17:45 Bath

Tuesday 6 April 2021

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CB Protection Professional Bodyguard Handicap

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 1m 39.96s

(6)

Headshot¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: M Appleby| OR: 62

11/8

Good second of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 22/1) 10 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Standard bearer.

Form: 605-322

(9)

Shimla Rolann²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox| OR: 61

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap (16/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 25 days ago, well positioned. Not discounted.

Form: 830-84

(4)

Largo Bay²³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 60

6/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/2, third of 13 in nursery at Kempton (7f). Off 7 months/gelded. Open to improvement if he's ready to go.

Form: 553-

(3)

Corbulo¹⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: George Buckell⁽³⁾| T: B J Meehan| OR: 58

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in minor event at Kempton (7f, 80/1). Off 146 days/gelded. Makes handicap debut. Bred to do better.

Form: 589-

(11)

Joli's Legacy⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: A G Newcombe| OR: 56

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, last of 13 in maiden at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 43 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 6-50

(13)

Cuban Fox^v⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: George Downing| T: J G Portman| OR: 55

12/1

7/2, ninth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 6 days ago. Visor back on, but has a bit to prove

Form: 70034-9

(5)

Up Before Dawn¹⁹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Edward Greatrex| T: Paul George| OR: 54

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, last of 10 in minor event at Kempton (7f). Off 6 months. Makes handicap debut. May do better.

Form: 680-

(1)

Rakish Paddy¹³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: J F Egan| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 47

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, ninth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f). Off 134 days/gelded. First run for yard after leaving A. Slattery. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 009-

(12)

Golden Ridge^p1⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁵⁾| T: R Harris| OR: 46

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, eighth of 11 in minor event at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 48 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 98-8

(10)

The Yellow Mini²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁷⁾| T: P Gundry| OR: 45

80/1

50/1, ninth of 11 in minor event at Kempton (8f) 20 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Makes no appeal.

Form: 700-969

(8)

Laetoli^p1⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Nicola Currie| T: M R Channon| OR: 45

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 10 in handicap (80/1) at Kempton (8f) 6 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Makes turf debut. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 7067

Non-Runners

(7)

Ambarella¹⁴⁵

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: T Ward J: H Crouch

(2)

Forza Del Destino¹⁷

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: J Gallagher J: S M Levey

Forecasts

Headshot (11/8), Corbulo (4/1), Ambarella (5/1), Largo Bay (6/1), Shimla Rolann (13/2), Cuban Fox (12/1), Golden Ridge (14/1), Up Before Dawn (16/1), Forza Del Destino (20/1), Joli's Legacy (40/1), Laetoli (40/1), Rakish Paddy (50/1), The Yellow Mini (80/1)

HEADSHOT arrives in excellent form and is a straightforward selection in a race that lacks depth despite the numbers. Shimla Rolann looks the main danger, although Largo Bay and Corbulo could both up their game.