16:43 Bath

Monday 1 May 2023

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Off time: 16:43 | Winning time: 1m 45.83s

(1)

Wind Your Neck In²⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Callum Shepherd| T: P D Evans| OR: 86| D

14/1

Last of 12 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, good to firm, 9/1). Off 9 months. Down in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 211/770-

(3)

Alazwar^p¹⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 85| D

9/2

Three wins from 9 runs last year. Below form seventh of 12 in handicap (11/1) at Kempton (8f). Off 152 days. Worth a market check.

Form: 217007-

(4)

Marlay Park¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: P Cosgrave| T: J R Boyle| OR: 84| C

12/1

Course winner. 25/1, last of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 11 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 55218-8

(2)

Spirit Of The Bay^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: C G Cox| OR: 83| D

4/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 17/2) 19 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Cheekpieces back on. Down to an appealing mark and likely to be back on form.

Form: 72208-9

(5)

Thebeautifulgame¹⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Laura Pearson⁽³⁾| T: Tom Clover| OR: 80

9/1

10/1, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW). Off 163 days. Type to make a better 4yo, so likely to make her presence felt if tuned up.

Form: 5/42236-

(8)

Hiromichi¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: David Probert| T: J Channon| OR: 72| BF| D

13/8

Three wins from 8 runs last year. Latest win at Lingfield in March. 9/4, respectable second of 7 in handicap at Leicester (8.2f, heavy) 17 days ago. Remains of interest.

Form: 413-712

(7)

Rival¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: George Rooke| T: J L Flint| OR: 69| D

8/1

12/1, creditable third of 13 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, heavy) 14 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 48146-3

Non-Runners

(6)

Shoot To Kill¹⁷

Weight: 8-12| Age: 6

T: R Brisland J: Ray Dawson

Forecasts

Hiromichi (13/8), Spirit Of The Bay (4/1), Alazwar (9/2), Rival (8/1), Thebeautifulgame (9/1), Shoot To Kill (10/1), Marlay Park (12/1), Wind Your Neck In (14/1)

SPIRIT OF THE BAY is down to a favourable mark and shaped as if she'd strip fitter for her reappearance at Kempton, so she could be the answer to a tricky handicap with cheekpieces back on. Hiromichi and Thebeautifulgame look the chief dangers.