18:00 Bath

Wednesday 1 May 2019

All16:5017:2518:0018:3019:0019:3520:10

'Around The Paddock' At valuerater.co.uk Handicap

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 10.42s

(1)

Bluebell Time¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Katherine Begley⁽⁵⁾| T: M S Saunders| OR: 67

4/1

Had a stiff task here in a conditions event 12 days ago but emerged with plenty of credit. The favourite underperformed that day and the handicapper has raised her 8lb which explains why there is a claimer on board.

Form: 8384-2

(12)

Miss Gargar²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R Kingscote| T: H J L Dunlop| OR: 64

12/1

Has shown a bit of ability in better class races. Dropped in the weights for this and she is a likely contender under a rider who is 5-32 for the yard and a level stakes profit of almost 60 points.

Form: 9836-6

(10)

Kadiz^p⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Megan Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: Paul George| OR: 62

8/1

Finishing a close seventh in the Super Sprint did nothing for her handicap mark. Has moved stables following two sub-par efforts and looks more reasonably treated now.

Form: 753-234

(2)

Bequest²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: R J Hodges| OR: 62

11/4

Speedily bred and trainer saddled her dam to win four races here. Shaped well on handicap debut when finishing ahead of Devils Roc and Miss Gargar so an obvious contender here.

Form: 3343

(6)

Devils Roc²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman| OR: 62

5/2

Strongly supported on stable/seasonal debut and finished a close fourth beaten just 1L. Closely matched with Bequest on that form but she needs to be tougher in a finish.

Form: 22658-4

(9)

Man Of The Sea^p,t¹⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: H Crouch| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 62

14/1

Drop to 5f paid off at Navan when opening his account. Stays this far and he is an interesting runner on debut for new yard.

Form: 734301-

(5)

Solesmes²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J Mitchell| T: A G Newcombe| OR: 59| D

33/1

Dual winner (5f-6f); left Mick Channon after finishing runner-up in a fillies' seller at Wolverhampton in August 2018; poor on sole start for Conor Dore and likewise on debut for this stable.

Form: 51320-0

(7)

Ever Rock²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Moore| OR: 57

8/1

Produced a shock to win a poor Windsor event from out of the handicap. That was over 5f and she is considered better at this trip. Had a bit in hand that day so a 5lb rise seems fair enough.

Form: 252571

(4)

Tintern Spirit^t1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Racheal Kneller⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Bradley| OR: 45

50/1

Well beaten at 100/1 for a lower class race than this last time and she is carrying 5lb more than her official rating.

Form: 8-68066

(11)

Little Anxious²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Keelan Baker⁽⁷⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 45

50/1

No show in three starts to date including an AW seller last time. Hard to fancy off a mark 6lb higher than officially rated.

Form: 06-0

Non-Runners

(3)

Mayfair Madame²³⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: W S Kittow J: M Dwyer

(8)

Haats Off⁵⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: B Barr J: Nicola Currie

Forecasts

Devils Roc (5/2), Bequest (11/4), Bluebell Time (4/1), Kadiz (8/1), Ever Rock (8/1), Haats Off (10/1), Miss Gargar (12/1), Mayfair Madame (12/1), Man Of The Sea (14/1), Solesmes (33/1), Little Anxious (50/1), Tintern Spirit (50/1)

If ever a horse was bred to win at Bath then surely BEQUEST has to fit the bill being a daughter of course specialist Bandanna who also raced in these colours. Her handicap debut suggested there was a race to be won with her off her current mark and she had a couple of these behind including Devils Roc. Jonathan Portman's filly was making her seasonal reappearance and is 1lb better off, but she has looked weak in a finish and may come off second best again. Kadiz and Man Of The Sea are two to watch in the market, whilst Bluebell Time represents a yard that do well here but an 8lb rise for a flattering effort last time seems harsh. Easy Windsor winner Ever Rock may prove a bigger danger.