16:55 Bath

Monday 1 October 2018

All14:1014:4515:1515:5016:2016:5517:3018:00

Brakes Group Handicap

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 2m 51.02s

(2)

Rahmah¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: William Carson| T: G Deacon| OR: 60

9/2

Won just once on turf in 23 starts, but stays this trip fine and has been eased in grade of late (falling mark); no threat to the winner Bamako Du Chatelet when a 2¼L runner-up latest (1m6f Lingfield, good to firm.)

Form: 367502

(14)

Miss M¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Oisin Murphy| T: W R Muir| OR: 59

9/2

4lb higher than what she won off at Windsor (1m3½f) in July, but she's not been the most convincing since and has a poor run at Yarmouth to overcome; hasn't beaten a single rival in two runs at Bath (1m-1m4f).

Form: 471337

(5)

Ablaze¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Winston| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 55

8/1

Dual 1m4f winner who sits just 1lb above her last winning mark (Salisbury, good to firm); jinked and unseated her rider mid-race at Lingfield latest.

Form: 9-1456U

(7)

Earthly^p,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ray Dawson⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 53

12/1

13-race turf maiden (2-6 on the AW); plugged on past beaten rivals when a comfortably held fifth of 13 behind Kirkland Forever at Brighton (1m4f, good to firm) a fortnight ago; no realistic chance of a reversal.

Form: 348955

(10)

Cold Fusion⁴⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽⁵⁾| T: D L Williams| OR: 51

33/1

Her turf record (1-8) is more convincing than her AW statistics (0-18); twice a runner-up over 2m at Chepstow in May, she's been off the track since early June; first start for Dai Williams.

Form: 469225-

(9)

Street Jester²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Liam Jones| T: R Stephens| OR: 50| CD

6/1

Discovered a whole new level of performance during the course of 2018 (since upped in trip); 4lb higher than when a staying on 25/1 C&D winner (firm) in early September; realistic prospects.

Form: 879-381

(8)

Filament Of Gold^b³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: E J Walsh⁽³⁾| T: R Brotherton| OR: 50| C

12/1

Course winner in June (1m3½f firm), and competes off just a 1lb higher mark. Yet to win over further than 1m4f, but this isn't the strongest of staying races, so he'd hold definite place claims.

Form: 474134

(13)

Ivanhoe^v³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Nicola Currie⁽³⁾| T: M Blanshard| OR: 50

22/1

No win since August 2016 (1m6f Salisbury); hasn't offered much in two starts on the Flat in 2018 since returning from a hurdles campaign; mark falling, but doesn't appeal.

Form: 9280-59

(4)

Racing Knight^b1¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 49

20/1

14-race maiden; well beaten over C&D by Street Jester on penultimate start, and poorer still at Chelmsford since; blinkers applied seeking a total transformation.

Form: 533/770

(3)

Thahab Ifraj^b³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: S J Cummins⁽⁷⁾| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 49

17/2

18-race Flat maiden (has won over hurdles); beaten almost 12L (fourth) by today's rival Filament of Gold on his last Flat outing here in May, and bar one fair run aside has hardly proved razor sharp over timber since.

Form: 084684

(1)

Artic Nel^h¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 48

4/1

Shaken up to see off Affair by ¾L when winning at Nottingham (1m6f, good to firm) in July; fairly low-key since, with possible ground excuses the past twice (soft side); rather inconsistent overall.

Form: 551654

Non-Runners

(11)

Genuine Approval¹³

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: J Butler J: S De Sousa

(6)

Kirkland Forever¹⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Eve Johnson Houghton J: Charles Bishop

(12)

Alcanar⁴⁷

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: A W Carroll J: George Downing

Forecasts

Kirkland Forever (9/4), Artic Nel (4/1), Rahmah (9/2), Miss M (9/2), Street Jester (6/1), Ablaze (8/1), Thahab Ifraj (17/2), Filament Of Gold (12/1), Earthly (12/1), Genuine Approval (14/1), Racing Knight (20/1), Ivanhoe (22/1), Cold Fusion (33/1), Alcanar (33/1)

The ideal opportunity for the Eve Johnson-Houghton-trained KIRKLAND FOREVER to supplement her recent Brighton gains. A 5lb rise for that smooth success is no real hindrance, nor is the additional yardage with her dam Maystock well-known in these parts (and a winner over 2m1f). Others to consider for the minor honours include the course winners Street Jester and Filament Of Gold, and the eased in grade top-weight Rahmah.