17:30 Bath

Monday 1 October 2018

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Brakes Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 1m 41.06s

(4)

Suitsus^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: W Carson| T: G Deacon| OR: 59| CD

20/1

Won back-to-back 1m handicaps last summer (including over C&D), but trained off on the AW and hasn't picked up back on turf since; handicap mark easing; ground ideal.

Form: 320-969

(5)

Summer Angel¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 60

16/1

£55,000 yearling; form figures in novice contests more appealing than the actual worth of those efforts; well beaten on recent Ffos Las (1m, soft) handicap debut and dropped 5lb; respected on trainer alone.

Form: 6439

(11)

Mr Mac^h¹⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Charles Bishop| T: P Hedger| OR: 57WS

25/1

AW regular (1-13); off the track since April (had wind surgery); returns to action for his first start on grass since September 2016 (debut).

Form: 4-60308

(10)

Dr Julius No¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J Quinn| T: M McGrath| OR: 57

25/1

Tumbling in the weights (rated as high as 73 in April), but his recent form fully vindicates that grace shown by the assessor; difficult to consider.

Form: 880700

(3)

Edge^b²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Ray Dawson⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 55| D

9/2

Capable of winning races (5-46 on turf), but yet to do so in 2018; edged out by Advanced Virgo (1/2f) when beaten a head at Ffos Las (1m2f, good to firm) in July.

Form: 472466

(12)

Unbridled Spirit⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 57

3/1

Nine-race maiden who spent much of his early racing career on softer ground; beaten just over 2L when fifth of 11 to Macho Mover at Chepstow (1m2f, good) in August.

Form: 336575

(1)

Foxangel¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Raul Da Silva| T: J Santos| OR: 55| D

14/1

Beat Moretti by a neck when winning a 1m Leicester seller (good to firm) in July, but has tended to struggle since and doesn't appear to be overly well handicapped despite the low grade of contest which she regularly frequents.

Form: 80-1835

(8)

Tally's Son^p²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Cameron Noble⁽⁵⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 52| D

20/1

Shock 66/1 winner at Chepstow in May (1m, good to firm), but has reverted to type over a range of trips (7f-1m2f) since.

Form: 186570

(13)

Coachella^b⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S De Sousa| T: E De Giles| OR: 52| CD

7/1

Not the most consistent, but has some ability when on song; 6lb higher than when a 40/1 C&D winner in June (firm); fair chance at his best with Silvestre De Sousa booked.

Form: 0-01256

(9)

Frantical¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Gabriele Malune⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 51| D

7/1

Hasn't won since July 2017 (1m2f Ffos Las), and has slipped down the weights as a result; snatched fourth close home when beaten just over 1L here (1m2f) on his penultimate start; drop in trip hardly helpful.

Form: 036847

(14)

Ferrier^v¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 53

11/2

Mixed form for Sir Mark Prescott but ran with promise when short of room on recent stable debut (Beverley). Lightly-raced type with previous Bath experience; non-runner at Newcastle on Friday; player despite the wide draw.

Form: 0-52463

(7)

Diamond Reflection^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Nicola Currie⁽³⁾| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 49

14/1

Poor win record (1-28), but won't have contested too many races as weak as today's; close up third on his most recent Flat start (1m2f), and has handled himself well enough over hurdles since.

Form: 507593

(15)

Eben Dubai^p²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: William Cox⁽⁵⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 46

25/1

17-race maiden; plenty of placed course form (1m2f-1m3½f) from higher marks in 2017, but hasn't figured in either start (in rear) since returning from a ten month break.

Form: 3336-08

Non-Runners

(16)

With Approval⁵³

Weight: 9-8| Age: 6

T: Mrs L J Mongan J: Liam Jones

(2)

Caledonia Laird⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 7

T: J Hughes J: Joshua Bryan

(6)

Gracious George⁵⁴

Weight: 8-12| Age: 8

T: J C Fox J: K T O'Neill

Forecasts

Unbridled Spirit (3/1), Edge (9/2), Ferrier (11/2), Coachella (7/1), Frantical (7/1), With Approval (10/1), Diamond Reflection (14/1), Foxangel (14/1), Caledonia Laird (14/1), Summer Angel (16/1), Tally's Son (20/1), Suitsus (20/1), Mr Mac (25/1), Dr Julius No (25/1), Eben Dubai (25/1), Gracious George (25/1)

Strong on numbers, but lacking in quality would be an accurate description of this divided 1m handicap. Finding the winner isn't easy given the largely inconsistent (or even the lack of) form on offer. C&D winner Coachella is a possible with the excellent Silvestre De Sousa booked, while a pair of unexposed three-year-old's also merit respect. Unbridled Spirit has undertaken much of his racing on softer surfaces, but wasn't beaten too far at Chepstow (1m2f) latest. However, the Ian Williams-trained FERRIER is preferred. Formerly with Sir Mark Prescott, he has previous Bath experience, and was taken out of a race at Newcastle on Friday Evening.