17:05 Bath

Wednesday 23 August 2023

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Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 2m 33.21s

(9)

On The Right Track¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Luke Catton⁽⁵⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 67| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year, the latest here in June. Sixth of 7 in handicap (25/1) at Newmarket (12f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 0-18416

(4)

Tiger Beetle³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: William Cox| T: M G Rimell| OR: 66

15/2

One win from 21 Flat runs. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, good, 18/1) 33 days ago. Significantly back up in trip and others make more appeal on this occasion.

Form: 396568

(7)

Thefastnthecurious^b¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: William Carson| T: J L Flint| OR: 66| D

25/1

15/2, first run since leaving Richard Spencer when last of 8 in handicap at Ffos Las (14f, heavy) 15 days ago, doing too much too soon. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 303358

(2)

Starfighter⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 62| D

6/1

Creditable third of 13 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, good to soft, 14/1) 8 days ago. One to consider off an unchanged mark with top apprentice Billy Loughnane taking over.

Form: 644553

(3)

Balgowan^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 57

40/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap (40/1) at Salisbury (14.2f, good) 13 days ago. Chance here judged on bits and pieces of form but record stands at 0-9 on the Flat.

Form: 645-448

(6)

Feyha^h⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D C Costello| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 65

10/1

10/1, creditable third of 6 in handicap at Epsom (10.1f, good) 41 days ago, nearest finish. More needed here but she is at least likely to benefit from this step back up in trip.

Form: 481-833

(1)

Lhebayeb^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd| T: V R A Dartnall| OR: 55| CD

7/4

One win from 23 Flat runs. 9/2, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago, driven out. 3 lb rise fair enough and she has to enter calculations.

Form: 522331

(5)

Surrey Charm³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: H Morrison| OR: 62

2/1

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Chepstow (10f, good to firm, 14/1) on debut for this yard 34 days ago, cosily. 5 lb rise manageable and she's the one to beat.

Form: 870-1

Non-Runners

(8)

Fascinating Lips²⁸

Weight: 10-4| Age: 6

T: G & J Moore J: T P Queally

Forecasts

Lhebayeb (7/4), Surrey Charm (2/1), Starfighter (6/1), Tiger Beetle (15/2), Feyha (10/1), Fascinating Lips (12/1), On The Right Track (16/1), Thefastnthecurious (25/1), Balgowan (40/1)

There may well be more to come from SURREY CHARM, who left her low-key 2-y-o efforts for George Baker well behind when making a winning handicap debut for her new yard at Chepstow last month. That wasn't a particularly strong race but she did the job well, especially considering that she was returning from an 11-month absence, and this stiffer test promises to suit. Starfighter is taken to follow the selection home, with recent C&D scorer Lhebayeb best of the rest.