15:55 Windsor

Monday 31 May 2021

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Fitzdares Says Farewell To Barney Curley Handicap

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 2m 6.42s

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Faisal²⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 95| D

6/4

Promising type. 1/4, won 13-runner minor event at Wolverhampton (9.5f) when last seen in September. Brings potential to the table for his top yard now handicapping and switched to turf.

Form: 11-

(6)

Fantasy Believer¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: C Hills| OR: 93

18/1

Latest win at Kempton in April. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Newbury (8f, soft, 14/1) 16 days ago. Back up in trip and, chances are, he'll again find a few too good.

Form: 155-129

(7)

Wait Forever^p³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: R Kingscote| T: M Botti| OR: 89

17/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 6/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable second of 5 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, firm) 37 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 2053-62

(4)

Luigi Vampa^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Watson| T: D Menuisier| OR: 89| C

11/1

Winner on return over 11.6f here in April. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap at York (11.8f, good, 25/1) 19 days ago. Bit to prove on the back of that low-key display.

Form: U475-10

(1)

Alfred Boucher⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: J Mitchell| T: H Candy| OR: 87

11/4

Creditable third of 10 in handicap at Epsom (10.1f, good, 11/2) 41 days ago, better placed than most. Should make his presence felt.

Form: 46423-3

(3)

Kryptos²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁵⁾| T: John Berry| OR: 86

14/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in November. Below form seventh of 14 in handicap (16/1) at Chester (10.3f, good to soft) 25 days ago, left poorly placed. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3135-57

(8)

High Commissioner¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: K T O'Neill| T: P & O Cole| OR: 82| D

10/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in March. Respectable third of 7 in handicap at Newmarket (12f, good, 9/1) 18 days ago. Likely to give another decent account of himself.

Form: 51-1953

(5)

Arctic Vega²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 81| BF

9/1

Latest win at Newcastle in January. Tenth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 5/2) 25 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 06-1050

(2)

Wolf Hunter²⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽³⁾| T: James Moon| OR: 75

100/1

Last of 8 in minor event at Chateaubriant (12.9f, good to soft, 42/1). Off 9 months. Back down in trip and it's best to look elsewhere.

Form: 142/098-

Forecasts

Faisal (6/4), Alfred Boucher (11/4), Wait Forever (17/2), Arctic Vega (9/1), High Commissioner (10/1), Luigi Vampa (11/1), Kryptos (14/1), Fantasy Believer (18/1), Wolf Hunter (100/1)

The eye is immediately drawn to the unexposed and unbeaten FAISAL, who looked good when winning his two starts on the all-weather last season. There's no reason to suspect that he won't prove equally effective on turf, if not better, and there should be more to come from him now that he ventures down the handicap route. Wait Forever and Alfred Boucher can fill the places.