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Join Fitzdares For A Personal Service Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m6f, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-115, £5,281, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 39.70s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Jet Smart looks the right one to side with in this Class 4 staying contest at Windsor, as our top-rated runner on 116 and four pounds better than Joe Cotton on 112. That edge matters over 22 furlongs on good ground, where class tends to tell once the stamina is tested. Joe Cotton is the most obvious danger, with Loki's Mischief and King Califet both on 111 and close enough to take advantage if Jet Smart is not at his best. Still, the rating gap is the most compelling angle in a tightly packed field, and Jet Smart is the selection.
Result
Bryan Carver
Dean Summersby
Set the pace from the front - challenged 3 out - three lengths up at the last - advantage cut in the final 110 yards - just survived to win
Jack Stenhouse (7)
Chester Williams
Settled in last group - made progress before 4 out but left behind 3 out - moved right and renewed effort before the last - into second on run-in - kept on and narrowly denied
Caoilin Quinn
Jamie Moore & Josh Moore
veered left over fences - settled in last group - moved up to 4th - short of room at 6th - progress to 2nd at the 12th - in contention 3 out - headed on the run-in and weakened late to finish 3rd
Lorcan Williams
Jeremy Scott
settled at back early - crept into contention approaching 4 out - drifted left after 3 out then dropped away before the last to finish 4th
Tom Hutsby (10)
Olly Murphy
sat close behind the leader early - veered right at the 6th - dropped to third at the 12th - left behind before 3 out - blundered 2 out - eased and pulled up before the last
Adam Wedge
Henrietta C Knight
Veered right at the fences - raced prominently just off the pace - pitched forward on touching down and unseated rider at the 4th
Non-runners: Diligent Militia, King Califet
Racecard
Ben Jones
Emma Lavelle 3/18
King Califet bounces in off a win last time out, and he has run over today's trip, so he looks a strong threat under 168 lb. The one concern is a long 239-day absence, which leaves fitness an open question.
- Sire
- Califet (FR)
- Dam
- Rosa Fleet (IRE) by Alflora
- Owner
- Syders Burkes
- Foaled
- 11 May 2019
- Stable
- Ogbourne Maizey, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 18 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 111
Tom Hutsby (10)
Olly Murphy 9/47
Runner-up in each of his last three starts, Dangerous Touch has been knocking on the door but remains winless in recent form, and a 223-day layoff raises fitness questions. He has run on today's going and carries 163 lb off 109, with our rating of 110 ranking him fifth of eight.
- Sire
- Vendangeur (IRE)
- Dam
- A Touch Of Sparkle (IRE) by Golan
- Owner
- Matt Fitzgerald And The Songsters
- Foaled
- 25 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Wilmcote, Warks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 9 wins from 47 runs (19%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 110
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Lorcan Williams
Jeremy Scott 1/9
Joe Cotton showed solid form earlier in his recent run, with a second three starts back and a third four and five starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The big risk is fitness, as he was pulled up last time out and returns after 273 days off.
- Sire
- Mount Nelson (GB)
- Dam
- Miss Compliance (IRE) by Broken Hearted
- Owner
- P Moore
- Foaled
- 8 Jun 2018
- Stable
- Brompton Regis, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 9 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 112
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Bryan Carver
Dean Summersby 0/2
Jet Smart has been a consistent sort, finishing second last time out and filling the places in all five recent starts, though he is yet to win. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 116 makes him the one to beat, with 162 lb the only reservation.
- Sire
- Jet Away (GB)
- Dam
- Cherry Island (IRE) by Exit To Nowhere
- Owner
- The Smart Partnership
- Foaled
- 27 Apr 2018
- Stable
- St. Giles-on-the-Heath, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 116
Jack Stenhouse (7)
Chester Williams 0/4
Loki's Mischief won two of his last five, taking victories three and four starts back, and fourth last time out after just 16 days suggests he's fit. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 111 backs him as a threat, though 161 lb is a stiff burden.
- Sire
- No Risk At All (FR)
- Dam
- Goddess Freja (FR) by Kapgarde
- Owner
- Ron Watts
- Foaled
- 6 Jun 2020
- Stable
- George Nympton, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 111
Rex Dingle
Tim Vaughan 0/8
Diligent Militia is hard to fancy: pulled up last time out and has been off 194 days since, and winless in his last five, with a pulled up four starts back too. He has run on today's going and posted a fourth two starts back, but 158 lb is a burden.
- Sire
- No Risk At All (FR)
- Dam
- Tangaspeed (FR) by Vertical Speed
- Owner
- Paul Bowtell Jonathan Shinton
- Foaled
- 12 May 2019
- Stable
- Aberthin, Vale of Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 103
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Adam Wedge
Henrietta C Knight 1/7
Doctor Midas was third last time out and has finished in the first three in three of his last four starts, yet he is winless in that spell and returns after 262 days off. He has run over today's trip and going, but 157 lb is a hefty burden, and our rating of 109 ranks him sixth of eight.
- Sire
- Doctor Dino (FR)
- Dam
- Thea (GER) by Sholokhov
- Owner
- Carol Chris Jackson Henrietta Knight
- Foaled
- 19 May 2020
- Stable
- West Lockinge, Oxon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 109
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Caoilin Quinn
Jamie Moore & Josh Moore 5/25
Winless in his last five and absent 232 days, Le Galli Bier is hard to fancy, though a fifth last time out, a third two starts back and a pair of seconds earlier show he is no back number, and he has run on today's going. Carrying 156 lb off 102, he is ranked seventh of eight on our figures.
- Sire
- Clovis Du Berlais (FR)
- Dam
- La Loute (FR) by Saint Des Saints
- Owner
- Heart Of The South Racing 143
- Foaled
- 24 Apr 2021
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 25 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 105
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.