around came when dropped out from a poor draw and when she found some trouble in running too. My Best Bet is on a ten race losing streak, but regularly gets placed. She's giving weight away all round, and is perhaps better on the all-weather. Petomic's attitude was questioned after his second place last month in his first run since November, but he may behave today after that experience. Quite a few here are likely to carry some support, but ours goes to Our Drama Queen.
Formwatch
My Best Bet 9-2 (10-0) Held up in touch, not clear run over 2f out, switched left and effort over 1f out, stayed on same pace closing stages, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Hidden Fire (9-3) at Windsor 1m flls hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Patavium Prince (IRE) 5-1 (9-12) Held up in 5th and well off the pace, headway under pressure over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 8l behind High Importance (9-3) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) fm.
Saturn Way (GR) 3-1fav (9-11) Keen in touch, chased leader halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed 1f out, no extra, 7th of 10, 6l behind Sacrilege (8-13) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Kilburn 7-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden along 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 16l behind State Gathering (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Acheekyone (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 18l behind You've Been Mowed (8-11) at Chepstow 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Serious Drinking (USA) 10-1 (9-9) Took keen hold, steadied to rear, ridden 3f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched right, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 16l behind Bougainvilia (8-12) at Goodwood 1m 3yo fll stks (5) gd in Jun.
Our Drama Queen (IRE) 6-4fav (8-11) Switched right soon after start, held up in rear, not clear run and switched left just inside 2f out, waited with in behind horses until switched left entering final furlong, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Newbury 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Lenkiewicz (9-4) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Fawley Green 8-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 3l behind Spanish Acclaim (8-9) at Warwick 6f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Straight Face (IRE) 9-1 (9-8) Slowly away, in rear, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 10, 20l behind Dhhamaan (8-11) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Petomic (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, switched left to challenge over 2f out, soon ridden, chased winner entering final furlong, not run on, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Rosco Flyer (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Durham Town (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) In rear, some headway over 1f out, 10th of 14, 11l behind Snoqualmie Star (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.