14:42 Windsor — Hamish Johnson Memorial EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands B, C And D) (EBF Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB Race)

6f · Class 5 · 2yo · Good · 15 runners · £4,320

We said2nd of 14, beaten ½ at 6/4F

ROMOTOSO 9/4

Hard to be confident with this many unexposed, so the yard and the jockey are doing most of the talking.

ROMOTOSO gets the vote at 9/4 for William Knight, ridden by Oisin Murphy. William Knight is running at 33% over the past fortnight, and Oisin Murphy is a 18% rider.

The dangers are POLYXENA at 5/1 and THAI BAHT at 11/2.

Result

Pos		Horse / SP	Jockey Trainer	Age	Wgt	OR
1(15)		1. Polyxena 8/1	J: Marco GhianiT: Stuart Williams	2	9-6	–
Broke wide to hit front early - lost spot after a furlong - sat second through middle stages - urged on with 2f left - shared advantage entering final furlong - regained command inside final 110yds and stayed on strongly for the win
2(12)	½	14. Romotoso 6/4F our selection	J: Oisin MurphyT: William Knight	2	8-10	69
Sat close up early - into third before halfway - moved ahead approaching final furlong - soon pressed hard and overtaken close home - unable to fight back late
3(14)	3½[4]	5. Plastic Dream 12/1	J: Silvestre De SousaT: Chris Dwyer	2	9-2	–
Settled close to the front pack early - moved wide to press the pace 2f out - fought for third inside the last furlong - stayed on to hold the spot for third
4(11)	shd[4]	7. Sequel Star 100/30	J: Tom MarquandT: Ed Walker	2	9-2	69
Handy early - hit front after a furlong - overtaken with just over a furlong to run - unable to match pace of front two approaching final furlong - caught by another before fading late to finish fourth
5(4)	1[5]	11. Santo 50/1	J: Charles BishopT: Eve Johnson Houghton	2	8-13	63
settled mid-pack - shifted to challenge and made ground over 2f out - driven inside final furlong then stayed on same tempo to finish fifth
6(10)	¾[5¾]	3. Miss Tango 12/1	J: Finley MarshT: Richard Hughes	2	9-2	–
mid-pack early - urged forward approaching halfway - stayed on same gear inside the final furlong - finished sixth
7(8)	½[6¼]	6. Sea Angie Run 22/1	J: David EganT: Tom Clover	2	9-2	–
drifted right early - settled in mid-pack - asked for effort after halfway - lost placings in the final furlong and faded to finish 7th
8(13)	3½[9¾]	15. Thai Baht 12/1	J: Saffie OsborneT: Owen Burrows	2	8-10	–
Handy early - driven approaching halfway - dropped away in the closing stages
9(9)	2¾[12½]	10. Decem Carolinae 7/1	J: Rossa RyanT: Jack Jones	2	8-13	–
Up with the front group - nudged to pursue the pace 2f out - dropped away tamely over 1f out and faded to finish 9th
10(1)	½[13]	2. Lucky Orla 200/1	J: Benoit de la SayetteT: Patrick Owens	2	9-2	–
Held up towards the back - driven into contention over 2f out - dropped away final furlong - eventually finished tenth
11(6)	¾[13¾]	12. Highland Grey 100/1	J: Jack MitchellT: Roger Teal	2	8-10	–
Held up towards the back - nudged into contention over 2f out before finding little - dropped away inside the final furlong
12(5)	3[16¾]	9. Cranberry Breeze 12/1	J: Ray DawsonT: James Keane	2	8-13	–
Held up towards the back - nudged along to close in a touch 2f out - lost momentum with a furlong left - dropped away quickly to finish well beaten
13(7)	4¾[21½]	13. Pent Up Charm 300/1	J: Isobelle ChalmersT: Michael Madgwick	2	8-3	–
Hampered at the start - settled at the back - driven approaching 2f out - dropped away inside final furlong
14(2)	½[22]	8. Catalistic 150/1	J: Darragh KeenanT: Rod Millman	2	8-13	–
Held up towards the back near the stands rail - slipped to the tail 2f out - soon well beaten