15:10
Cutler And Gross Handicap Hurdle Race
Class 3, 2m, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-125, £13,202, 10 runners
Winning time 3m 45.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Secret Squirrel looks the pick of this Windsor contest, with our rating of 132 putting him a full 10 lb clear of Into The Park on 122, which is a decent margin over this two miles on good ground. Into The Park is the chief danger, while Misterdoc (120) and Fasol (119) are bunched just behind and could take a hand if the gap narrows, though that is a brief caveat on a race that looks tight below the top. Secret Squirrel has the class edge to prevail, and he is our selection.
Result
Freddie Gingell
Paul Nicholls
in touch behind the front group - moved into second before 3 out and loomed up 2 out - soon in front - strongly harried on the run-in - held on narrowly to win
Adam Wedge
Emma Lavelle
settled in last group - moved up smoothly before 3 out - upsides 2 out - in the mix on the run-in and kept on well - beaten a head at the line
Freddie Mitchell (3)
Jamie Moore & Josh Moore
restrained at rear but close up - short of space after 3 out - soon steered left - stayed on after the last - snatched third near finish
Benjamin Macey (5)
Seamus Mullins
made all the running - challenged 2 out then soon overtaken - dropped to fourth late on with nothing left
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton
settled in last group early - urged before 3 out - made ground 2 out - fifth at the last - no threat late
Roisin Leech (7)
Sophie Leech
In the pack early - moved up to 4th - dropped back before 3 out and never a threat - stayed on late for 6th
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Settled at the back early - crept into the race 3 out - made no dent from 2 out and finished 7th
Tom Cannon
Hughie Morrison
waited with in rear within range - left behind after 3 out - no impact from 2 out
Callum Pritchard
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Jumping a little untidily - raced prominent until before 3 out - nothing more to offer from there - finished 9th
Jack Tudor
Faye Bramley
awkward in transition at times - stayed well back throughout - finished 10th
Non-runners: Into The Park
Racecard
Adam Wedge
Emma Lavelle 3/18
Watamu arrives in cracking form, a winner last time out and two starts back, with three wins in her last five, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 169 lb off a mark of 126 is a stiff ask, though, and our rating of 118 puts her only fifth of eleven.
- Sire
- Crystal Ocean (GB)
- Dam
- Woolstone One (GB) by Authorized
- Owner
- Paul G Jacobs
- Foaled
- 13 May 2021
- Stable
- Ogbourne Maizey, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 18 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 118
Tom Cannon
Hughie Morrison 0/6
Secret Squirrel is fit and fresh enough after ten days off, a fifth last time out following a third three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 132 puts him top of the 11, though he is yet to win in recent starts and carries 169 lb.
- Sire
- Stimulation (IRE)
- Dam
- Trigger Point (GB) by Double Trigger
- Owner
- Mrs M D W Morrison
- Foaled
- 2 May 2019
- Stable
- East Ilsley, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 132
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton 20/99
Misterdoc heads in bang in form, a second last time out after back-to-back wins two and three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before. The risk is 168 lb on a mark of 125, which leaves him plenty to carry.
- Sire
- Goliath Du Berlais (FR)
- Dam
- Eliane (GB) by Martaline
- Owner
- Des Grech
- Foaled
- 29 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 20 wins from 99 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 120
Freddie Gingell
Paul Nicholls 5/32
Fasol arrives fit after 14 days off, with a fourth last time out and a pair of thirds in his last five, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 161 lb is the main risk, as he's yet to win in that spell.
- Sire
- Galileo (IRE)
- Dam
- Silasol (IRE) by Monsun
- Owner
- P J Vogt And Bryan Drew
- Foaled
- 1 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Ditcheat, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 32 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 64%
- Ratings
- Perf 119
Benjamin Macey (5)
Seamus Mullins 3/15
Kapitein Kool arrives in solid shape, a third last time out and another third two starts back after 22 days off, and he has run over today's trip and going before. A win five starts back is his only success in his last five, and 160 lb is a stiff burden for a midfield-ranked type.
- Sire
- Shirocco (GER)
- Dam
- Palm Meadow (IRE) by Dubai Destination
- Owner
- Willem Van Der Horst
- Foaled
- 18 Mar 2021
- Stable
- USA
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 15 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 117
Callum Pritchard
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 0/17
Anniversary arrives in good heart with a second last time out and a win two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. A 26-day break is fine, but 157 lb is a hefty burden and our rating of 112 ranks him only seventh of eleven.
- Sire
- Sea The Moon (GER)
- Dam
- Lixirova (FR) by Slickly
- Owner
- The Brushmakers
- Foaled
- 17 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Bilbrook, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 17 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 61%
- Ratings
- Perf 112
Sean Clarke (7)
Max Comley 3/13
Our rating has him ranked second of 11, and he has run over today's trip and on the going, with a fourth two starts back and a third five starts back the best of his recent efforts. The risk is a pulled-up last time out, and he carries 155 lb after 35 days off.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- La Sarrazine (FR) by Medicean
- Owner
- S W Racing
- Foaled
- 8 May 2019
- Stable
- Warminster, Wiltshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 13 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 122
Jack Tudor
Faye Bramley 0/18
Tunisya is hard to fancy after a seventh last time out and an unplaced run before that, with her win now four starts back, though she has run over today's trip and returns after 21 days. Carrying 151 lb off 108, she is ranked ninth of 11 on our figures.
- Sire
- Tunis (POL)
- Dam
- Nadir Has (FR) by Martaline
- Owner
- John P Mcmanus
- Foaled
- 6 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 18 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 104
Freddie Mitchell (3)
Jamie Moore & Josh Moore 5/26
Zarakerjack won last time out and has run over today's trip and going, but a pulled up two starts back and a quick 9-day turnaround raise questions, while 145 lb is a hefty burden. Rated 101 by us, he ranks tenth of eleven, so he is hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Zarak (FR)
- Dam
- Villanelle (FR) by Kingman
- Owner
- The Fat Jockey Partnership
- Foaled
- 20 May 2022
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 26 runs (19%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 101
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling 5/26
Ranked last of 11 on our figures, Moves Like Mason is hard to fancy, as he is winless in his last four and posted a seventh twice before a fourth, though a second last time out, 15 days ago, shows he is in better heart. He has run over today's trip and going, but 144 lb is a big burden.
- Sire
- Sandmason (GB)
- Dam
- Blackbushe Island (IRE) by Heron Island
- Owner
- The Jp Girls
- Foaled
- 24 May 2020
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 26 runs (19%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 99
Roisin Leech (7)
Sophie Leech 0/2
Fifth last time out and a second three starts back show Demoiselle Kap can get involved, and she has run over today's trip and going, but she is yet to win in her last five starts and returns after 144 days off. Carrying 143 lb off 100, she looks a midfield type, with our rating of 111 only eighth of eleven.
- Sire
- Kapgarde (FR)
- Dam
- Dabaratsa (FR) by Astarabad
- Owner
- G Thompson
- Foaled
- 26 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Elton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 111
- Wind surgery
- w 1
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.