18:10 Bath

Wednesday 12 July 2023

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Blackmore Electrical Contractors Handicap

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 2m 52.99s

(5)

Dirham Emirati^t1,v1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 57

9/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fair fourth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (16f, 9/2) 14 days ago. Visored/tongue strap on for 1st time now and needs to build on it.

Form: 4/98004

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(2)

Hidden Pearl¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: John Berry| OR: 52| C

9/2

Scored at Yarmouth in June and backed it up with a solid third of 7 in handicap at Brighton (11.9f, good) 15 days ago, needing stronger gallop. This course winner is well in the mix.

Form: 2342-13

(8)

Lailah¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 51

11/4

Arrives in good order, third of 8 in handicap (7/1) at Leicester (11.8f, good) 13 days ago. Winner has gone in since so a bold showing is on the cards eased 1 lb in her bid for a breakthrough success.

Form: 60-7643

(1)

Appreciate^t³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: K Shoemark| T: M F Harris| OR: 49

10/3

Respectable third of 9 in handicap hurdle (13/8) at Southwell (15.8f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Bit more is needed at these weights back on the level though.

Form: 976/886-

(10)

Street Jester⁶³²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Liam Keniry| T: W G M Turner| OR: 49| CD

33/1

C&D winner for Robert Stephens in 2021. Back from 21 months off now though so has his fitness to prove for his new yard.

Form: 053142/

(4)

Urban Forest^b²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: David Probert| T: E De Giles| OR: 47

8/1

Remains a maiden after 23 runs but he posted a respectable fourth of 15 in minor event at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 4-78924

(7)

The Resdev Way¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 45| BF| D

18/1

Sixteen runs since his last win in 2022 and only ninth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f, 7/2) 16 days ago. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 600259

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Eaux De Vie⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Watson| T: S Kirk| OR: 45

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1, eighth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 49 days ago. Makes turf debut with plenty more required.

Form: 6070/8

(9)

Cape Cornwall Rose^h⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: D C Costello| T: Sir M Todd| OR: 45

17/2

Remains a maiden after 16 runs and only sixth of 8 in handicap at Brighton (9.9f, good) 8 days ago. Significantly up in trip with work to do.

Form: 0-52346

(11)

Topofthetrifle⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs R Ford| OR: 45

150/1

Last of 11 in handicap at Leicester (11.8f, good to firm, 125/1) 44 days ago. She's hard to make a case for in her bid for a maiden success.

Form: 3770-00

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(3)

Jenny Ren⁷⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 8

T: Sarah Hollinshead J: William Cox

Forecasts

Lailah (11/4), Appreciate (10/3), Jenny Ren (4/1), Dirham Emirati (9/2), Hidden Pearl (9/2), Urban Forest (8/1), Cape Cornwall Rose (17/2), The Resdev Way (18/1), Street Jester (33/1), Eaux De Vie (80/1), Topofthetrifle (150/1)

Little between the principals on form but it could pay to side with LAILAH who can race off a 1 lb lower mark than when a good recent Leicester third (form been franked) and remains with few miles on the clock. Jenny Ren shaped well when fourth at Wolverhampton last time so rates a big threat though, with in-form pair Hidden Pearl and Urban Forest in the mix too.