16:30 Bath

Sunday 12 September 2021

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Sky Sports Racing Bath Summer Series Stayers' Final Handicap

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 3m 1.34s

(2)

Steel An Icon⁵^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Rose Dawes⁽⁷⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 75| BF| C| D

3/1

Six wins from 15 runs this year. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Catterick (13.9f, good to firm) 5 days ago, having run of race. Possibilities again under a penalty.

Form: 260171

(7)

Cogital^h²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Jordan Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 74| CD

10/1

Enjoying a productive season, adding another success to his tally when landing a C&D handicap last month, Building up a good course record and fancied to be competitive again.

Form: 6-21231

(6)

Hashtagmetoo¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁵⁾| T: J A Osborne| OR: 72| C

7/2

3/1, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at this course (13f, good to firm) 11 days ago, produced to lead under 2f out and asserting gradually. Even longer trip promises to be within range.

Form: 142631

(3)

Running Cloud¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Ray Dawson| T: A Wintle| OR: 69| CD

20/1

Resumed winning ways over C&D in July. 9/2, sixth of 7 in handicap at Ffos Las (16f, good to soft) 17 days ago, slowly away. Others more persuasive.

Form: 371686

(5)

Hidden Depths^p,t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Marquand| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 66| BF| CD

8/1

3-time C&D winner. 1/2, didn't need to improve to win 5-runner, 2m handicap at Les Landes (Jersey) 13 days ago. Booking of Marquand a positive here and she's one to consider.

Form: 1-53141

(9)

Lady Elysia^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 61| C

9/1

Multiple course winner, the latest over 11.6f in June. Creditable third of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f) 18 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 212453

(4)

Super Superjack²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Rob Hornby| T: M F Harris| OR: 60| BF| C

5/1

Landed back-to-back course handicaps in June/July (at up to 13f). Creditable length second of 10 to Steel An Icon in handicap (2/1) at this course (13f, good to firm) 29 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 742112

(1)

Merlin's Beard³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-0| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 60| C

5/1

Picked up the progressive thread of late, winning over 11.6f here and showing a good attitude to fend off a fellow 3-y-o at Brighton (11.9f) last time. This tougher but of interest in hat-trick bid

Form: 785311

Non-Runners

(8)

Temple Lock²³

Weight: 8-4| Age: 3

T: Eve Johnson Houghton J: Josephine Gordon

Forecasts

Steel An Icon (3/1), Hashtagmetoo (7/2), Merlin's Beard (5/1), Super Superjack (5/1), Hidden Depths (8/1), Lady Elysia (9/1), Cogital (10/1), Temple Lock (16/1), Running Cloud (20/1)

MERLIN'S BEARD has found some improvement in recent months, supplementing July's course victory with a battling display at Brighton (11.9f) in August. He gets the nod to complete the hat-trick, with Hidden Depths and Super Superjack just a couple of others to consider in what understandably rates a competitive affair.