Thames Hospice Handicap – Windsor

Windsor

16:25

Thames Hospice Handicap

Date 2025-04-28

Distance 6f12y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,397

Winning Time 1m 11.98s (slow by 2.18s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Distant Rumble (GB) Jack Doughty · Roger Teal	11/1	Won
2nd	Thurso (GB) Finley Marsh · Richard Hughes	10/1	1.75
3rd	Valsharah (IRE) Tom Marquand · Charles Hills	100/30F	0.3
4th	Camera Shy (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Michael Bell	5/1	0.3
5th	Dapper Guest (IRE) Tom Queally · George Margarson	11/1	1.5
6th	Forteleza (IRE) William Cox · Archie Watson	28/1	.75
7th	Moostar (GB) Jason Watson · Darryll Holland	18/1	1.25
8th	Sweet Sonata (GB) Richard Kingscote · Rod Millman	11/1	.5
9th	Step Along (GB) Lewis Edmunds · William Muir & Chris Grassick	10/1	0.3
10th	Sandscreendeliverd (GB) Shane Kelly · Peter Crate	40/1	.5
11th	Style King (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Chris Dwyer	5/1	.5
12th	Cupola (GB) David Probert · Clive Cox	14/1	1.5
13th	Horus (GB) Mason Paetel · Michael Keady	20/1	4.5
14th	Pit Boss (GB) David Egan · Charlie Clover	20/1	2.5
15th	Commendation (GB) Sean Levey · Michael Keady	40/1	11

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
13 (16)	Valsharah Grey J:Tom Marquand T:Charles Hills	J:Tom Marquand T:Charles Hills	130	—	544-33	67	81	76	11d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-10	10.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
0-9 but placed in last two starts and has claims if he gets a good pace back at this trip
1 (5)	Camera Shy Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Michael Bell	J:Oisin Murphy T:Michael Bell	135	—	93-946	72	81	48	11d	—	—	-5	9.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won on debut last May but he's not gone on from that and others are more convincing
5 (12)	Style King Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Chris Dwyer	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Chris Dwyer	133	—	887-2	70	82	60	27d	—	0W/0P 1 run	0	14	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Close up on handicap/stable debut at Wolverhampton; up 3lb but he's respected back on turf
15 (8)	Thurso Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	126	—	78-777	63	74	-	40d	—	—	-7	7.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Not finished closer than seventh so far and needs a transformation on turf debut
3 (15)	Distant Rumble Chestnut J:Jack Doughty(3) T:Roger Teal	J:Jack Doughty(3) T:Roger Teal	134	—	23-187	71	80	63	54d	—	—	-1	7.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won at Kempton in January but he's taken two backward steps there since; down the list
11 (4)	Cupola Bay J:David Probert T:Clive Cox	J:David Probert T:Clive Cox	131	—	374	68	83	-	18d	—	—	+1	8.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Clear promise in her qualifying runs and she's an interesting contender on handicap debut
8 (1)	Sweet Sonata Chestnut J:Richard Kingscote T:Rod Millman	J:Richard Kingscote T:Rod Millman	132	—	4640-5	69	81	70	16d	—	—	0	6.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Mixed results since her Newbury win and she's now 1-8; others are more convincing
2 (11)	Moostar Bay J:Jason Watson T:Darryll Holland	J:Jason Watson T:Darryll Holland	134	—	7731-	71	81	49	224d	—	—	+12	19.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won on handicap debut at Thirsk in September; respected off 4lb higher on her return
6 (6)	Dapper Guest Bay J:Tom Queally T:George Margarson	J:Tom Queally T:George Margarson	133	—	0546-	70	78	62	223d	—	—	+1	6.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Well bred and still early days but he needs improvement back in trip on his return
12 (10)	Horus Bay J:Mason Paetel(7) T:Michael Keady	J:Mason Paetel(7) T:Michael Keady	130	—	-24703	67	82	64	31d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+5	9.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Record of 1-11 but was placed at Lingfield latest and has each-way claims
16 (7)	Step Along Grey J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	126	—	747-	63	80	-	167d	—	—	0	4.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Well held in three novice events and she needs improvement on handicap/turf debut
4 (2)	Pit Boss Grey J:David Egan T:Charlie Clover	J:David Egan T:Charlie Clover	134	tp	452-	71	78	66	312d	—	—	+7	11.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Handicap newcomer and he needs checking in market on comeback for new yard; equipment on
9 (13)	Forteleza Bay J:William Cox T:Archie Watson	J:William Cox T:Archie Watson	132	p	54329-	69	79	57	192d	—	—	+7	10.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Generally progressive as 2yo and had an excuse on heavy last time; in the mix on return
10 (9)	Sandscreendeliverd Bay J:Shane Kelly T:Peter Crate	J:Shane Kelly T:Peter Crate	132	—	235-	69	76	-	123d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+8	9.9	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Unexposed handicap newcomer and needs watching in market on stable debut
14 (3)	Commendation Bay J:Sean Levey T:Michael Keady	J:Sean Levey T:Michael Keady	129	—	-41447	66	79	51	31d	—	—	+5	7.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
No impact since Lingfield win (22-1) in February and has something to prove
NR (14)	Em Four Chestnut J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	132	—	46-160	69	74	-	89d	—	1W/1P 1 run	—	4.8	—	—
Won at Chelmsford in January but disappointing in two handicaps since; been gelded

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Valsharah	10/3	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Camera Shy	5/1	11/2	5/1	11/2	5/1
Style King	5/1	11/2	5/1	11/2	11/2
Thurso	11/2	6/1	5/1	6/1	5/1
Distant Rumble	10/1	12/1	10/1	11/1	11/1
Cupola	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	9/1
Sweet Sonata	14/1	14/1	12/1	16/1	14/1
Moostar	12/1	11/1	10/1	12/1	10/1
Dapper Guest	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Horus	20/1	20/1	18/1	22/1	20/1
Step Along	22/1	25/1	22/1	28/1	22/1
Pit Boss	18/1	18/1	14/1	18/1	16/1
Forteleza	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1	28/1
Sandscreendeliverd	40/1	40/1	33/1	50/1	33/1
Commendation	40/1	40/1	33/1	50/1	28/1
Em Four	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Moostar

19.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 1.9

12/1

2nd

Style King

OR: 5 Form: 5 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Pit Boss

11.6

OR: 5.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Forteleza

10.6

OR: 4.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Valsharah

10.4

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Sandscreendeliverd

9.9

OR: 4.8 Form: 4.6 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Horus

9.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 4 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Camera Shy

9.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Cupola

8.1

OR: 4.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Commendation

7.7

OR: 4 Form: 3 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Distant Rumble

7.6

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Thurso

7.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Sweet Sonata

6.7

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Dapper Guest

6.6

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Em Four

4.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Step Along

4.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Camera Shy	72	81	48
Distant Rumble	71	80	63
Moostar	71	81	49
Pit Boss	71	78	66
Style King	70	82	60
Dapper Guest	70	78	62
Sweet Sonata	69	81	70
Forteleza	69	79	57
Sandscreendeliverd	69	76	—
Em Four	69	74	—
Cupola	68	83	—
Valsharah	67	81	76
Horus	67	82	64
Commendation	66	79	51
Thurso	63	74	—
Step Along	63	80	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Valsharah	11d ago	Quick return
Camera Shy	11d ago	Quick return
Sweet Sonata	16d ago	Fit
Cupola	18d ago	Fit
Style King	27d ago	Fit
Horus	31d ago	Fit
Commendation	31d ago	Fit
Thurso	40d ago	Fit
Distant Rumble	54d ago	Fresh
Em Four	89d ago	Fresh
Sandscreendeliverd	123d ago	Long break
Step Along	167d ago	Long break
Forteleza	192d ago	Long break
Dapper Guest	223d ago	Long break
Moostar	224d ago	Long break
Pit Boss	312d ago	Long break