16:00 Bath

Friday 24 May 2024

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Octagon Consultancy Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 1m 12.20s

(8)

Liosa²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: George Rooke| T: W S Kittow| OR: 56| BF| D

10/3

Off 7 months and shaped very well when fourth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 9/4) 25 days ago, going strongly but denied a clear run. Big shout off an unchanged mark.

Form: 4/4471-4

(3)

Diamond Cottage³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: William Carson| T: M S Saunders| OR: 55| D

14/1

22/1, last of 9 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good) 3 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 06008-9

(10)

Vitalline^b³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 55| BF| D

15/2

Latest win at Chelmsford City in March. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap (5/2) at Kempton (6f) 39 days ago, not clear run. Can give a good account.

Form: 389195

(1)

Port Noir^t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Jack Doughty⁽⁷⁾| T: R Stephens| OR: 53| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in April. 12/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Chepstow (7.1f, heavy) 10 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 771830

(4)

Bama Lama¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Oliver Searle⁽⁷⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 52| D

11/1

Creditable third of 10 in handicap (9/1) at Windsor (5.1f, heavy) 18 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 644-783

(9)

Josies Kid^p³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 50

16/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 11/2 and eyeshields on for 1st time, seventh of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, good to firm) 31 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 684547

(7)

Louis Treize^h¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Laura Coughlan⁽³⁾| T: D Faulkner| OR: 46| D

14/1

Tricky customer. 14/1, not seen to best effect when fourth of 7 in handicap at Chepstow (5.1f, heavy) 10 days ago. Considered.

Form: 367-694

(2)

Malham Tarn Cove^p,t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: D C Costello| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 46

13/8

Good second of 15 in handicap at this C&D (good, 7/2) 9 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 27458-2

(5)

Lupset Flossy Pop^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Liam Wright⁽⁵⁾| T: G Brown| OR: 45| D

20/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good to soft) 15 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 4-22568

(6)

Boasted²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽³⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 45

33/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap (66/1) at Leicester (6f, heavy) 27 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 7/0678-0

Forecasts

Malham Tarn Cove (13/8), Liosa (10/3), Vitalline (15/2), Bama Lama (11/1), Diamond Cottage (14/1), Louis Treize (14/1), Port Noir (16/1), Josies Kid (16/1), Lupset Flossy Pop (20/1), Boasted (33/1)

LIOSA enjoyed no luck in running when fourth at Wolverhampton on his return so is fancied to quickly resume winning ways. Malham Tarn Cove is feared most on the back of his good C&D second while Bama Lama and Vitalline appeal as the pick of the rest for minor honours.