15:25 Bath

Wednesday 23 August 2017

All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:40

Graham Plumbers Merchant Handicap (Div 2)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 6  |   1m 2f 37y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:26  |   Winning time: 2m 12.79s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(1)
Horse silk
Spirit Of The Valeh,t13
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-8| J: K Stott| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR:  56| D
6/1
Trip not an issue and claims at the weights but wouldn't want the ground to deteriorate and arguably better on the AW surfaces these days.
2
(5)
Horse silk
Outlaw Torne/s12
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: R C Guest| OR:  55| D
7/1
Good effort to win penultimate at Yarmouth and not disgraced in a better race on the AW latest. Good chance again on these terms but is another that wouldn't want any more rain to get into the ground.
3
(2)
Horse silk
Chilli Jam8
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd(3)| T: E De Giles| OR:  54
4/1
Form mainly modest but posted a fair effort latest in his first start back after a gelding operation. Place claims if building on that efforts and one to watch in the betting.
4
(10)
Horse silk
Krafty One14
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-3| J: Edward Greatrex(3)| T: M Scudamore| OR:  51
25/1
Stumbled and unseated the jockey, so latest start can be forgiven. Not so easy to pass over some of her previous modest efforts though and she makes limited appeal on this occasion.
5
(12)
Horse silk
Windsorlot16
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: George Downing| T: A W Carroll| OR:  50
11/1
Virtually an even split of races on the AW as on turf but still a maiden under both disciplines. Place claims if building on his latest effort though.
6
(7)
Horse silk
Edgeb16
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-0| J: Joshua Bryan(5)| T: B J Llewellyn| OR:  48
9/2
Dropped to a handy mark and holds decent claims if capable of using his latest start as a platform. Not much to find to make the frame or better in this company and one to consider with a skillful 5lb claimer easing his burden at the weights.
7
(11)
Horse silk
Nightswift16
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-13| J: D C Costello| T: H J Evans| OR:  47
7/1
Has a bit to find with Windsorlot after a recent encounter and work to do to get seriously involved here.
8
(9)
Horse silk
Color Forceb1,t14
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-12| J: Jane Elliott(5)| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR:  46
12/1
Only lightly raced so far and may have a bit to offer judging by a solid enough run latest. Needs to leave her previous form well behind but interesting if she attracts support in what is a weak race.
9
(3)
Horse silk
Solid Justice28
Age: 6|  Weight: 8-12| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Pattinson| OR:  45| D
12/1
Plummeted in the ratings but signs of encouragement for his new yard. Unreliable though and not certain to repeat the effort he posted in a seller latest. Others more convincing.
10
(4)
Horse silk
Mr Standfastt129
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-12| J: S Donohoe| T: A Phillips| OR:  45
50/1
Poor form figures and needs to be transformed by the first-time tongue tie. Hard to make a serious case out for him just now.
11
(6)
Horse silk
Just Fredh,t42
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-12| J: Fran Berry| T: N P Mulholland| OR:  45
7/1
Flattered to decisive on more than the odd occasion but has decent place claims at this level. Yet to win a race so comes with a health warning for win only purposes.
12
(8)
Horse silk
Nordenfelt44
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-12| J: S J Drowne| T: Miss N L-Beavis| OR:  45
66/1
Only finished in front of one single rival in three starts so far and not hard to see why he's out of the handicap even at this modest level. Very hard to see him being good enough and passed over.

Forecasts

Chilli Jam (4/1), Edge (9/2), Spirit Of The Vale (6/1), Just Fred (7/1), Nightswift (7/1), Outlaw Torn (7/1), Windsorlot (11/1), Solid Justice (12/1), Color Force (12/1), Krafty One (25/1), Mr Standfast (50/1), Nordenfelt (66/1)

Verdict

EDGE gets the nomination to carry the hopes in a poor race. Windsorlot also makes plenty of appeal at the level and is a worthy alternative, while Outlaw Torn can also go close if the ground doesn't take a turn for the worst. Chilli Jam would never be one to trust implicitly but is not without claims at this level either.
  1. Edge
  2. Windsorlot
  3. Outlaw Torn

Prize Money

1st: £2,264.002nd: £674.003rd: £337.004th: £168.00

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