The last Sunday meeting at Windsor racecourse this summer, saw a Severn race card in glorious sunshine.
Billed as a family fun-day, the card offered mediocre racing to attract the converted and not so to the sport of kings.
From fun fairs to mascot racing, the well attended meet had it all. Close finishes and fancied runners winning. There was much to cheer about.
The last evening meeting ended with an amateur riders race, so it was only appropriate to open with the same. The Betfair novice flat amateur riders handicap stakes.
Some of the runners from the last amateur riders race went to post again, having had Severn days away. This included the winner last Monday Moojaned.
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| Moojaned |
This David Evans charge went off the 10/11 favorite,but this bay gelding 6 lbs worse off from his last victory found two of his competitors from last time just to good.
The Cornishcowboy ridden by Mr B. James and trained by John Ryan in Newmarket duly romped home by six lengths from Nebula Storm.
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| The Cornishcowboy |
The next two races belonged to the young horses. A six furlong maiden auction Stakes saw thirteen two year olds go to post, again the victor coming from the home of British flat racing Newmarket.
Mr Wizard by Major Cadeaux and costing 11'900 Gns as a yearling, making his debut at the races seeing off by two lengths his rival This is for you. Mr Wizard trained by Nick Littmoden and ridden by John Egan made good work of his price of 16/1.
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| Mr Wizard |
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| Lord Kelvin |
Another maiden, this time over the longer trip of 1 mile for the two year olds, saw the race go to Lambourn. Charles Hills whose stable is well in form at present sent Lord Kelvin to post after his debut at Sandown.
This Iffraaj colt out of a group three winning mare beat Dave Simcock trained King of Dreams who was 8/15 favorite by two lengths, making these two maiden races a bookies hooray for the afternoon.
The two main races of the afternoon were a six furlongs fillies handicap and a mile three year old handicap. Both races giving a £5'064 prize to the winner.
The fillies handicap going to Henry Candy trained Cape Xenia ridden by Dane O'Neil. Again beating the favorite in Mehronissa by 3/4 of a length, and backing up her Leicester win eighteen days ago.
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| Cape Xenia |
The mile three year old event again went to the local horses. Franco's Secret trained by Peter Hedger ridden by Charles Bishop, beat it's rivals in a photo finish. Willie Haggas trained favorite Wekeyll finishing disappointingly last of Severn, again making the bookies cry hallelujah on a Sunday as the 13/3 favorite went down.
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| Franco's Secret |
Again a beaten favorite, this three year old filly beat her rivals by three lengths to take home the spoils.
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| Seebeedee |
The last race of the afternoon was a 5 furlong dash. And this race did belong to the favorite. Marco Botti in Newmarket sent out Kassbaan with 3 lbs claimer Marc Monaghan on board to take the race by 3/4 of a length. This course and distance 11/4 winner made good work of his allowance and good form throughout the season.
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| Kassbaan |
Racing continues at the Berkshire summer venue in the shape of the usual Monday evening meet. And both this and today's images of the meet can be seen at.
