16:10 Windsor

Sunday 2 July 2023

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Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 2m 29.37s

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(4)

Noble Anthem^b1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 82

16/1

33/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at York (11.8f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 4180-60

(2)

In The Breeze³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: W Buick| T: M Appleby| OR: 77

5/2

Improved on recent efforts to win 7-runner handicap at Haydock (11.8f, good to firm, 9/2) 36 days ago, overcoming pace bias. Can go well again.

Form: 57-6531

(6)

True Courage²⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Hogan| T: M L W Bell| OR: 77

9/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap (18/1) at Kempton (11f), doing too much too soon. Off 8 months. Will probably need this reappearance.

Form: 241189-

(1)

Rogue Rocket^v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: David Egan| T: Tom Clover| OR: 77

12/1

15/2 and visored for 1st time, second of 3 in handicap at Salisbury (9.9f, good to firm) 14 days ago, no match for winner. On a handy mark if he can build on that.

Form: 4460-72

(3)

Mr Freedom^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: T E Whelan| T: Miss S West| OR: 73| CD

9/4

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (6/5) at this C&D (good to soft) 20 days ago, pushed out. Big shout again.

Form: 804-111

(7)

Dark Island¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: J Mitchell| T: H Main| OR: 72| BF| D

9/2

Creditable third of 12 in handicap at Newbury (10f, firm, 9/2) 17 days ago. Respected.

Form: 1905-53

(5)

My Chiquita^h¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 69

7/1

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Career best when winning 3-runner handicap (7/4) at Leicester (11.8f, good to firm) 15 days ago, well on top finish. Solid claims in the hat-trick bid.

Form: 86-6511

Forecasts

Mr Freedom (9/4), In The Breeze (5/2), Dark Island (9/2), My Chiquita (7/1), True Courage (9/1), Rogue Rocket (12/1), Noble Anthem (16/1)

This is a strong race for the grade but MR FREEDOM has looked well ahead of the handicapper since returning to the Flat and he's fancied to go in again at the likely expense of the hat-trick seeking My Chiquita. In The Breeze, who overcame a pace bias to defy a reduced mark at Haydock last time, is another to consider.