17:55 Bath

Wednesday 26 July 2023

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Off time: 17:58 | Winning time: 2m 33.4s

(8)

Gearing's Point²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Rose Dawes⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss S West| OR: 62| CD

9/4

Made it 4-6 for this yard when seeing off 8 rivals in a C&D handicap (good to firm, 4/5) 21 days ago. A further 3 lb nudge may not prevent her going in again.

Form: 133111

(1)

Blue Hero^h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Finley Marsh| T: A Wintle| OR: 62| CD

7/2

SIx-time course winner, including 3 this summer, the latest over 1¼m (good, 6/1) 14 days ago, quickening to lead in the final strides under a confident Finley Marsh. Has won over this trip and another bold bid is on the cards.

Form: 581121

(5)

Shadowfax^v1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Appleby| OR: 62| BF

17/2

Fair maiden. Off 6 months, strong in the betting but faded to finish fourth of 6 over 1¾m at Nottingham (good to firm) 27 days ago. Visored and dropped in trip now. It'll be interesting to see whether his supporters' return.

Form: 4664-64

(7)

Largo Bay^b⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: George Rooke| T: M Madgwick| OR: 61| D

50/1

Four wins in a productive 2022 but has yet to fire this year, finishing a well-held last of 5 at Brighton last month.

Form: 787945

(10)

Nevendon^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 56

5/1

18/1, respectable third of 6 in handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (17f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Shaped better than the result when fourth on the Flat at Brighton prior to that.

Form: 07/000-4

(3)

Uther Pendragon^p⁷^{(ex 4)}

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: S M Levey| T: J S Moore| OR: 47| CD

9/1

Won 12-runner C&D handicap (good) a weeks ago. Should be very competitive under a 4 lb penalty if showing up in similar form.

Form: 077541

(11)

Princess T^p,t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: L P Keniry| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 50| D

11/2

Didn't need to be at best when winning a 4-runner hurdle on Jersey 19 days ago. Respectable third on the Flat here prior to that.

Form: 1113-53

(6)

Susanbequick⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: William Cox| T: Joe Ponting| OR: 45

12/1

12/1, good 1½ lengths fifth of 12 to Uther Pendragon over C&D (good) 7 days ago. More needed for win purposes, though.

Form: 0-85365

(4)

Topofthetrifle¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: T E Whelan| T: Mrs R Ford| OR: 45

200/1

No worthwhile form. 150/1, last of 10 in handicap at this course (13f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 770-000

Non-Runners

(9)

Charlie Arthur²⁹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 7

T: S Hodgson J: A J Farragher

(2)

Ocean Reach¹⁶

Weight: 8-9| Age: 7

T: R J Price J: Connor Planas

Forecasts

Gearing's Point (9/4), Blue Hero (7/2), Nevendon (5/1), Princess T (11/2), Shadowfax (17/2), Uther Pendragon (9/1), Susanbequick (12/1), Charlie Arthur (12/1), Ocean Reach (20/1), Largo Bay (50/1), Topofthetrifle (200/1)

A further 3 lb rise may not prevent the thriving GEARING'S POINT from going in yet again. Course specialist Blue Hero is another who is very much in the winning habit at present and is second choice ahead of Charlie Arthur, who ran quite well at Newbury last time and has dipped below the mark he defied on turf last summer.