It’s all about Windsor and Bangor today, with all races live on Sky Sports Racing.
8.00 Windsor – Progressive Proposal and Valkyrie Storm clash
This Free Tips On attheraces.com Fillies’ Handicap looks competitive with Wathnan Racing’s Proposal among a field of nine.
William Haggas saddles the daughter of Frankel, who made a winning comeback when landing a maiden at Doncaster last month. She heads into handicaps off a workable mark and the step up to a mile may see more improvement too. Useful 3lb claimer Harry Burns replaces the suspended James Doyle in the saddle.
Valkyrie Storm arrives in red-hot form having scored on her last two outings and, given the manner of her latest Nottingham success, she can be in the money despite a 4lb rise in the weights for Eve Johnson Houghton.
Of the others, Tom Clover’s Constant Star makes appeal on her handicap debut with cheekpieces on for the first time.
4.10 Bangor-on-Dee – Becher Chase winner Twig headlines
Becher Chase scorer Twig tops a strong field for this feature Class 2 Bangor-On-Dee Handicap Chase at the West Wales venue.
The Ben Pauling-trained 11-year-old is a nine-time winner and showed his well-being by winning his first two starts of the campaign last year. He has not been seen since finishing down the field in the Grand National and should find this more to his liking.
Somespring Special bounced back to life with an effortless success at Newton Abbot and should enter calculations on ground that she enjoys.
Walking On Air remains a maiden over fences but the pick of his form would see him go well in a cracking heat.
7.00 Windsor – Marengo Storm contests strong three-year-old handicap
An open feel to this attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap sees Marengo Storm headline a 16-strong field at Windsor.
Richard Hughes’ charge built on his debut to land a Kempton maiden with something to spare and looks an obvious player on this handicap debut.
The Jack Morland-trained Up The Agenda maintained his great run of form, winning for a fourth time in his last six starts at Kempton in January and will need to show he can match that form on the turf.
Course and distance winner Sargent Dennis is worth a mention on his first start in handicap company, while Bintola could be capable of better now into this sphere.
Best of the rest
The big-spending force of Amo Racing are represented by Persian Force colt Empire Rising in Windsor’s Free Race Replays On attheraces.com EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes at 5.30pm. Charlie Clover’s charge has an entry in Newbury’s Super Sprint later this year and will have to show ability here if bigger ambitions are to be realised. Of those with prior racecourse experience, Greek Street chased home Alpe d’Huez at Lingfield the last day, who may be aimed at the two-year-old trophy later this term.
Clive Cox’s fortunes have improved of late and the Beechdown handler sends Satellite Of Love into battle for the intriguing Free Race Replays On attheraces.com EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes. The majority of these runners are newcomers, although Perigord Noir did make a promising debut when finishing third despite odds of 33/1 at Kempton earlier this month.
In France, the Francis-Henri Graffard-trained Regal Resolve goes to post in Listed company for Bordeaux Le Bouscat’s 170eme Derby Du Midi. This son of Kingman was second in Group 3 company the last day and should go one better stepped down in class.
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