17:05 Bath

Saturday 18 July 2020

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attheraces.co.uk Handicap

Off time: 17:06 | Winning time: 1m 1.22s

(2)

Bay Watch⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs Tracey Barfoot-Saunt| OR: 71| CD

10/3

Rattled off a fast ground hat-trick this time last summer and made a winning comeback here last week which makes it two from four at this venue. May well have more to come and 5lb rise still leaves him on a fair mark.

Form: 11164-1

(4)

Show Me The Bubbly^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Gavin Ashton⁽⁷⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 68| C

4/1

Won here last summer and eye catching run here recently (backed at long odds) when perhaps making her effort too soon when third of nine. Surprisingly dropped 2lb for that and should make her presence felt.

Form: 3208-83

(10)

Nibras Again¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: K Shoemark| T: P T Midgley| OR: 66| BF| CD

5/2

9lb below last winning mark last summer and has hinted at return to form last few runs. Yard going well at present and not without claims in a decent contest.

Form: 67-9743

(7)

Storm Melody^p⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: K T O'Neill| T: A Stronge| OR: 66| C

10/1

3-11 here with a couple of placed efforts to add. Showed last week here that he could now be on the way back and now able to race off 8lb lower mark than latest win a year ago. Each way claims.

Form: 55-0874

(3)

Coronation Cottage²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M S Saunders| OR: 65| CD

13/2

Had been out of sorts on turf but bounced right back to best when just failing to bag her third course win last month. Caught close home but pulled a long way clear of the remainder and claims if building on that.

Form: 0135-62

(8)

King Crimson^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: S Curran| OR: 65| CD

40/1

Two wins from six trips here. Front-runner who has been below best in two runs since leaving John Butler. Now down below last winning mark and interesting if market speaks in his favour.

Form: 2768-08

(5)

Ghepardo^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: P R Chamings| OR: 63| D

20/1

Benefited from a positive ride to win at Kempton a month ago but the 6lb rise for that has left her a bit vulnerable in two runs since and needs to eke out some improvement to get back on the winning trail.

Form: 479-134

(11)

Crime Of Passion⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Osborne| OR: 65| D

12/1

Ffos Las winner last summer and best form since when caught close home over C&D last week under this inexperienced rider. Now takes on her elders and this demands a bit more.

Form: 47-6292

(1)

Essaka¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Sophie Ralston⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 58| CD

16/1

Without a win since Brighton last summer and generally struggles in this 0-65 grade and others make more appeal despite showing a tad more here a fortnight ago.

Form: 449-543

Non-Runners

(9)

Something Lucky²⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 8

T: M J Attwater J: Non Runner

(6)

Archimedes³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: D C Griffiths J: M Dwyer

Forecasts

Nibras Again (5/2), Bay Watch (10/3), Show Me The Bubbly (4/1), Coronation Cottage (13/2), Storm Melody (10/1), Something Lucky (10/1), Crime Of Passion (12/1), Essaka (16/1), Ghepardo (20/1), Archimedes (33/1), King Crimson (40/1)

A warm sprint handicap for the grade and BAY WATCH, who has developed into a likeable type on fast ground, did well to win on his reappearance and is taken to make it five wins from his last seven races despite his welter burden. Show Me The Bubbly did well in the circumstances when third here recently and along with the well treated Storm Melody may give the selection most to do.