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| Indian Affair and Ciaran McKee |
Six more races at Windsor, after Severn the day before, showed that the Berkshire racecourse is a serious contender at giving the racing enthusiast what they want.
The evening kicked off with a six furlong apprentice handicap. Ten claimers took their steeds to post, 2/1 favorite Silvia Dancer trained by Chris Wall and ridden by 5 lbs claimer Samuel Clarke, was narrowly beaten a short head by top weight Indian Affair Trained across the River Severn by Milton Bradley and ridden by another 5 lbs claimer Ciaran McKee.
McKee riding his 5 lbs weight allowance well, got this five year old by Sleeping Indian, who idled once getting to the front up on line making good his fourth place effort nearer to home in Chepstow eight days ago.
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| Indian Affair, Silvala Dance |
Jockey George Baker, who had spent the afternoon on the golf course. Made good his evenings work by getting on board Roger Charlton trained Projection and beating even money favorite Noble peace by three lengths.
This lightly raced two year old bay colt by Acclamation ran over the same six furlongs at the back end of June. Finishing eighth of an eleven runner field, but made good his experience by taking home £2279 in this six furlong maiden, making the syndicate from the Royal Ascot Racing Club happy to be at their next door neighbors meeting.
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| George Baker |
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| Projection |
Another maiden race and another narrowly beaten favorite by a lightly raced three year old. Outrage ridden by Luke Morris and trained in Lambourn by Daniel Kubler, got up to beat 13/8 Fav Regal Miss by a short head, in this four runner, five furlong dash.
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| Outrage,Regal Miss |
Richard Hannon, who has been slightly quite at Windsor since Richard Hughes hung up his boots, placed two runners in this five runner nursery handicap. Possible new stable jockey Pat Dobbs took the ride on this improving two year old colt Dubai's Secret, and duly beat 15/8 favorite New Caledonia by again a short margin, making good his earlier victory at Chepstow at the beginning of July, and then not being disgraced in a nursery event at Glorious Goodwood.
The main race of the evening was the £5'824 Unibet offer Daily trainer/Jockey specials handicap Stakes, over one mile two furlongs.
This three year old event saw six go to post. But it was bottom weight Bishop's Leap who took the spoils for the Ambassador of Windsor racecourse, trainer Andrew Balding. Ridden by David Probert this chestnut gelding by Major Gadeaux out of a Fairy King mare, again beat the favorite Jeremy Noseda trained Smartie Artie, three and a half lengths in third spot. And made good his Newbury victory eighteen days previous.
The last race of the evening a handicap over the Windsor mile, finally saw the favorite take the race.
9/4 shot Fleckerl, trained in Lambourn by William Muir, and a comfortable winner of a six runner handicap at Lingfield nine days earlier, got up to beat bottom weight Devious Spirit by a neck, despite carrying top weight of 10 st.
The trainer got his own back on the handicapper though,by employing the services of Severn pound claimer Rowan Scott who rode this Danehill Dance five year old for a second time, and obviously has struck a cord with the gelding by guiding him home for his only two wins.
Images from the evenings racing can be seen
And next the jumps game with regular reports from Fontwell Park
