16:05 Bath

Wednesday 21 August 2019

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Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 3m 6.98s

(4)

Conkering Hero⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: J Tuite| OR: 70

16/1

Showed a bit more at Kempton last time but this a rare go on turf and previous efforts on it suggest he may be happiest on the AW.

Form: 308-874

(6)

Borak^p¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Joshua Bryan⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 70

25/1

Better known as a hurdler these days and two most recent runs on the Flat aren't good enough to figure here. Not hard to look elsewhere.

Form: 2136/98

(8)

Swordbill^p⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: A Kirby| T: Ian Williams| OR: 69

7/1

Won at this trip at Doncaster in June but all runs this season either side of that are very disappointing and needs to bounce back. Still 4lb above that win.

Form: 8-00169

(9)

Hope Is High²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: J F Egan| T: John Berry| OR: 66| C| D

7/1

Progressive stayer in 2017 and won twice here (third on other three runs). Not in the same form last season but should strip fitter for comeback run and return to form wouldn't surprise at course she likes.

Form: 45324-5

(1)

Rosie Royale⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: George Wood| T: R A Teal| OR: 62| C

8/1

Dual course winner but sole success since 2016 was in a race this summer for horses who hadn't won this year so needs to find some improvement to give weight to some less exposed rivals.

Form: 0-64147

(5)

Road To Paris^p1⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 64| BF| D

4/7

Typical improver from the yard and after making all at this trip at Yarmouth, progressed again when narrowly beaten at Nottingham last week. 6L clear of the third that day and first time cheek pieces now go on.

Form: 6-03212

(2)

Filament Of Gold^b²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: David Probert| T: R Brotherton| OR: 52| C

16/1

Consistent sort with several good efforts at this track under his belt including runner-up twice last month. Each way claims but needs to eke out a bit improvement to beat the ones at he head of the market.

Form: 403522

(7)

Becky Sharp^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Charlie Bennett| T: J R Boyle| OR: 50

12/1

Sprang a surprise to get off the mark at 25/1 at Leicester over 1m4f. Does stay this far and ran to a similar level in two defeats since but needs to find more to double her career tally.

Form: 084134

Non-Runners

(3)

Cotton Club⁹

Weight: 9-13| Age: 8

T: G Boughey J: J Mitchell

(10)

Tavus¹⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: H & R Charlton J: Thomas Greatrex

Forecasts

Road To Paris (4/7), Tavus (5/2), Hope Is High (7/1), Swordbill (7/1), Rosie Royale (8/1), Becky Sharp (12/1), Filament Of Gold (16/1), Conkering Hero (16/1), Cotton Club (20/1), Borak (25/1)

Hard to see past the pair of progressive three-year-olds in the field and narrow preference is for TAVUS who looked as though this longer trip will suit when getting off the mark at Newbury recently. Road To Paris was a long way clear of the remainder when narrowly failing to follow up his previous win last week and is the obvious danger. Hope Is High likes it here and may do best of the older brigade to make the frame.