16:00 Bath

Wednesday 19 July 2023

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CB Protection Professional Security Systems Handicap

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 3m 7.07s

(7)

Fred Bear²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: K Stott| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 65| D

8/1

Winner at Salisbury and Catterick this summer. Creditable third of 6 in handicap at Nottingham (1¾m) 20 days ago, not ideally placed. Not discounted.

Form: 51-0113

(6)

Cherry Cola³²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: T E Whelan| T: Miss S West| OR: 65| BF| D

4/1

Latest win at Yarmouth in May. 2/1, creditable second of 5 in handicap at this course (17f, firm) 32 days ago.

Form: 86-1332

(10)

Capricorn Prince^p⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Tom Marquand| T: G & J Moore| OR: 61| BF| C

20/1

Course winner. Eight wins from 31 Flat runs. 11/4, creditable head second of 8 to Ray's The One in handicap at Chelmsford (1¾m) 41 days ago, faring best of those held up.

Form: 73-1702

(2)

First Quest^p,t⁷⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Charles Bishop| T: Miss S West| OR: 58

16/1

40/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Goodwood (2m, heavy) on Flat return 74 days ago. Cherry Cola looks the stronger of the yard's pair.

Form: 01600/0

(5)

Eagle's Realm^t⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: George Rooke| T: David & Mcpherson| OR: 58

8/1

Won twice over hurdles for Fergal O'Brien last summer. Respectable fourth on AW Flat reappearance in May but below form when filling the same position over hurdles since (final start for Fergal O'Brien).

Form: 23258-4

(1)

Dance Havana^p,t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 65| D

11/2

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (10/1) at Thirsk (1¾m, good to firm) 14 days ago. Came clear with the second on that occasion and remains unexposed as a stayer.

Form: 15-4951

(4)

Kindgirl^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: A Ralph| OR: 51

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 16/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving David Evans when creditable third of 8 in handicap at Leicester 20 days ago.

Form: 6950-3

(9)

Trooper Bisdee³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 59| BF

7/4

Left 2-y-o form well behind when making a winning return/handicap debut upped to 11.5f at Yarmouth (good to firm) in June. Not in the same form when last of 5 over this trip at Sandown since but that was a slightly messy tactical affair and he could resume his progression now.

Form: 990-15

(3)

Highland Flyer¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Mia Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Portman| OR: 52

11/1

Modest maiden. 4/1, creditable third of 6 in handicap at Windsor (11.5f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 68-5653

Non-Runners

(8)

Ray's The One⁴¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: M Pattinson J: C Lee

Forecasts

Trooper Bisdee (7/4), Cherry Cola (4/1), Dance Havana (11/2), Eagle's Realm (8/1), Fred Bear (8/1), Ray's The One (8/1), Highland Flyer (11/1), First Quest (16/1), Capricorn Prince (20/1), Kindgirl (33/1)

TROOPER BISDEE saw off a next-time-out winner at Yarmouth last month. He failed to fire at Sandown a fortnight later but there were possible excuses in a tactical affair and he can resume his progression now. Fellow 3-y-o Dance Havana is second choice ahead of Ray's The One.