A competitive class 5 handicap kicks off the card at Windsor this Monday and we’ve picked out the William Haggas filly Shamardalah.
Nothing really of note last year, she showed a vast amount of improvement when a four lengths eighth at Lingfield earlier this month.
Off the same mark here, she should be there or thereabouts in this field.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/10/21 | CUR | 12 | Y | 9-0 | 13 |
| 02/10/21 | KLN | 11 | Sft | 9-5 | 6 |
| 03/07/21 | LEI | 12 | GF | 9-2 | 6 |
| 05/06/21 | LIN | 10 | Gd | 8-12 | 4 |
| 20/10/20 | YAR | 8 | Sft | 9-0 | 5 |
An impressive place on debut, the Kodi Bear filly made her move just a little too early when fourth of seven over this C&D three weeks ago.
She’ll have learnt a lot from that run and she’ll take all the beating in a fairly weak maiden here.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/02/22 | BHR | 5 | Gd | 8-7 | 3 |
| 05/02/22 | BHR | 7 | Gd | 8-7 | 3 |
| 07/10/21 | CFD | 5 | St | 9-0 | 2 |
| 30/08/21 | WOL | 5 | St | 9-0 | 2 |
| 26/07/21 | WOL | 5 | St | 8-11 | 3 |
Finally got off the mark at the seventh time of asking when rocketing up at Leicester a few weeks ago.
The form has worked out well with second winning next time out and despite the 11lbs rise in the weights, he’s hard to look past.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/01/23 | WOL | 5 | St | 8-10 | 6 |
| 13/12/22 | STH | 5 | St/Slw | 9-9 | 3 |
| 28/11/22 | WOL | 6 | St | 9-2 | 4 |
| 12/11/22 | WOL | 6 | St | 9-5 | 10 |
| 20/10/22 | STH | 5 | St | 9-2 | 9 |
A likeable type, she made it back to back second when beaten at Catterick over 5f last time out.
Only upped 2lbs here and with Murphy booked to ride her she’s an interesting proposition in this field and sets the standard.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/11/22 | WOL | 6 | St | 9-8 | 5 |
| 08/11/22 | CFD | 5 | St | 9-4 | 5 |
| 24/10/22 | LEI | 5 | Hy | 9-5 | 2 |
| 15/10/22 | CAT | 5 | Sft | 8-4 | 13 |
| 12/10/22 | NOT | 5 | Sft | 9-0 | 9 |
Fairly unexposed, the Al Kazeem gelding made an impressive start to 2021 with victory over the extended mile at Epsom and wasn’t disgraced when upped in trip at the same course last time out when finishing a four lengths fourth of seven.
He’s proved that he’s a tough and likeable type and with an untouched mark, he’s a big player.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/04/23 | KEM | 16 | GS | 10-2 | 5 |
| 22/02/23 | LUD | 16 | Gd | 10-7 | 1 |
| 07/02/23 | MAR | 16.5 | GS | 10-10 | 1 |
| 27/01/23 | DON | 16.5 | Gd | 11-10 | 13 |
| 02/12/22 | SED | 17 | Sft | 11-4 | 5 |
Fifth of 12 on debut over the extended mile at Wolves in October, he was beaten by a short head on his first start over 1m 2f at Chelmsford in November.
Disappointed when running no sort of race over that distance on his seasonal reappearance, he cherished the drop back down in trip when unlucky not to win at Donny two weeks ago on handicap debut.
Likely to progress over the same distance here and top connections will be expecting a big run from him.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/02/24 | BHR | 10 | GF | 9-0 | 4 |
| 12/01/24 | BHR | 9 | GF | 9-2 | 1 |
| 29/12/23 | BHR | 12 | Gd | 9-2 | 1 |
| 15/12/23 | BHR | 12 | GF | 9-0 | 2 |
| 03/11/23 | BHR | 9 | GF | 9-0 | 3 |
A consistent sort, he proved his one length third of 10 over this C&D was no fluke when winning well by over two lengths three weeks ago.
Third from that race has won next time out and upped just 5lbs in the weights, he’s hard to rule out again.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/06/21 | WDR | 8 | GF | 9-7 | 1 |
| 31/05/21 | WDR | 8 | Gd | 8-11 | 3 |
| 23/05/21 | NOT | 8.5 | Sft | 9-12 | 4 |
| 12/05/21 | BAT | 8 | Gd | 9-2 | 1 |
| 04/05/21 | WOL | 8.5 | St | 8-11 | 7 |
