15:30 Bath

Wednesday 2 September 2020

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Signs Express Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 15:33 | Winning time: 1m 41.16s

(7)

Agent Of Fortune^p³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: H Crouch| T: G & J Moore| OR: 72| D

15/2

Ten wins from 39 Flat runs. 4 wins from 12 runs this year. 50/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Goodwood (8f, good) 36 days ago. Looks too high in the weights on turf.

Form: 370789

(1)

Mazikeen¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S De Sousa| T: W R Muir| OR: 71| D

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. First run since leaving Richard Hughes when below form sixth of 12 in handicap (28/1) at Newbury (9f, good to soft) 17 days ago, slowly away. Must improve.

Form: 41-46

(2)

Kyllachys Tale¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Cieren Fallon| T: R A Teal| OR: 65| D

10/1

Creditable second of 9 in handicap (16/1) at Chepstow (8.1f, good to soft) 18 days ago, well positioned. Seen to good advantage last time, so not certain to back it up.

Form: 120-042

(4)

Rhyme Scheme¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: M R Channon| OR: 70

3/1

9/1, not seen to best effect when fifth of 12 in handicap at Newbury (9f, good to soft) 17 days ago, running on. Remains of interest.

Form: 203645

(3)

Al Daiha⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: E Walker| OR: 63

11/2

9/1, below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Haydock (10.4f, good to soft) 46 days ago. Back down in trip. Might get back on track after a break.

Form: 2-22735

(11)

Ascraeus²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 66

7/2

Winner at Wolverhampton in June. Creditable second of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 15/2) 21 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 95-1032

(12)

Keeper's Choice⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁷⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 57| D

18/1

First run since leaving Denis Coakley when below form sixth of 10 in handicap (15/2) at Chepstow (8.1f, good) 79 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 00600-6

(8)

Sonnetina⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Charles Bishop| T: D J Coakley| OR: 54

6/1

14/1, respectable third of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good) 50 days ago, running on. Latest run has worked out well and she's only 1 lb higher than last winning mark.

Form: 124-673

(6)

Trusty Rusty¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Liam Keniry| T: R Harris| OR: 59

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 9 in maiden (18/1) at Chepstow (7.1f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 056

Non-Runners

(10)

Elegant Love¹⁷

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: A W Carroll J: Elisha Whittington

(5)

Arafi¹²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: R Hannon J: S M Levey

(9)

Coto Donana⁶⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: E F Vaughan J: Dane O'Neill

Forecasts

Rhyme Scheme (3/1), Ascraeus (7/2), Arafi (7/2), Elegant Love (9/2), Al Daiha (11/2), Sonnetina (6/1), Agent Of Fortune (15/2), Mazikeen (10/1), Kyllachys Tale (10/1), Coto Donana (10/1), Keeper's Choice (18/1), Trusty Rusty (40/1)

SONNETINA put up her best effort for a while when third over C&D 50 days ago and looks primed for a big run off a handy mark, so she gets the nod in an open race. The in-form Elegant Love should put up a bold bid under a positive ride and Ascraeus might have a bit more to offer, so they're also well worth considering.