05 Jun 2023 19:15 Windsor
Winner: £18,400 (Penalty: £9,631); Distance: 6f 12y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Firm.
Fitzdares Sprint Series Qualifier Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9(11) |   | - | Tough Enough (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 231- / 5 | Flat (205) | Rossa Ryan | J Tate Mr Antony Brittain | 13/2 | |
| steadied and switched right start, held up off the pace towards rear, headway when not clear run and strong run between horses inside final furlong, led towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(5) |   | ½ L | Rocking Ends (GB) (gelding, grey, 9 3) | 21-2326 / 5 | Flat (30) | William Carson | B R Johnson Mr Colin Westley | 25/1 | |
| quickly away, led on rail, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(10) |   | 1½ L | Eminency (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 3) | 2153-43 / 5 | Flat (16) | K Shoemark | C G Cox Mrs J Morley | 9/4 | |
| chased leaders out wide, went 2nd halfway, hung left over 1f out, lost 2d 1f out, plugged on and just held on for 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8(9) |   | NS | Buccabay (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 81-36 / 5 | Flat (30) | Charles Bishop | Eve Johnson Houghton Raceshare - Buccabay | 16/1 | |
| mid-division out wide, headway out wide chasing leaders 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10(3) |   | SHD | Spartan Arrow (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 52-10 / 5 | Flat (17) | W Buick | S & E Crisford Hambleton Racing… | 9/2 | |
| pulled hard and raced awkwardly, soon steadied mid-division, troubled passage from 2f out, soon switched left, carried head high and kept on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11(8) |   | HD | Knebworth (GB) (colt, bay, 8 7) | 08-4976 / 5 | Flat (16) | George Rooke | R Hughes Blake, Dellar,… | 25/1 | |
| off the pace in rear, good late headway out wide, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(4) |   | ½ L | Batal Dubai (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 1317- / 5 | Flat (226) | James Doyle | H & R Charlton Brownsbarn & Maxwell… | 9/1 | |
| raced keenly in mid-division, ridden out wide over 1f out, no headway | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4(2) |   | 1 L | Squealer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 6116-00 / 5 | Flat (9) | Rowan Scott | N Tinkler Martin Webb Racing | 25/1 | |
| slowly into stride, soon recovered chasing leaders on rail, went 2nd ridden and went 2nd 1f out until inside final furlong, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(1) |   | 1½ L | Aunt Violet (USA) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 32015- / 3 | Flat (220) | Saffie Osborne | E Walker Mpvl Racing | 18/1 | |
| raced keenly in rear, never involved | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2(7) |   | 1¾ L | Bresson (GB) (colt, bay, 9 8) | 23125-5 / 3 | Flat (9) | R Havlin | J & T Gosden Juddmonte | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders out wide, pushed along and weakened quickly over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1(6) |   | 1¼ L | Wiltshire (GB) (colt, bay, 9 9) | 91-55 / 5 | Flat (31) | Tom Marquand | M Meade The Marathon Partnership | 10/1 | |
| chased leader until pushed along halfway, chased leaders, weakened quickly inside final 2f | ||||||||||
