19:40 Windsor

Monday 17 July 2023

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BMSI-Making Buildings Smarter Handicap

Off time: 19:40 | Winning time: 1m 41.87s

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(14)

Mr Fustic³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Andi Brown| OR: 75| D

14/1

Two wins from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 9/2) 34 days ago. Up 5 lb for that and it remains to be seen if he will be able to continue the good work returned to turf.

Form: 174-511

(2)

Thapa VC^p,h,t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: David Egan| T: M G Rimell| OR: 75

16/1

Bit below form ninth of 15 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, firm, 13/2) 29 days ago. Hood/cheekpieces back on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 41-5169

(8)

Hiromichi³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Charles Bishop| T: J Channon| OR: 73| BF| D

10/1

Five wins from 17 Flat runs. 2 wins from 6 runs this year, the latest at Bath in May. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 5/1) 33 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 712180

(13)

Jade Country^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Cieren Fallon| T: J L Flint| OR: 70| BF| D

12/1

10/3, fifth of 7 in handicap at Newbury (7f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Needs to raise his game but there should be races to be won with him from this sort of mark. Yard also saddles Rival.

Form: 26-8945

(4)

Ardbraccan^t⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 70

14/1

12/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good to firm) 48 days ago. Not without each-way hope.

Form: 874-493

(10)

Rival^p⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Shepherd| T: J L Flint| OR: 68| D

22/1

Below form fifth of 12 in handicap (8/1) at Newbury (8f, good to firm) 59 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 146-335

(11)

Raqraaq^p1¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: P R Chamings| OR: 67

9/1

Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap (15/2) at Newmarket (8f, good) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and could have a part to play if the new headgear has the desired effect.

Form: 26-4326

(3)

Valkyrian³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Saffie Osborne| T: J A Osborne| OR: 75| CD

11/1

C&D winner in May. 4/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, good to firm) 37 days ago. Little margin for error off present mark.

Form: 5-63316

(12)

My Mate Ted^p⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: R A Teal| OR: 67| BF| D

8/1

Bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap (10/3) at Kempton (7f) 40 days ago. Couldn't rule out having slipped to an attractive mark.

Form: 20-8867

(6)

King Of War^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Aidan Keeley⁽³⁾| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 66

25/1

Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good, 22/1) 20 days ago. Likely to find a few too good.

Form: 7-08274

(7)

Dream Of Mischief²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jim Crowley| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 73| BF

11/2

Ninth of 10 in handicap (9/4) at Newbury (7f, good to firm) 20 days ago, finding little. Good second at Goodwood on penultimate start and claims if able to reproduce that form here.

Form: 418-729

(5)

Ascari⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: W Buick| T: H Morrison| OR: 72

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 4/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, good to firm) 48 days ago, lost all chance at start. Subsequently gelded and well worth another chance now upped in trip with William Buick aboard.

Form: 6-437

(9)

Mindset²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: M L W Bell| OR: 72

25/1

Last of 3 in handicap (9/4) at this course (10f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 713-983

(1)

My Ambition³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: D J Coakley| OR: 64| D

7/1

Two wins from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 4-runner handicap (2/1) at Bath (8f, firm) 30 days ago, readily. 4 lb rise fair enough and likely to make a bold bid to complete the hat-trick, albeit slow ground would be a worry.

Form: 684-011

Forecasts

Ascari (7/2), Dream Of Mischief (11/2), My Ambition (7/1), My Mate Ted (8/1), Raqraaq (9/1), Hiromichi (10/1), Valkyrian (11/1), Jade Country (12/1), Ardbraccan (14/1), Mr Fustic (14/1), Thapa VC (16/1), Rival (22/1), Mindset (25/1), King Of War (25/1)

This is likely to go the way of one of the 3-y-os, with ASCARI earning the vote. He blew the start when dropped to 6f at Lingfield last time, so that run can be overlooked, and Hughie Morrison's charge showed enough in maiden/novice company prior to that to suggest that he should be competitive off this sort of mark. The recent rain will help him, too, but it may not be ideal for the hat-trick seeking My Ambition, who otherwise holds strong claims. Dream of Mischief completes the shortlist.