Comical Point to be made at Windsor Comical Point has been knocking on the door and may well see it open in the Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap at Windsor. The three-year-old was highly tried at two, contesting the Norfolk, the July Stakes and the Gimcrack, but this year has had his sights lowered. Placed efforts at Wolverhampton and Newmarket have suggested his winning turn is not far away and he might be able to use his early pace to great effect and take some pegging back on this track. Dowman can get off the mark at the third time of asking in division two of the Pourou Garhigh Anniversary EBF Restricted Novice Stakes. George Boughey’s youngster has run twice with promise so far at Bath, finishing second both times to useful types. A combination of that experience and some luck, with nothing here being similar to the ones that have beaten him so far, should make him difficult to beat. Also on the list at the Thameside track is Gold Digger in the Ravens Roofing Supplies Fillies’ Novice Stakes. Richard Spencer’s charge has been off since finishing a not-disgraced sixth in the Albany Stakes won by Venetian Sun at Royal Ascot last year. The market will guide. Expensive purchase Mrair looks banker material at Lingfield in the British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes. The Mehmas colt was bought for £880,000 following what was presumably an impressive workout at the Goffs Breeze-up sale in April and while odds-on backers had their fingers burnt on his competitive debut at Newmarket, there was not a lot wrong with his performance in finishing second to Godolphin newcomer Al Hudaiba. The winner may well have followed up at Yarmouth a few days ago but for jinking and unseating his rider and it will be disappointing if Mrair is unable to open his account at the second time of asking. Majestic Ruler makes his debut for Karl Burke in the Favourite Things Boosted Daily At BetVictor Maiden Stakes at Newbury. The Spigot Lodge team went to 220,000 guineas to secure this half-brother to Noel Meade’s Group Three-winning mare Caught U Looking at the Book One yearling sale in the autumn of 2024 and while he was unraced at two, the fact he travels south to make his introduction at such a high-profile venue is notable. The Jonathan Portman-trained Personal Best gets the vote in the South Downs Water Handicap over two miles. She had been off for 197 days when making her return at Salisbury, where she ultimately faded into fourth. This trip is worth trying for the first time and she will clearly strip fitter for that return, for which she is a pound lower. Any rain would only help her cause. Wolverhampton punters should put their faith in King Of Earth, who has shown more than enough in a couple of turf outings at Newbury and one at Doncaster to have a race like division two of the Race And Rest At The Holiday Inn Maiden Stakes well within his compass. SELECTIONS: GOWRAN PARK: 1.29 Star Of Beauty, 1.59 Brains, 2.34 Obscenity, 3.09 Pink Oxalis, 3.44 Satoyama, 4.19 Changing Lanes 4.54 Accelereight, 5.29 Neon Eyes. LINGFIELD: 2.07 Play Me, 2.42 Tomarlo, 3.17 Charles Darnay, 3.52 Mrair, 4.27 Perola, 5.00 Rogue Dynasty. LISTOWEL: 1.47 Poetisa, 2.22 Chosen Shant, 2.57 Wholelotofbusiness, 3.32 Whispering Willow, 4.07 Blood Destiny, 4.42 Solitary Man, 5.17 Thelittleballerina. NEWBURY: 2.15 Attack Attack, 2.50 River King, 3.25 Majestic Ruler, 4.00 Hint Of Humour, 4.35 Personal Best, 5.10 Twisting Physics. WINDSOR: 5.05 Wheels Of Fire, 5.40 Envision, 6.15 Dowman, 6.45 Gold Digger, 7.15 COMICAL POINT (NAP), 7.45 Just Adair, 8.15 My Champion, 8.45 Fast Steps. WOLVERHAMPTON: 6.00 South Kensington, 6.30 Silky Lass, 7.00 Hachiman, 7.30 Al Qatem, 8.00 King Of Earth, 8.30 A Lott Of Kane, 9.00 Winchurch. DOUBLE: Comical Point and Mrair.
