14:46 Bath

Monday 3 May 2021

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Blackmore Development Handicap

Off time: 14:48 | Winning time: 2m 13.53s

(3)

Silvestris⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 77

2/1

Winner at Chelmsford City in October. 3/1, third of 5 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 61 days ago, just failing. Unexposed over this trip.

Form: 23214-3

(2)

Commonsensical^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 75

7/2

Big career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Pontefract (1m) on reappearance 14 days ago, keeping on well. Up in trip. Looks competitive on form up 5 lb.

Form: 52250-1

(7)

Corbulo¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: George Buckell⁽³⁾| T: B J Meehan| OR: 68| C

6/4

Winning reappearance over 1m here in April. 4/1, very good second of 11 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, good to firm) 16 days ago, left poorly placed. Shortlist material up 3 lb.

Form: 589-12

(8)

Livia The Empress^p1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: George Scott| OR: 65

15/2

Fourth of 6 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 19 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Cheekpieces on first time and drop back in trip may suit.

Form: 213-244

(1)

Friendly Princess³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Moore| OR: 60

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 5 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 33/1) 30 days ago. Makes turf debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 7845

Non-Runners

(4)

Eagle Springs²⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: A M Balding J: Joshua Bryan

(6)

Uncle Dick¹⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: Eve Johnson Houghton J: Charles Bishop

(5)

Liberated Lad³⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: Ian Williams J: S M Levey

Forecasts

Corbulo (6/4), Silvestris (2/1), Commonsensical (7/2), Uncle Dick (11/2), Livia The Empress (15/2), Eagle Springs (10/1), Liberated Lad (16/1), Friendly Princess (50/1)

CORBULO was arguably unlucky not to follow up his reappearance win here when second after being held up in a steadily-run race at Nottingham 16 days ago. On that evidence, he retains scope from this mark, so is preferred in favour of Commonsensical and Silvestris.