Five winners from the bumper seven race card at Windsor over 5-1 in price, the other two were fair favorite or joint favorite prices.....Not a evening for the bookies.
The card started with an apprentice race over a sharp 6 furlongs, so trainers looking to give the young riders experience and take a few pounds off their horses backs.
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| Silvala Dance beats Chevise |
Chris wall from Newmarket did exactly that, giving the leg up to Samuel Clarke who took the Severn pounds off Silvala Dance to beat Chevise by half a length.
Local to the course trainers Charles Hills and Paul Cole took the one,two in the six furlong maiden two year old race. Imperious One ridden by James McDonald seeing off three pound claimer Cam Hardie on Honiara by a length at the price of 10-1.
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| Imperious One |
The third race of the evening saw a guest appearance from top National Hunt Trainer David Pipe who bought his three year old chestnut gelding Beijing Star for the 1m 2 f claiming Stakes. Ridden by another claimer in form for the evening Mikey Ennis, who took 5 pounds off the top weight 7-2 favorite, and duly beat the handicapper. Taking the race by a length from first to third, beating Just Because and Helmsman.
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| Beijing Star beats Helmsman and Just Because |
The best priced winner of the evening was 16-1 shot Nocturn ridden by Royston Ffrench trained by Ronald Harris who took the trip down the M4 and beat the 3-1 favorite Lady Kyllar in the 5f dash.
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| Nocturn |
Richard Hannons horse Divine Law came back to Windsor after finishing second in June from the back of a hat-trick of wins at Windsor this season. Sent off second favorite to Godolphins Pathway to Honour, both horses were well beaten by 8-1 shot Gary Moore trained top weight, Lady Marl ridden by George Baker over the Windsor mile.
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| Richard Hughes on the way to ride Divine Law |
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| Lady Marl beats Highland Duke,Purple Rock and pathway to Honour |
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| Divine law finishes unplaced |
The best debutante of the evening went to the three year old Sealife. by racehorse legend Sea the Stars out of a Diktat mare this well bred, well built bay filly idled a bit in the pack but when asked to come out and race drew out sharply and bumped third place horse Lemoncetta. Jockey Pat Cosgrave reported this was just the horse being green and should come on from the run. But certainly one to watch as she seems a very nice stamp of a horse.
All in all, a good evening for the well attended crowd, but maybe not if your a bookmaker.
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