Monday’s best bets
Tony Carroll, whose stable saddled two winners at Brighton on Sunday, is back at the Sussex track on Monday looking for more.
Windsorlot (5.05 Brighton) is an outsider with each-way prospects in the amateur riders’ race. The five-year-old won on fast ground at Newbury in June, over 10 furlongs and from just 3lb lower in the handicap. He is again partnered by Sarah Bowen, a stable lass at Carroll’s Worcestershire base – and a distant relative of the Peter Bowen jumping dynasty in Pembrokeshire.
“The fast ground at Brighton won’t worry Windsorlot at all. He’s in good shape at home and has solid course form,” Carroll said.
The trainer said he was “itching” to run River Rule (4.00 Brighton) at the track but feared Monday’s going would be too firm for the grey, and said the horse may be withdrawn. It could be worth keeping an eye on River Rule in the right conditions this autumn – this filly is a daughter of Ocean Countess, a five-times Brighton winner for Carroll.
Gleeful (6.20 Newcastle) will surely benefit from the experience of her third placing on her debut at Kempton four weeks ago. Andrea Atzeni’s mount should be too good for Monday’s rivals.
Earlier on the card, Atzeni can strike on Blue Reflection (5.20 Newcastle). This filly will be saddled by the James Fanshawe yard whose runners have been in flying form of late.
The Clive Cox-trained Cuban Heel (4.15 Ffos Las) has the appearance of a ready-made winner following his narrow defeat at Epsom seven days ago. However, that is not the first time this grey has finished with a flourish to claim a runner-up spot, and he must be only a tentative selection at the seemingly tight odds available on Monday morning.
Brighton
2.00 Riverwing 2.30 Mawahib 3.00 Harlequin Rose 3.30 Hameem 4.00 River Rule 4.30 War Of Succession 5.05 Windsorlot
Ffos Las
2.15 Awesome Allan 2.45 Royal Dynasty 3.15 Lamb Chop 3.45 Wufud 4.15 Cuban Heel 4.45 Star Gypsy 5.15 Banksy’s Art
Windsor
3.55 Parnassian 4.25 Ragstone Cowboy 4.55 Dirty Rascal 5.30 Rollicking 6.00 Iconic Knight 6.30 Dagian 7.00 Prabeni 7.30 Mythological
Newcastle
5.20 Blue Reflection (nb) 5.50 Recordman 6.20 Gleeful (nap) 6.50 Hard Taskmaster 7.20 Little Jo 7.50 Kynance 8.20 Brendan
