17:30 Bath

Saturday 14 September 2019

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Lovely Louise Hudson Birthday Handicap

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 0.89s

(6)

Pink Flamingo¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Nicola Currie| T: M J Attwater| OR: 81| D

11/4

Tremendously consistent filly, who has been there or thereabouts in nearly all of her 13 starts this season. Not beaten far at all despite finishing last in a three-runner affair at Chelmsford (5f; standard) most recently.

Form: 251233

(3)

Good Luck Fox⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: F Sweeney| T: R Hannon| OR: 78| D

9/1

Dropped 12lb in the weights this year after what has been a majorly disappointing season. Claims if able to reproduce form of his runner-up effort at Ripon (5f; soft) in June but that was in very different conditions. Risky proposition.

Form: 650250

(2)

More Than Likely¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Angus Villiers⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 76

7/2

Needs to step up by some way on the bare form of her first win in 2019 when successful in a seller last month. Had been holding her own in this grade beforehand though, so is on the shortlist.

Form: 724241

(5)

Secretfact^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: J Quinn| T: M S Saunders| OR: 74| CD

11/4

Four-time C&D winner, and mainly in good form this season with consistent efforts on each of his last four starts. This is a step up in grade, however, and losing run is mounting up so he can only be fancied for place purposes.

Form: 552324

(7)

Glamorous Rocket²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽⁵⁾| T: C Mason| OR: 70| D

13/2

Suffered narrow defeats the last twice, most recently when a neck-second at Brighton (5f; good to firm). Only 2lb higher in the weights for those efforts, and has place claims if in similar form.

Form: 049522

(1)

It Must Be Faith^p¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 8-9| J: David Egan| T: M Appleby| OR: 65| D

5/1

Needs to improve on the bare form of his third over C&D on his return from a four-month break. Sole success of this season came at Guernsey in May, the strength of which is difficult to assess.

Form: 484013

Non-Runners

(4)

Harry Hurricane¹²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: George Baker J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Secretfact (11/4), Pink Flamingo (11/4), More Than Likely (7/2), Harry Hurricane (7/2), It Must Be Faith (5/1), Glamorous Rocket (13/2), Good Luck Fox (9/1)

A tricky puzzle to solve in the 'lucky last', with More Than Likely and Glamorous Rocket considered for a place. The former only won a seller when last seen, but his form prior to that win would entitle him to be there or thereabouts, while the latter has came off second-best the last twice and should be in with a shout of making the frame if in similar form. For win purposes though, this concerns the top two. Pink Flamingo has taken her form to a new level this year, and has proved she can hold her own in this grade recently. However, the vote goes to HARRY HURRICANE in the hope he can defy another small rise in the weights in his hat-trick bid.