Windsor 4:15 Result

Raaheeb holds the highest OR (112) in the field and his form figures "1-14" undersell him - that "4" came in a much stronger race last time, and the Shadwell/Burrows operation clearly think enough of him to keep him fresh (71 days off) for this leading Group 3. He has winning form and looks unexposed at this trip, with a big engine that should see him prove best of these on ratings alone. Venetian Prince (OR 107) is the most obvious market rival with a solid recent sequence including a "1" but has had plenty of runs and wears the tongue-tie/cheekpiece combo suggesting a quirk to manage; he's respected but arguably fully exposed at this level having needed a leniant task to win last time. Morris Dancer (OR 108) has useful placed form (121-37) but the untidy recent figures suggest he needs this fresh return to spark, and stepping back up in trip/grade after a below-form run is a slight concern. Maho Bay is interesting for the in-form Appleby/Buick axis but his solitary win came at a lower level and the finishing "5" last time is a query. On Message has solid recent form figures (-13741) showing progression and a course-and-distance winner recently, but as a filly against these calibre of colts in a Group 3, ratings-wise she's race fit but not battle proven at this level. Crest Of Fire and Harmonics both have the lowest ORs in the race and look up against it on assessment alone. Overall, Raaheeb's clear TSR/OR advantage, his lightly-raced profile with more to offer, and the booking of in-form Rossa Ryan for the powerful Shadwell operation make him the stand-out bet for a horse whose true class hasn't been fully seen in the form-figures snapshot.