13:40 Bath

Wednesday 13 September 2023

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Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 2m 9.78s

(3)

Galactic Glow^p,t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Mr Taylor Fisher| T: J Tickle| OR: 57| CD

5/4

Three-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 9 runs this year. Good 1¼ lengths second of 13 to Barney's Angel in handicap at Windsor (10f, good to firm, 9/1) 9 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 170232

(5)

Miss Lightfandango¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Loughnane| T: C Hills| OR: 59

7/2

Ran right up to form when third of 6 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm, 11/2) 18 days ago. Didn't look an easy ride in the process, though.

Form: 00-5683

(6)

Storm Asset³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Millie Wonnacott⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 53| D

15/2

Latest win at Nottingham in June. Bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap at Leicester (10f, good to firm, 3/1) 31 days ago.

Form: 251154

(1)

Opticality^v¹⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Aidan Keeley| T: M Hunt| OR: 52

9/1

Visored for first time, respectable third of 14 in handicap (11/2) at this course (8f, soft), slowly away. Off 159 days. Back up in trip which will suit on run style.

Form: 8007-03

(4)

Dark Gold^b²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: A J Farragher| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 55

9/1

28/1 and blinkered for first time, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Brighton (9.9f, good) 23 days ago. Isn't straightforward but he should be a factor at that level.

Form: 055703

(7)

Caramay²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Georgia Dobie| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 48

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form third of 6 in handicap (13/2) at Doncaster (10.2f, good to firm) 25 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 08053

(2)

Jimmy Mark⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: W S Kittow| OR: 46| CD

17/2

C&D winner in May. 4/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at Chepstow (10f, good to firm) 55 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 6-61455

Non-Runners

(8)

Barney's Angel⁹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: Ian Williams J: Harry Davies

Forecasts

Galactic Glow (5/4), Barney's Angel (9/4), Miss Lightfandango (7/2), Storm Asset (15/2), Jimmy Mark (17/2), Dark Gold (9/1), Opticality (9/1), Caramay (14/1)

GALACTIC GLOW and Barney's Angel occupied the first two positions in a Windsor handicap last week, with the former taken to reverse the form on 5 lb better terms. Dark Gold returned to form in blinkers at Brighton and is another to consider.