17:45 Bath

Monday 6 May 2019

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Avon Valley Cleaning And Restoration Handicap

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 1m 11.20s

(7)

Show Me The Bubbly³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Liam Jones| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 67

12/1

Makes her handicap debut having shown some fair form in three minor events at sprint trips. She looks better at this trip although she does step onto turf for the first time; mark looks reasonable without being lenient.

Form: 7-25

(2)

Temple of Wonder^p1,h¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: C Wallis| OR: 62

10/1

Form so far looks a rather mixed bag although he has for the most part run with credit for his current yard a drop in the weights helping to finish runner up over 5f on the AW. Ran no sort of race last time; new headgear combination now tried.

Form: 54-7329

(9)

Bequest⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: R J Hodges| OR: 62

6/4

Improved on her handicap debut over 6f (has a useful sprint pedigree) on the AW and there was evidence of further progression last time over C&D (turf debut). Features off the same mark here but is very speedy and may be better at a bare 5f.

Form: 33432

(1)

Cobweb Catcher¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rob Hornby| T: B R Millman| OR: 61| BF

5/2

The drop to 5f on his initial run for this yard appeared to be a step forward although there was some evidence that he may have his quirks. Again ran well last time without suggesting that there was something bigger in the offing; sharp 5f suits.

Form: 7324-24

(5)

Brother Bentley^b³^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Watson| T: R Harris| OR: 52| D

9/2

Up in trip (6f) with first-time blinkers on were the two factors that appeared to work the oracle and allow him to win at Chepstow. Penalised 6lb here for a win in a weak contest he'll need the headgear to work as well again; that's not a given.

Form: 9-05481

(4)

North Korea⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Liam Keniry| T: B P J Baugh| OR: 57

20/1

Off the mark on her handicap debut (5f) when with David Evans as a juvenile she's never hit the same heights since on turf or AW. Has shown very little spark for this yard so far despite a reducing mark; may struggle to stay this stretch 5f.

Form: 545-609

(6)

Thegreyvtrain⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Nicola Currie| T: R Harris| OR: 50

25/1

Hardly short of experience (raced 10 times as a juvenile) her best run at that age came here over 5f. Has only run one respectable race this year (taking on elders for first time) over 5f (AW, Lingfield); run poorly the last twice on Tapeta.

Form: 007-479

(3)

Glamorous Crescent²⁰¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: J Quinn| T: G Harris| OR: 50

25/1

Showed some speed as a juvenile when with Christopher Mason without ever showing enough to win a race (0-7). Has track experience and now with a new yard but has to show that she stays this near 6f trip on her handicap debut.

Form: 096565-

Non-Runners

(8)

Miss Enigma⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: R Hughes J: Finley Marsh

Forecasts

Bequest (6/4), Cobweb Catcher (5/2), Miss Enigma (5/2), Brother Bentley (9/2), Temple of Wonder (10/1), Show Me The Bubbly (12/1), North Korea (20/1), Thegreyvtrain (25/1), Glamorous Crescent (25/1)

Competitive for the grade and this will take a little unravelling with last-time out winners Miss Enigma and Brother Bentley setting a good standard under their penalties although the headgear has to work second time around for the latter and the former would be preferred out of that duo although she in turn has to prove herself on turf. BEQUEST has C&D form already to her name having run second here last time only going down by 1L with a fair gap back to the third a repeat of that would be good enough. Cobweb Catcher is sound enough but his chance may have gone for now with Show Me The Bubbly expected to improve for going handicapping.