14:30 Bath

Thursday 31 August 2023

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Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 2m 31.78s

(8)

This Ones For Fred²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Tommie Jakes⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 61| D

7/2

Two wins from 6 runs this year. Didn't need to improve to win 7-runner handicap (9/2) at Catterick (12.1f, good) 23 days ago, just holding on. More needed in order to complete the hat-trick but, nudged up just 1 lb, he has to enter calculations.

Form: 533511

(6)

Charlie Arthur¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Alec Voikhansky| T: S Hodgson| OR: 60| D

10/3

Respectable second of 10 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm, 4/1) 18 days ago, no match for winner. Very much of interest off the same mark here.

Form: 296-032

(10)

Defence Treaty^p,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Millie Wonnacott⁽³⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 60

20/1

Latest win at Southwell in February. 5/1, last of 8 in handicap at Pontefract (10f, good) 22 days ago. Opposable on the back of that low-key display.

Form: 2153U8

(3)

Alghazaal^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Luke Catton| T: M D I Usher| OR: 60| D

66/1

66/1 and hooded for 1st time, last of 11 in handicap at Salisbury (14.2f, good) 21 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 482/0-80

(1)

Black Smoke^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁷⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 57

9/1

16/1, didn't need to improve to win 8-runner handicap at Lingfield (10f, heavy) on debut for Brian Barr 26 days ago. Starts out for another new yard here and possibilities up just 2 lb, provided he proves equally effective on this faster surface.

Form: 0-97001

(9)

Mrembo^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Olivia Tubb⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Portman| OR: 57| C

5/1

Course winner. Latest win at Newbury in June. Sixth of 7 in handicap at that course (10f, good, 11/2) 13 days ago. Not without each-way hope.

Form: 741336

(7)

Hot Team^v²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: William Pyle⁽³⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 55

15/2

Latest win at Hamilton in May. 4/1, respectable second of 5 in handicap at Haydock (10.2f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Solid form chance but not certain to be suited by this step back up in trip.

Form: 143522

(2)

Uther Pendragon^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Liam Wright⁽³⁾| T: J S Moore| OR: 50| CD

14/1

C&D winner in July, which was his third success at this venue. Good fourth of 13 in handicap, again here (good, 12/1), 27 days ago and he shouldn't be far away.

Form: 754164

(5)

Princess T^t,v1³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Elisha Whittington| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 49| D

4/1

Seventh of 9 in handicap (11/2) at this C&D (good to soft) 36 days ago. Bit to prove on the back of that poor showing but she's on a competitive mark and could have a say if responding well to the first-time visor.

Form: 113-537

Non-Runners

(4)

Astroman⁷⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: S Hosie J: Mohammed Tabti

Forecasts

Charlie Arthur (10/3), This Ones For Fred (7/2), Princess T (4/1), Mrembo (5/1), Hot Team (15/2), Black Smoke (9/1), Astroman (10/1), Uther Pendragon (14/1), Defence Treaty (20/1), Alghazaal (66/1)

The vote goes to CHARLIE ARTHUR, who produced his best effort of the season so far when hitting the crossbar at Windsor recently and he remains 1 lb below his last winning mark. If Black Smoke is able to back up his heavy-ground Lingfield success under contrasting conditions here he will be a threat, while the hat-trick seeking This Ones For Fred, Princess T and Uther Pendragon all make some appeal in this open-looking affair. Hot Team has been in good form of late but appears to be best at 1¼m.