18:00 Bath

Thursday 14 April 2022

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Showcasing Standing At Whitsbury Manor Stud Handicap

Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 1m 42.23s

(10)

Covert Mission^t⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: K P De Foy| OR: 68| D

15/8

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Kempton (8f, 13/8) 57 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 845-121

(7)

Latent Heat¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 67| D

17/2

Temperamental sort. Latest win at Lingfield in February. 8/1, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 14 days ago, slowly away. Others more persuasive.

Form: 62-2156

(5)

My Brother Mike¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: D C Costello| T: J T Stimpson| OR: 67| C| D

15/2

Course winner. Four wins from 10 runs last year. Latest win here in October. Ninth of 13 in handicap at Doncaster (11.9f, good, 8/1) 18 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 611-269

(9)

De Vegas Kid¹³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 66| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Ninth of 12 in handicap (50/1) at Kempton (8f), slowly away. Off 134 days.

Form: 349959-

(14)

Sir Plato¹⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Ross Coakley| T: B R Millman| OR: 64| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 50/1). Off 178 days.

Form: 046570-

(8)

Granary Queen²⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 63

14/1

Unreliable individual. 11/2 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Ffos Las (7.4f, good to soft), not looking keen. Off 8 months.

Form: 273342-

(13)

Kenstone^p³³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁵⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 62| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in January. 14/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 33 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 2844-17

(6)

Accrington Stanley^t¹²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: N Callan| T: Paul George| OR: 60

9/2

Remains a maiden after 24 Flat runs. Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 16/1), running on late. Off 120 days. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 225545-

(3)

Nick Vedder¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: Liam Keniry| T: R Brisland| OR: 59| D

22/1

Three wins from 16 runs last year. Tenth of 13 in handicap (25/1) at Doncaster (10.2f, good) 19 days ago, missing break. Back down in trip.

Form: 42856-0

(1)

Assembled^p⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: K Shoemark| T: M R Bosley| OR: 59| D

11/1

Latest win at Kempton in October. Last of 11 in handicap (11/1) at Southwell (8.1f) 40 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 5159-50

Non-Runners

(12)

Kendergarten Kop³³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 7

T: D Flood J: Harry Burns

(11)

Helluvaboy¹⁹⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: A Stronge J: S De Sousa

(2)

Libby Ami¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: I Furtado J: Joey Haynes

(4)

Gertcha¹⁵

Weight: 8-6| Age: 5

T: J L Flint J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Covert Mission (15/8), Accrington Stanley (9/2), Helluvaboy (6/1), My Brother Mike (15/2), Latent Heat (17/2), Kenstone (9/1), Libby Ami (10/1), Assembled (11/1), Granary Queen (14/1), De Vegas Kid (14/1), Kendergarten Kop (14/1), Sir Plato (20/1), Nick Vedder (22/1), Gertcha (33/1)

COVERT MISSION resumed winning ways with a narrow success at Kempton 8 weeks ago, deserving extra credit given he was never far from a strong pace, so is taken to defy a 3 lb rise at a trip he remains unexposed at. The lightly-raced Helluvaboy responded well to blinkers when off the mark at Kempton in September and rates the main threat ahead of Accrington Stanley.