19:25 Bath

Friday 21 April 2023

All16:4017:2017:5518:2518:5519:2519:55

Due Diligence Standing At Whitsbury Manor Handicap

Off time: 19:27 | Winning time: 1m 44.20s

(3)

Bobby Dassler⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Levey| T: T Ward| OR: 65| BF

4/1

Again well supported but went backwards from stable debut when fourth of 7 in minor event at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 10/11) 73 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 4572-64

(8)

Eton College¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Nicola Currie| T: J A Osborne| OR: 65

18/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 28/1, last of 9 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 17 days ago, very slowly away. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 63477-9

(2)

Marsh Benham¹⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: George Baker| OR: 63| D

9/1

Back on track when third of 12 in handicap at Brighton (7f, soft, 16/1) 6 months ago, running on. Others preferred.

Form: 139593-

(9)

Wholelotafun^p¹⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: J S Moore| OR: 62| C| D

12/1

Dual course winner in 2021. Latest win at Lingfield in November. Eighth of 10 in handicap (14/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW). Off 100 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1379-68

(7)

Always Fearless^b²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Tyrese Cameron⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 62| D

14/1

Ran well having a rare outing at 7f after 9 weeks off when second of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 4/1) 22 days ago. Back up in trip so merits consideration.

Form: 266-372

(13)

Fitzrovia¹⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: T E Whelan| T: E De Giles| OR: 61| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 50/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f). Off 5 months and looks easily opposable.

Form: D29080-

(4)

Eye Of The Water^p¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Watson| T: R Harris| OR: 61

15/2

Latest win at Wolverhampton in January. Again below form after 5 weeks off when fifth of 6 in handicap there (7.2f, 18/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 432-185

(11)

Emerald Lady¹⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 60| BF

66/1

11/8, respectable second of 8 in seller at Leicester (7f, good). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving K. R. Burke. This should reveal plenty.

Form: 319562-

(12)

Dreams Delivered^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 60| D

13/2

5/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, turned in best effort of the season, when won 8-runner handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 17 days ago. Should remain competitive back on turf.

Form: 7-15201

(6)

Havana Goldrush^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Liam Keniry| T: J S Moore| OR: 59| D

13/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 11/2, bounced back to form after 7 weeks off when second of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 13 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 3660-72

(5)

Game Nation^p1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: William Carson| T: B Barr| OR: 58

18/1

10/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 22 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Jamie Osborne. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 85-6866

(1)

My Ambition¹⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: D J Coakley| OR: 56| D

9/2

Ran one of better races when fourth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 20/1), better placed than most. Off 6 months.

Form: 7/71684-

(10)

Kraken Filly^p²⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: George Rooke| T: Joe Ponting| OR: 48

28/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. Hinted at a revival when fourth of 7 in minor event (5/2) at Ayr (8f, good). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Keith Dalgleish (£3,500).

Form: 435854-

Non-Runners

(14)

Compere¹⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: M J Attwater J: Paddy Bradley

Forecasts

Bobby Dassler (4/1), My Ambition (9/2), Havana Goldrush (13/2), Dreams Delivered (13/2), Eye Of The Water (15/2), Marsh Benham (9/1), Compere (10/1), Wholelotafun (12/1), Fitzrovia (14/1), Always Fearless (14/1), Game Nation (18/1), Eton College (18/1), Kraken Filly (28/1), Emerald Lady (66/1)

Cases can be made for several, but HAVANA GOLDRUSH bounced back to form when runner-up at Wolverhampton just under a fortnight ago and, now operating from a 5 lb lower turf mark, Stan Moore's charge gets the verdict to notch his third career success. Always Fearless, Dreams Delivered and Compere are just a handful of potential dangers.