19:00 Windsor

Saturday 24 May 2025

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Sri Lanka The Wonder Of Asia Handicap

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 1m 12.77s

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(6)

Pont Neuf^p1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Georgia Dobie| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 75

28/1

5/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Doncaster (5f, good) 29 days ago. Back up in trip and cheekpieces on 1st time. Others make more appeal from a win point of view.

Form: 0555-57

(7)

Far Above The Law³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Christian Howarth⁽³⁾| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 75| D

12/1

Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Ripon (6f, good to firm, 15/2) 37 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 31333-5

(9)

Kinswoman²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Burns⁽³⁾| T: W J Haggas| OR: 73

2/1

Third of 12 in maiden (9/2) at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) 28 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Likely improver for top yard now handicapping.

Form: 433

(1)

Toy Soldier^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Liam Wright⁽⁵⁾| T: George Scott| OR: 73

14/1

10/1, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, good to firm) 14 days ago and a similar scenario is likely here.

Form: 126-676

(2)

Fleetwater¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Millie Wonnacott⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Moore| OR: 73| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 11/2, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good) 19 days ago. Very much a player off the same mark.

Form: 6532-24

(5)

Massimo Blue⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Tyler Heard| T: P S McEntee| OR: 70| D

28/1

Lightly-raced winner. Successful at Kempton in February. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap (12/1) at Southwell (6.1f) 84 days ago. Will need to raise his game a touch now switched to turf.

Form: 5-3415

(3)

Dream Out Loud³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Edward Greatrex| T: A M Balding| OR: 70| D

7/2

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (13/2) at Kempton (6f) 39 days ago by 1½ lengths from Fleetwater. 6 lb rise fair enough and big chance if able to build on that now switched to turf.

Form: 2241

(8)

Valsharah²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: N Callan| T: C Hills| OR: 67| BF

4/1

10/3, creditable third of 15 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 26 days ago. Still a maiden following 10 attempts but the ability is clearly there and he should make his presence felt.

Form: 544-333

(4)

Claim That Smile^t1¹¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Jack Doughty⁽³⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 60

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 10 in maiden at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 14/1). Off 112 days. Tongue strap on 1st time for this handicap debut and significant step forward needed.

Form: 6-40

Forecasts

Kinswoman (2/1), Dream Out Loud (7/2), Valsharah (4/1), Fleetwater (5/1), Far Above The Law (12/1), Toy Soldier (14/1), Massimo Blue (28/1), Pont Neuf (28/1), Claim That Smile (33/1)

Though notably weak in the market ahead of his Kempton handicap debut, DREAM OUT LOUD looked good in the race itself, beating the re-opposing Fleetwater and seven others in decisive fashion. There's no real reason to think he won't prove equally effective on turf and, if that proves to be the case, he will take plenty of stopping. Kinswoman could be about to take a step forward herself now pitched into a handicap for the first time and she is feared most ahead of Valsharah.