We have a busy day’s racing on Monday with Flat action from Brighton and Windsor, live on Sky Sports Racing…
7.17 Windsor – Mesaafi and Glamorous Breeze headline sprint contest
A field of nine will go to post in the Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap over five furlongs at Windsor.
Ross Burdon’s five-year-old Mesaafi will look to record back-to-back course-and-distance wins having capitalised on having dropped to a pound below his previous winning mark. He steps up in class but still looks feasibly treated and could trouble the judge.
Glamorous Breeze recorded three wins last year and returned to action with an encouraging third-place finish at Goodwood last month. The winner that day is a Group Three winner and similar form from the eight-year-old here should see her go close.
Bassenthwaite, for Clive Cox, finished last year with a second career win at Wolverhampton when comfortably justifying favouritism. He returned this year in an All-Weather Finals Day trial at Newcastle when finishing down the field but returns to calmer waters.
Dream Composer for Tony Carroll and Robert Cowell’s Rhythm N Hooves are others to note.
7.50 Windsor – Unexposed three-year-olds clash in competitive handicap
The Carrington Wealth Management Handicap looks a trappy three-year-old contest where Edwin Hubble is most intriguing stepping up in trip.
Edwin Hubble was progressive at two with form around some very good three-year-olds including London Gold Cup winner Lost Boys and Feilden second Poseidon’s Warrior. He was given an easy time of things on reappearance as he stayed on from the back and the extra one-and-a-half furlongs bodes well since he is out of a mare whose progeny tend to improve with time and distance.
Guitar Solo ran well in a hot Newbury maiden before disappointing last time, yet is up markedly in trip, as Rumbustious and Astrological also hold claims.
8.40 Brighton – Dion Baker bids to land a hat-trick
Dion Baker bids to land a hat-trick in the fairplaybet.co.uk Bet £20 Get £20 Free Bets Handicap but faces stiff competition from Aim For The Bull, Havana Mojito, and Prefer The Sister.
Dion Baker has bounced back to form this season from a massively reduced handicap mark, winning with a fair bit to spare on his last two outings, including one over course and distance.
Aim For The Bull has progressed nicely this year, culminating in a nice win over course and distance, although the drop in trip could be an inconvenience.
Havana Mojito is back 2lb below his last winning mark at Brighton and nearly got the better of Aim For The Bull last time. Unlike the latter, the drop in trip should suit more.
Prefer The Sister holds decent claims on a reduced mark after an encouraging start for new stable.
Best of the rest
6.15 Windsor – Half-brother to Brussels, Public Affection, debuts in newcomers’ maiden for Valmont.
6.35 Brighton – Amo saddle two expensive purchases.
7.00 Lyon Parilly – Listed Grand Prix de Lyon – Espoir Avenir faces five rivals in Listed contest.
8.10 Brighton – Course-and-distance winners King Of War and Tea Sea pursue another Brighton win.
8.20 Windsor – Chasing Gold and Dreambird Dolly seek successive wins.
