MONDAY AUTUMN RACING AT ROYAL WINDSOR

Late autumn sun,eight races with good fields. The penultimate Monday racing for 2015, a meeting that was well worth it for those who watch and notes the younger, more inexperienced horses that try for a last gasp bid for the winners enclosure.

Fourteen runners for the first, a six furlong sprint for maiden two year olds. Dean Ivory sent to post 2/1 favourite Fighting Temeraire. Robert Winston on board this son of Invincible Spirit out of a Selkirk mare. He sent the colt for home to take his race a furlong out despite getting a bump for his troubles, he continued to hold on beating a Jeremy Noseda colt Cee Jay by three lengths.

Fighting Temeraire

This nice looking colt, already placed in a same distance contest at Newbury a month back, looks the type that will improve as a three year old, and with his experience earned as a maiden, maybe should be noted for the future.





Another two year old contest for the second race, this time a five furlong dash nursery, and gave veteran trainer John Bridger a winner with his grey filly Stormflower. Already a winner at Lingfield in August, and unable to show that sort form on her last three trips to a racetrack, this daughter Of Arcano  showed that with cut in the ground, the official going good to soft, she could produce the form again, much to the delight of the owners in the winners enclosure.

John Bridger

The filly held on well, and beat Addicted to Luck by a neck, giving the Liphook trainer another winner to an already successful season, and a good number of trips to the winners enclosure at the Royal Berkshire course.

Stormflower

Nineteen runners in total split the two divisions of The MPM Flooring LTD maiden stakes for three year olds over the Windsor mile. Clive Cox saddling the winner of division one of the contest with 2/1 favourite Weetles, the filly by High Chaparral out of an invincible Spirit mare last time out at Goodwood made the frame by finishing fourth. This time, beating comfortably China Girl by six lengths and off the mark of  9st was impressive on her first victory.

Weetles

Division two of the same race and distance, saw this time the boys hit the front. Luca Cumani's trained Optima Petamus or translated 'Let us see the best' hit the front beating the favourite Brutus into third. Jockey Jamie Spencer was pleased with his mount, stating that, though having to be encouraged this colt by Mastercraftsman out of a Desert prince mare took his race well and would maybe, be one to watch later on.

Optima Petamus

Mick Channon sent to post Deeds Not Words to post an 8/1 shot for the six furlongs Handicap stakes. the four year old off  9st, by Royal Applause was already a winner at Chepstow in August on good to firm ground, showing how versatile he his by beating Be Bold trained by Richard Hannon and ridden by the possible soon to crowned top apprentice Tom Marquand by a length.
Ridden by Charles Bishop the gelding despite hanging left as taking up his race, kept on gamely to take his spoils.

Deeds Not Words

Tom Marquand, with a good book of rides for the day was legged up in the next, on the 11/2 shot Crystal Malt. Trained by Richard Hannon and ridden by the apprentice in his final week of challenging for the top spot in the apprentice championship. Again beaten into second,he failed to pull away from his main rival Jack Garrity. 

Maquand on 52 winners his rival on 50 in the dying stages of the season.

Tom Marquand

It was another apprentice Rob Hornby who took the honours with 5/1 favourite Ghinia trained by Pam Sly, and another winner for the sire Masetrcraftsman. The four year old was ridden out in the final furlong and stayed on well, helped by the 5lbs claim from Hornby off a weight of 9st 6lbs.

 The filly already a winner in July at Leicester and second last time out at Haydock showed that she was back to her best form, and possible would need to be watched if produced for a quick turn around to claim a sharp double.

Ghinia

Roger Charlton and Jim Crowley took the penultimate race of the afternoon, a 1m 2 f  race for three year olds. Devonshire Place a three year old filly by Rip Van Winkle, went to post a 7/1 shot and stayed on well to beat Michael Bell's Berland who was giving the winner 10lbs but was beaten only half a length

Devonshire Place

The final race of the afternoon,saw trainer Pam Sly,owner David Bayliss and Jockey Rob Hornby notch a quick double.

All My Love

All My Love, yet to improve on her only win last season at Leicester beat 2/1 favourite Candella by a nose in a tight driving finish, despite being 1lbs in weight difference between them the daughter of Lord Shanakill, made her mark in the soft autumn ground to close out the days events.

Next week a double days racing at the Royal Berkshire course with the final Mondays racing and  a Tuesday card.

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