18:00 Bath

Friday 21 April 2017

All16:5517:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:00

Whitsbury Manor Stud & EBF Stallions Lansdown Stakes (Fillies' Listed)

Off time: 18:02 | Winning time: 59.67s

(11)

Priceless²²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox| OR: 105

13/8

Winner of a Listed event over this distance at Doncaster in September. Also finished fourth in a similar race over 6f the previous month. Yard are in good form at present (4/12) and likely to run well here.

Form: 52241-1

(8)

Belledesert¹⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: R Ffrench| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 85

25/1

Three of her four successes have come at this course including off a mark of 80 in August. Well beaten in a 6f Listed event at Newmarket on her latest start last October and looks likely to struggle again in this company.

Form: 1400-40

(1)

Blithe Spirit¹⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: E J Alston| OR: 91

25/1

Registered her success at Chester in August off a mark of 90 but has struggled in handicaps since. Finished 11th of 19 when last seen out at York in October and likely to find a few too good here.

Form: 0600-08

(13)

Buying Trouble²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J F Egan| T: P D Evans| OR: 98

8/1

Made the frame in Listed events at Ayr, Naas and Newmarket last season and run respectably in the same grade twice already in 2017. Most recent of those efforts came at Doncaster earlier this month but yard could be in better form (0/37).

Form: 22-6768

(4)

Evil Spell¹⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: R M H Cowell

10/1

Ex-Italian mare and placed in a Group 3 contest on heavy ground when last seen in action for her previous trainer in November. Interesting runner with a decent draw for a trainer who has done well with horses of a similar profile in the past.

Form: 31933-5

(12)

Fredricka^v²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Renato Souza| T: J Santos| OR: 77

66/1

Dead-heated for her sixth career success in a 6f handicap at Chelmsford a month ago. Steps up markedly in grade today and has a poor draw to overcome against much higher rated rivals.

Form: 322103

(2)

Futoon¹⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 84

20/1

Successful over 5f on the AW at Newcastle in August and beaten a short-head at Newmarket off a mark of 80 later that month. Well held in a Listed race over 6f subsequently and more needed here.

Form: 51277-2

(3)

Glenrowan Rose⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: P Makin| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 95

14/1

Winner twice in the spring of 2016 and returning from a five month absence when second to a much higher rated rival at Musselburgh in October. Very slowly away and suffered from a slipped saddle when last of seven at Musselburgh on her return to action last week and chances if getting away on terms.

Form: 4112-79

(5)

Imtiyaaz¹⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian| OR: 89

6/1

Best effort from five attempts in this grade came when finishing fourth in a 6f event at Nottingham last May. Well beaten on last two tries in Listed company but not written off completely given her best form has come on quick ground and she is a previous course winner.

Form: 57306-3

(6)

Iseemist²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Joey Haynes| T: J Gallagher| OR: 92

14/1

Six time winner and finished runner-up in this contest in 2016. Best subsequent effort came when runner-up in a 6f handicap at Epsom in June and looks a lively outsider here following a promising seasonal debut on the AW at Lingfield last month.

Form: 3500-36

(10)

Ostatnia^v²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 87

8/1

Finished third in a Listed event over this trip on soft ground at Tipperary in August. Beaten ½L at Dundalk over 5f the following month and made a promising return at the same track when fourth over 6f last month.

Form: 1432-40

(7)

Shrill²²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 88

25/1

Lightly raced filly who won two of her first four outings including a valuable 5f nursery in September 2015. Lightly raced last year she finished well beaten in first time blinkers (left off here) on her most recent start at Dundalk in September. Debuts for a new yard here.

Form: 1/5570-0

(9)

Swish²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: B A Curtis| T: J Feane| OR: 89

33/1

Winner of two of her nine outings to date. Successful over 7f in a four runner contest at Dundalk last month. Well beaten in a Group 3 contest at Ayr on her final run of 2016 and an interesting runner as the sole three-year-old representative in this contest.

Form: 1949-17

Forecasts

Priceless (13/8), Imtiyaaz (6/1), Buying Trouble (8/1), Ostatnia (8/1), Evil Spell (10/1), Iseemist (14/1), Glenrowan Rose (14/1), Futoon (20/1), Belledesert (25/1), Shrill (25/1), Blithe Spirit (25/1), Swish (33/1), Fredricka (66/1)

Those drawn high have a good record on the predicted firm ground here over this trip and EVIL SPELL who showed plenty of speed for her previous trainer in Italy can get off the mark at the first attempt for her new yard by claiming this Listed event over 5f. The selection was a Listed winner 12 months ago and while her best form has come over slightly further her trainer has done well with similar types in the past. Second place can go the way of Priceless who ended last season on a winning note when victorious at Doncaster in September and is likely to race close to the pace while Iseemist who finished runner-up in this contest last year and the two Irish raider's Ostatnia and Swish are others to note in what looks a competitive renewal of this.