18:10 Bath

Saturday 19 August 2023

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Fresher And Hunter Cup Handicap

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 1m 11.68s

(14)

Apache Star¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 60| CD

9/2

C&D winner in July. 13/2, ran to a similar level under a penalty when third of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 15 days ago.

Form: 532513

(12)

Bernard Spierpoint^t,v⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Liam Wright⁽⁷⁾| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 59| D

7/1

3 wins from 7 runs this year, latest at Yarmouth in June. Found things a lot tougher back in a handicap when fifth of 6 at Brighton (6f, good, 11/4) 53 days ago. 7 lb claimer takes over and he has to be taken seriously.

Form: 695115

(4)

Red Alert²²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 58| CD

9/1

4-time C&D winner. Latest win at Brighton in June. Again ran poorly after just 3 days off when seventh of 9 in handicap (13/2) at Chepstow (7.1f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 311477

(13)

Under Curfew⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Ray Dawson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 57| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Twenty seven runs since last win in 2021. Third of 10 in handicap (9/2) at Brighton (5.3f, good) 8 days ago, clear of rest.

Form: 322683

(11)

Savalas^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 57| BF| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Chepstow in June. Ran poorly when eighth of 9 in handicap there (7.1f, good to soft, 7/2) 22 days ago. Must bounce back.

Form: 815138

(16)

Gherkin^b¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Liam Keniry| T: W S Kittow| OR: 56| D

5/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Returned to form but just took a little to bit too long to find his stride when second of 11 in handicap (6/1) at this course (5f, good) 15 days ago, closing all way to line. Enters calculations.

Form: 39-3552

(10)

Kyber Crystal^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 52

10/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Underperformed back up in trip when eighth of 11 in handicap at Ffos Las (6f, heavy, 15/2) 19 days ago. Down to his sole winning mark and can make presence felt.

Form: 915348

(6)

Zous Baby¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: E De Giles| OR: 55

16/1

20/1, found run of good form coming to a halt on first outing since leaving Clive Cox when ninth of 11 in handicap at Ffos Las (6f, heavy) 19 days ago.

Form: 9-32339

(8)

Destiny's Spirit⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Hogan| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 54

7/1

12/1, seventh of 12 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good) 5 days ago, held when meeting some trouble final 1f. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 575467

(1)

Giddy Aunt¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: T E Whelan| T: J G Portman| OR: 49

11/1

9/2, again ran below form when fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 15 days ago.

Form: 8-06674

(7)

Epeius^v⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 8-11| J: K T O'Neill| T: J Tickle| OR: 45| D

50/1

Twenty four runs since last win in 2020. 28/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good) 5 days ago, very slowly away. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 008449

(2)

Fishermans Cottage^h³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M S Saunders| OR: 45

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 9 in minor event at Salisbury (7f, soft, 125/1) 5 weeks ago. Goes sprinting for his handicap debut.

Form: 967

Non-Runners

(5)

Lilkian²¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: Darryll Holland J: T P Queally

(15)

Spirit Of Cahala²⁹⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: M Pattinson J: Joshua Bryan

(9)

Fair And Square¹⁵

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: R Harris J: Saffie Osborne

(3)

Glamorous Star³¹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: A W Carroll J: Mollie Phillips

Forecasts

Apache Star (9/2), Gherkin (5/1), Under Curfew (7/1), Bernard Spierpoint (7/1), Destiny's Spirit (7/1), Savalas (8/1), Lilkian (8/1), Red Alert (9/1), Kyber Crystal (10/1), Giddy Aunt (11/1), Spirit Of Cahala (14/1), Zous Baby (16/1), Fair And Square (16/1), Glamorous Star (25/1), Fishermans Cottage (40/1), Epeius (50/1)

An ultra-competitive sprint which can go the way of BERNARD SPIERPOINT, who found life much tougher back in handicap company last time but claimer-ridden for the first time under the tutelage of Darryll Holland, he's fancied to add another victory to an already impressive 2023 campaign. Lilkian, Gherkin and Apache Star are just a handful of others worth considering.