17:35 Bath

Wednesday 14 October 2020

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 17:37 | Winning time: 3m 6.69s

(6)

Scaramanga^p⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Megan Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 86| BF

7/4

Useful hurdler who posted 2 good placed efforts back on the Flat this summer. Yard in excellent form over jumps in recent days. Likely to go well.

Form: 42/2-432

(3)

Baasem³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Jim Crowley| T: Owen Burrows| OR: 84

9/2

Wide-margin winner of 2 handicaps at up to 12f last summer but 4 runs this year have been just respectable at best.

Form: 17-3365

(4)

Tronada²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: M Harley| T: A King| OR: 79| C

6/1

Three wins this year, the third coming over 11.5f here last month. However, she does need to shrug off a lesser run at Yarmouth last time

Form: 0-11419

(7)

Alfredo^p,t³⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: T P Queally| T: S Durack| OR: 78| DWS

33/1

Has won 5 times on AW but barely beat a rival in 5 runs in 2019. Has had wind surgery. Could only consider if the betting speaks in his favour on this first run for 11 months.

Form: 5/40409-

(9)

Fiveandtwenty²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 80| BF| D

7/2

Front-runner who has won 3 times from only 5 starts this year. Not disgraced at Catterick latest but and likely to be competitive again.

Form: 0-10113

(1)

Prince Imperial^b1³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: David Egan| T: R Hughes| OR: 80

7/1

Made a sound enough start for the Richard Hughes yard when third (Bright Eyed Eagle fourth) over 11.5f here last month. First-time blinkers replace cheekpieces. Longer trip should suit. Considered.

Form: 91-053

(8)

Overhaugh Street³²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: E De Giles| OR: 70

22/1

Back on song when third at Chester in August but needs to shrug off a poor run there since.

Form: 54-6036

(5)

Nabhan^b,t⁸⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Joshua Bryan⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 69| D

33/1

9/1, respectable second of 5 in handicap at this course (11.6f, firm) 88 days ago, no match for winner. Back up in trip.

Form: 1454-72

Rule 4

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Non-Runners

(2)

Bright Eyed Eagle³¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: E Walker J: Tom Marquand

Forecasts

Scaramanga (7/4), Fiveandtwenty (7/2), Baasem (9/2), Bright Eyed Eagle (11/2), Tronada (6/1), Prince Imperial (7/1), Overhaugh Street (22/1), Alfredo (33/1), Nabhan (33/1)

Paul Nicholls has fired in several winners over jumps in the last week so SCARAMANGA gets the nod to make light of a 12-week absence since his good second at Ascot in July. Prince Imperial leaves the impression this step up to 1¾m will play to his strengths and can provide the chief threat ahead of Fiveandtwenty.