Racecards
20:00 Windsor
Bell Events Handicap (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 135y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 735-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey J P Spencer
led briefly, tracked leader, lost 2nd 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased when no chance inside final furlong
- Form 64-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey S J Drowne
soon led, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 59-8
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey P Cosgrave
tracked leaders in 4th, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
Coarse Cut (IRE)
203- Form 070-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey R Winston
tracked leading pair, weakened entering final furlong
Hearty (IRE)
138- Form 086-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer J Noseda
- Jockey Jim Crowley
held up in 5th, headway over 2f out, went 3rd entering final furlong, no impression
Verdict
DUCK A L'ORANGE is almost certain to improve for this step up in trip and is a fairly confident selection in a modest finale. He only beat one home when favourite for a Brighton maiden in October but was third here earlier and that's easily the best form on offer. Michael's Mount has shown promise but didn’t run very well on his reappearance at Kempton. Marmajuke Bay doesn't appear to be improving but Hearty may be better than he's shown so far and the switch back to Turf should help.
Formwatch
Duck A L'orange (IRE) 15-8fav (9-5) Chased winner until halfway, chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, no chance after, 5th of 6, 6 1/4l behind Albe Back (9-5) at Brighton 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Oct.
Marmajuke Bay 22-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up in touch, outpaced well over 2f out, headway when switched right over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 11, 6l behind Muthraab Aldaar (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Michael's Mount 14-1 (8-13) Towards rear, short lived effort over 1f out, 8th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Ice Age (8-13) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (4) pol in Mar.
Coarse Cut (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, never involved, last of 11, 8 1/4l behind Top Beak (9-5) at Windsor 1m mdn stks (5) sft in Oct.
Hearty (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, plugged on, never any chance with leaders, 6th of 12, 14 3/4l behind Towerlands Park (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (4) pol in Dec.