20:40 Bath

Wednesday 11 July 2018

All18:1018:4019:1019:4020:1020:4021:10

188Bet Casino Handicap

Off time: 20:40 | Winning time: 2m 48.74s

(4)

General Brook^p¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 59| C

2/1

Having a really good season having already won three times over shorter. Shapes like this extra furlong could help and remains of interest despite his rising mark. One for the shortlist.

Form: 102112

(2)

Brigadoon¹³

Age: 11| Weight: 9-6| J: Finley Marsh⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 58

3/1

Likes to bowl along on the pace but has been having a tough time of things of late. Beaten quite a long way on all his recent starts. Mark continues to tumble and it wouldn't be the biggest surprise were he to bounce back to form at some stage.

Form: 438376

(8)

Mulsanne Chase^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: David Probert| T: C R Dore| OR: 58

10/1

Winner at Leicester off 7lb lower three starts back but has failed to back that up the last twice. Goes up in trip today but needs to pull out more to be involved in the finish starting out for a new yard.

Form: 55-0172

(3)

Thundering Home^t⁶³

Age: 11| Weight: 9-0| J: William Cox⁽⁵⁾| T: N R Mitchell| OR: 52

33/1

Multiple hurdles winner at 1m7½f-2m2½f. Hasn't been seen on the flat for two years but is on a pretty handy mark based on his hurdles form and any market support for him would be interesting.

Form: 384280/

(1)

Filament Of Gold^b²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: E J Walsh⁽³⁾| T: R Brotherton| OR: 51| C

4/1

Took advantage of a drop in the weights to win here (1m3½f, firm) last month. Only nudged up 2lbs and this extra trip should play to his strengths so certainly not discounted.

Form: 0-04741

(7)

Artic Nel⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: F Norton| T: Ian Williams| OR: 46WS

7/2

Been well beaten on all starts to date including at Yarmouth under similar conditions last time. Has had a wind operation on the back of that run and is dropping in the weights. Needs to do more all the same.

Form: 6557-85

(5)

Mistress Viz^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Noel Garbutt⁽³⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 46

16/1

Ran well here two starts back before bombing out at Leicester last time. Return to this venue a positive and goes back up in trip but others are preferred.

Form: 087629

(6)

Nordenfelt³²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Sophie Ralston⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 45

50/1

Only beaten two rivals so far in his four starts and was tailed off on handicap debut. First start for new yard today but impossible to fancy on what we have seen so far.

Form: 08/70-

Forecasts

General Brook (2/1), Brigadoon (3/1), Artic Nel (7/2), Filament Of Gold (4/1), Mulsanne Chase (10/1), Mistress Viz (16/1), Thundering Home (33/1), Nordenfelt (50/1)

Some out of form horses going in here so the solid options to concentrate on look to be General Brook who has been running consistently well of late and FILAMENT OF GOLD. Preference is for the latter who won well here over a shorter trip last time and this extra yardage should play to his strengths.