19:10 Bath

Friday 16 April 2021

All16:4017:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:40

Sergei Prokofiev Standing At Whitsbury Manor Handicap

Off time: 19:10 | Winning time: 2m 27.83s

(8)

Mack The Knife^p¹¹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: S M Mooney⁽⁷⁾| T: J Ferguson| OR: 66| D

7/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 4/6) 11 days ago, well positioned. Should go close under penalty on turf debut.

Form: 511121

(7)

Sefton Warrior^p¹⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Angus Villiers⁽⁵⁾| T: R Spencer| OR: 67

11/1

18/1, pulled up in juvenile hurdle at Huntingdon (15.8f, good to soft) 166 days ago. Off 166 days. Back down in trip. Fair on the Flat, respectable on last Flat outing. Has work to do.

Form: 7/65105-

(5)

Grand Canal¹⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: J Mitchell| T: Tom Clover| OR: 66

11/4

6/1, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f). Off 6 months. Has to be considered.

Form: 821246-

(6)

Confils²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: P Cosgrave| T: George Baker| OR: 60| C

4/1

Course winner. 25/1, good sixth of 14 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, good) 20 days ago. Could come on for that run and she's on an attractive looking mark. Each-way player.

Form: 1/0569-6

(4)

Plansina^h²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: K Shoemark| T: A Wintle| OR: 59

22/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in March. 7/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 27 days ago. Back up in trip. Must improve.

Form: 1-82717

(9)

Lady Elysia^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Georgia Dobie⁽⁵⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 58| CD

16/5

C&D winner. 5/1, creditable 2 lengths third of 7 to Mack The Knife in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 11 days ago, clear of rest. May come on for that run and reverse the form at her favoured venue.

Form: 01124-3

(3)

General Brook^p¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 8-10| J: Liam Jones| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 49| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. 66/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good) 10 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 34/20-07

(2)

Essgee Nics^p³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-6| J: L Morris| T: R Brisland| OR: 45| C

22/1

Course winner. One win from 23 Flat runs. Eighth of 11 in minor event (5/1) at Kempton (8f) 30 days ago, hampered. Significantly back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Others preferred.

Form: 458568

(1)

Karakoram^t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: G Harris| OR: 45

40/1

15/2, creditable seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Taunton (16.5f, good) 8 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time on the Flat. Modest on the Flat, poor on last Flat run. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 536880/

Forecasts

Grand Canal (11/4), Lady Elysia (16/5), Mack The Knife (7/2), Confils (4/1), Sefton Warrior (11/1), Plansina (22/1), Essgee Nics (22/1), General Brook (25/1), Karakoram (40/1)

LADY ELYSIA won twice at this venue last year and she returned from a break with a solid effort at Wolverhampton. She may come on for that outing and take all the beating at a track she saves her best for. Mack The Knife has progressed well over the winter on the all-weather and he'll go very close if replicating that form on turf. Confils is looking well handicapped and should play a part.