14:50 Bath

Wednesday 23 August 2023

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At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 1m 1.10s

(2)

Confederation^t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: L Morris| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 66| D

13/2

Good second of 8 in handicap (6/1) at this course (5.7f, good) 19 days ago. Remains on a workable mark up 1 lb and should give another good account.

Form: 424092

(8)

Cluedo¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: George Rooke| T: H Candy| OR: 66| CD

10/3

C&D winner in May. Fifth of 6 in handicap (9/2) at Doncaster (5f, heavy) 18 days ago. The ground will almost certainly be faster here, which will help, but her current mark doesn't appear to offer much margin for error.

Form: 743-135

(5)

Secret Handsheikh^v⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Luke Catton⁽⁵⁾| T: J Gallagher| OR: 63| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 8/1, very good second of 6 in handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, good to firm) 7 days ago. Likely to make a bold bid to go one better off the same mark.

Form: 758862

(6)

So Sleepy^b1,t1³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 65| D

33/1

Lightly-raced winner. 80/1 and hooded for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap at Haydock (5f, soft) 32 days ago. Hopes pinned on the addition of blinkers and tongue strap aiding a return to form for this filly.

Form: 109-79

(4)

Joy Choi¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: William Carson| T: M S Saunders| OR: 60| D

7/2

2/1, dead-heated in a 6-runner handicap at Salisbury (5f, good) 13 days ago, pulling clear of the rest with the joint winner. This is more demanding up 4 lb but couldn't rule out all the same.

Form: 854531

(1)

Pepsi Cat^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D C Costello| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 58

7/2

Fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (5.7f, good, 12/1) 14 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Not discounted off this career-low mark.

Form: 625-055

(3)

Queen Of Thrones⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: William Cox| T: C G Cox| OR: 57

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 42 days ago. In good hands but she'll need to find improvement from somewhere in order to open her account.

Form: 963-87

(7)

Neptune Legend¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Molly Gunn⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 51

14/1

One win from 27 Flat runs. Twenty three runs since last win in 2021. 12/1, fourth of 10 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Yard saddles a stronger candidate in Mumayaz.

Form: 066794

Non-Runners

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Mumayaz⁴⁸

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: A W Carroll J: T P Queally

Forecasts

Cluedo (10/3), Pepsi Cat (7/2), Joy Choi (7/2), Secret Handsheikh (7/2), Confederation (13/2), Mumayaz (15/2), Neptune Legend (14/1), Queen Of Thrones (33/1), So Sleepy (33/1)

A C&D winner on his sole previous visit here as a 2-y-o, SECRET HANDSHEIKH looks the way to go on the back of a solid second off this mark at Yarmouth last week. Mumayaz, who looks the pick of the Tony Carroll-trained pair, is nominated as the main danger but Confederation also merits respect on the back of a good effort last time and recent Salisbury scorer Joy Choi has to enter calculations, too.