May 31st, 2015 | 
Author: Richard Hannon is typically a keen supporter of Monday evening meetings at Windsor, as was…
6.55 Windsor, Monday, June 1
Windsor racecourse is synonymous with Monday evening meetings throughout the summer and has proved a happy stamping ground for the Hannon stable. In the Boodles Diamond Handicap (6.55) on Monday, Richard Hannon Jr. saddles Divine Law, who’s won twice over course and distance in recent weeks and looks to have every chance of completing a hat-trick under a 6lb penalty.
The switch to forcing tactics on a course where the emphasis is on speed, rather than stamina, appears to have been the key to the Major Cadeaux colt. Obviously, a 6lb penalty makes life more difficult, but he’s still only 1lb higher in the weights than when winning a Class 3 nursery, over 7 furlongs, at Haydock last July, so he may not have finished winning yet.
He’s 6lb worse off for a length with No Delusion on their running here last time, but Charlie Appleby’s charge is still a maiden on turf and, despite his best efforts, was never quite getting to Divine Law on that occasion. If Divine Law is allowed an uncontested lead, No Delusion may have difficulty reeling him in once again on this fairly sharp track, so he looks the one to side with.
Selection: Windsor 6.55 Divine Law to win