17:30 Windsor

Monday 10 April 2017

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Happy Retirement Joe Walsh Handicap

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 59.66s

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(12)

Hamidans Girl¹³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Connor Beasley| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 67

4/1

Looked a sharp sort early last season but failed to progress. Has claims on her first few runs but prudent to see if she has trained on during the winer.

Form: 3370-43

(11)

Stringybark Creek¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: G Lee| T: M R Channon| OR: 67

11/1

Beat the useful Tomily early last season but proved disappointing thereafter. Stables horses have looked in need of a run but his reappearance was still a poor effort.

Form: 80-7026

(2)

Dashing Poet^h¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Martin Lane| T: J Gask| OR: 66

9/2

Has defied the handicapper twice in the past few weeks and style of running makes it hard to evaluate how much she has had in hand. Remains relatively unexposed and arrives in better form than most.

Form: 281153

(10)

Who Told Jo Jo¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J Tuite| OR: 65

7/1

Made all to score at Ripon last season for Bill Turner. Has had some stiff tasks since but handicapper has set him a more reasonable mark here.

Form: 50-6371

(1)

Percy Toplis¹⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jacob Mitchell⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 65

66/1

Popped up to score in a minor race at Hamilton last summer and well beaten since. Best watched on first run following £6,000 purchase out of Kevin Ryan's yard.

Form: 0807-08

(14)

Miss Rosina¹³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jane Elliott⁽⁷⁾| T: G G Margarson| OR: 63

8/1

Winner at Wetherby last May on second start. Her form reciprocated that of her yard subsequently. That allows her to start the season on a mark that can be exploited when her yard get going.

Form: 32860-8

(6)

Prancelina³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR: 62

20/1

Narrow winner at Wolverhampton and down the field in two runs since. Regular rider on board and hard to see where the improvement may come from.

Form: 10-7633

(7)

Snoozy Sioux¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Noel Garbutt⁽³⁾| T: Martin Smith| OR: 62

16/1

Bounced out of the stalls to make all last time and spring a 33/1 shock when landing her first race. Has more to do here and has not always timed it so well at the start.

Form: 7940-61

(8)

Met By Moonlight³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: R J Hodges| OR: 62

14/1

Ran well when settling better at Lingfield but was keen again and bumped into early trouble last time. Should get plenty of cover here and can play a part in the finish.

Form: 57-2920

(5)

Tea El Tee^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: David Egan⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 53

10/1

Showed some improvement last time and stable have had some success of late. Not ruled out but others make more appeal.

Form: 486-375

(3)

Celerity^b⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: J F Egan| T: P D Evans| OR: 50

14/1

On a losing run of 14 races. Rarely far away at the finish but usually has a few in front of her.

Form: 645986

(13)

Beach Dancer³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Edward Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: W J Knight| OR: 50

8/1

Bought for €55,000 and has looked green in all starts so far. Stable in form and worth noting for a move in the market on handicap debut.

Form: 0-6738

(9)

Glam'selle^p¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: L Morris| T: R Harris| OR: 47

16/1

Form is only moderate and has to race from 6lb out of the handicap. Yard are just 3-72 here in recent seasons and hard to see her improving that record.

Form: 6-52640

Non-Runners

(4)

Zavikon⁴⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: R Hughes J: S W Kelly

Forecasts

Hamidans Girl (4/1), Dashing Poet (9/2), Zavikon (5/1), Who Told Jo Jo (7/1), Beach Dancer (8/1), Miss Rosina (8/1), Tea El Tee (10/1), Stringybark Creek (11/1), Met By Moonlight (14/1), Celerity (14/1), Snoozy Sioux (16/1), Glam'selle (16/1), Prancelina (20/1), Percy Toplis (66/1)

In a race where the majority are exposed as moderate it may pay to focus on the two handicap debutantes ZAVIKON and Beach Dancer. Both are expensive purchases who are potentially a lot better than we have seen so far. The former has already shown enough to suggest he is capable of winning this from today's mark. Beach Dancer has looked backward so far. The market is often an indicator with similar types from this yard when a big run is anticipated. Dashing Poet and Who Told Jo Jo look the pick of the more experienced performers. The former has just a 4lb rise for her latest success and remains competitive if running to current levels on turf.