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Preview -
09 June 2008
7.30 SEI Investment Handicap –
Class 4 Good Ground 10F
Horses to consider
Aegean Prince – Richard Hannon has started this season in his
usual style and his horses are best to follow up to Royal Ascot as
his 2yo generally know their jobs first time out, his older
handicappers have been seen to good effect also around this level
and even though he isn’t renowned for landing the big handicaps he
has a solid chance in winning this smaller race at Royal Windsor.
The run recorded at this track to a unexposed type just over 30 days
ago gives him a live chance in this class 4 handicap and that effort
that day has him right in the mix in a handicap that isn’t the
strongest in proven depth but has a mark of a improvers handicap.
Already has shown form at a high level with a good place effort on
handicap debut as a 3yo to Desert Dew over a mile, which could be
his most ideal trip. However he has shown form over this far and
Richard Hughes is back on top for this race tonight, which is an
added bonus. The lack of pace in the race may well help this horse
that has tactical speed.
Roodolph – Won two runs back and
seemed to travel strongly last time before running around a bit and
staying on all to late to land a decent little handicap. Still quite
unexposed and is among five potential improvers in this field of
seven runners. Looking at his scope and the way he ran last time he
should come on again for that run and should be one to be very much
involved in the finish with in this handicap. The slow pace may mean
he has to take closer order as to my eye he hit a bit of a flat spot
at Beverley Last time and with another small field and a less likely
hood of a strong gallop on a easier track could well mean this horse
gets tapped for a turn of foot in the finish, even though when he
did respond for pressure he did finish off quite well.
Valrhona – Will no doubt be a short
price with Frankie Dettori up top for a horse that is taking a drop
in class after running with credit in a bunch finish in a fillies
handicap at Ascot last time, however she does have a strong chance
on the form book with improvement still likely and the weakness of
this class 4 handicap in which she could well prove to be better
then in the near future. You pay your price for a short priced fav
in a handicap and with the Doncaster run over 10 furlongs maybe a
stronger piece of form then the class 2 run against same sex group
in which the runners were not covered by to much distance. She seems
to handle most types of ground but she does need to improve having
to carry the best part of 2 stone more then she did in that Ascot
race which she had a feather weight on her back and maybe a little
flattered by the proximity of the finishing positions as the top
weight came out on top.
Krugerrand – The most exposed runner
in the handicap has the best form in the last 2 months of all the
runners even though he is not showing it at present with some
average looking runs, he is very exposed and has seen better days
but he may have dropped to a nice winner able handicap mark here
today. Now 15lbs lower then when winning off a mark of 85 he gets
weight all-round here. He is a hold up performer and needs a strong
pace to work off here today, he isn’t likely to get the end to end
gallop that he requires in this handicap and with the ground drying
he may just find when they kick for home his old legs don’t carry
him there quick enough.
Verdict – The
favourite could well take this but she has got a much harder task
then it seems with the weight and against the colts maybe making her
vulnerable as her form isn’t a distance apart from these and maybe
the proven AEGEAN PRINCE who ran a good race here just over 30 days
ago could well be the horse to back at a decent enough price for his
chances. Krugerrand will likely struggle to make up ground from off
the pace to win this, while RooDolph needs a extra furlong or a much
harder gallop to be winning this. The Jockey however may take up the
running to land this race with very little pace assured from
fantastic Morning.
Selection – 3 pts
win Aegean Price @ 6-1 (7.2 BF)
Best of luck all
Well Chief
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