18:00 Bath
Monday 1 October 2018
All14:1014:4515:1515:5016:2016:5517:3018:00
Brakes Handicap (Div 2)
- 3YO plus | Class 6 | 1m | Good to Firm | 11 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 1m 40.6s
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Capable AW performer, especially over 7f at Wolverhampton; that said, has been badly out of form since late July, including on turf at Ffos Las latest; highly unlikely on that basis to break the maiden tag on grass (0-13).
Four-time AW winner at around 1m (rated in the 80's in late 2016); shown very little to enthuse over in nine starts since returning from a 16 month absence, hence the plunging handicap mark; 0-11 on turf.
Has stood plenty of racing over the years (over a range of trips), and is a four-time winner in 2018; increasingly modest more latterly, never figuring at all over the extended mile at Wolverhampton latest (12th of 13).
Found some improvement from somewhere and arrives seeking a hat-trick following 7½f wins at Lingfield and Ffos Las (both good to firm); 3lb higher than when making all and holding off Mostawfee by a neck latest.
18-time winner from 161 starts; likely to provide the others with something to aim at off the front-end, but it'll be a major surprise if this veteran is strong enough at the finish.
Still a maiden on turf (0-9), but has found the frame on each of his last three starts (1m-1m2f); beaten just over 1L by all the way winner Aqua Libre at Ffos Las latest; respected with cheekpieces now applied seeking that extra edge.
Lightly raced; however, has failed to beat a single rival in two starts in handicaps (1m-1m2f) hence the already falling mark; very wide draw another negative factor.
Well suited by this C&D, and twice thereabouts off a similar mark here in June (also on quick ground); bogged down on good to soft when last in competitive action at Salisbury in August.
No match for the comfortable 3¼L winner Nyala when producing an improved effort at Brighton (1m, good to firm) latest; dropped 3lb since, so has a chance to expose what could be a slight handicapping error; wide draw a negative.
Led inside the final furlong when beating Imbucato by ½L at Chepstow (7f, good to firm) in July, and has done okay since with form closely associated with today's rival Big Bad Lol; couldn't be dismissed.
Both of his UK wins have come at this track, including off a 2lb lower mark (1m2f) last month; a shade surprising to see him dropped back in trip, but worth considering in a weak race; stablemate of Silverturnstogold.
Non-Runners
4
(12)
Compulsive105
Weight: 9-7| Age: 3
T: G & J Moore J: Rhys Clutterbuck
NR
9
(15)
Silverturnstogold26
Weight: 9-2| Age: 3
T: A W Carroll J: Oisin Murphy
NR
12
(4)
Swot26
Weight: 9-1| Age: 6
T: R A Teal J: R Winston
NR
13
(11)
Upended26
Weight: 9-0| Age: 4
T: B J Llewellyn J: Ray Dawson
NR
16
(6)
Joyful Dream21
Weight: 8-10| Age: 4
T: J Butler J: Nicola Currie
NR
Forecasts
Big Bad Lol (6/4), Altaira (4/1), Pike Corner Cross (6/1), Silverturnstogold (6/1), Captain Sedgwick (9/1), Ravenhoe (9/1), Princess Way (10/1), Aye Aye Skipper (12/1), Joyful Dream (12/1), Swot (14/1), Confrerie (20/1), Viola Park (25/1), Compulsive (25/1), Shifting Star (33/1), Upended (33/1), Woggle (66/1)
Far more competitive in terms of likely winners than in Division 1 half an hour earlier. Princess Way arrives seeking a hat-trick having beaten a couple of today's rivals (Silverturnstogold and Swot) over a slightly shorter trip at Ffos Las recently. His stablemate Altaria also merits a mention with both of his UK wins having come at this track (1m2f), as does the admirable C&D specialist Aye Aye Skipper. However, the maiden BIG BAD LOL has been running consistently well at Ffos Las, so the application of first-time cheekpieces might prove just enough to force his head to the front.
- Big Bad Lol
- Altaira
- Captain Sedgwick
Prize Money
1st: £3,170.002nd: £943.003rd: £471.004th: £300.00
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