18:30 Windsor

Monday 7 June 2021

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Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap

Off time: 18:32 | Winning time: 58.48s

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(5)

Yimou²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: George Downing| T: D K Ivory| OR: 85| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 7/2, creditable 1¼ lengths third of 7 to Benefit Street in handicap at Newmarket (5f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Should make his presence felt.

Form: 33638-3

(6)

A Sure Welcome^p⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Tate| T: J L Spearing| OR: 84| D

2/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in May. 7/1, good second of 9 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 7 days ago. Enters calculations off the same mark.

Form: 231-412

(9)

Thegreatestshowman¹³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 82| D

12/1

Latest win at Southwell in January. Creditable second of 5 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 7/2). Off 130 days and claims if able to perform to a similar level back on turf.

Form: 22-1332

(4)

Diligent Lady⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M J Attwater| OR: 81| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Lingfield in February. Fifth of 7 in handicap at Bath (5f, good, 5/1) 62 days ago. Just 1 lb above last winning mark and has performed well on both previous visits here.

Form: 37-1855

(1)

Free Love¹⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 81| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. 17/2, ninth of 14 in handicap at Southwell (5f). Off 178 days and she'll probably find one or two too good.

Form: 277229-

(2)

Benefit Street^v¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Ray Dawson⁽³⁾| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 78| D

5/1

Latest win at Newmarket in May. Creditable third of 6 in handicap at Newmarket (5f, soft, 10/3) 16 days ago, not knocked about. Back down 2 lb and he needs considering.

Form: 5-52013

(3)

Centurion Song^b¹³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: George Buckell⁽³⁾| T: B J Meehan| OR: 75| BF| D

12/1

Winner at Southwell (5f) in December. Creditable second of 8 in handicap over the same C&D (7/4) next time. Off 139 days and needs a career-best returned to turf.

Form: 43761-2

(7)

Shamshon¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 8-7| J: Lorenzo Atzori⁽⁷⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 71| D

25/1

Won 8-runner handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW, 5/1) 13 days ago. 3 lb rise fair and though not getting any younger, he's proving consistent and should be on the premises.

Form: 223231

Non-Runners

(8)

Spoof⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: C Hills J: K Shoemark

Forecasts

A Sure Welcome (2/1), Yimou (7/2), Benefit Street (5/1), Spoof (6/1), Free Love (15/2), Diligent Lady (8/1), Thegreatestshowman (12/1), Centurion Song (12/1), Shamshon (25/1)

The vote in this competitive contest goes to DILIGENT LADY, who hasn't fired on all cylinders in 3 starts since scoring on the all-weather in February, but has edged back down the weights and has posted her best turf efforts over this C&D. A Sure Welcome is nothing if not consistent and is feared on the back of a solid effort here last week, while Spoof and Benefit Street also merit respect.