18:10 Bath

Friday 24 May 2024

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M J Church Waste Management Handicap

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 1m 42.17s

(1)

Lunario^b,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 67| D

4/1

Winner at Yarmouth in April and continued the excellent work when second of 11 in handicap (7/1) at Nottingham (8.3f, good) 14 days ago, despite being slowly away. Merits serious consideration in current mood.

Form: 947212

(9)

Gert Lush⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: William Cox| T: R A Teal| OR: 65

25/1

Last of 10 in handicap (22/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 46 days ago. That was her reappearance and she did win second-time-up last term.

Form: 71280-0

(6)

Mawada^h1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Loughnane| T: A Wintle| OR: 63

33/1

First run since leaving Sheila Lewis when sixth of 8 in handicap (66/1) at this C&D (heavy) 18 days ago. Was free on that occasion and a hood is applied.

Form: 332/58-6

(11)

Night Breeze³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D C Costello| T: Ian Williams| OR: 61

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f, good to soft, 40/1) 33 days ago, needing stiffer test.

Form: 563-08

(5)

Jade Country^p³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Charlie Bennett| T: J L Flint| OR: 60| D

28/1

Well-beaten ninth of 13 to Havana Goldrush in handicap (33/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 35 days ago. May strip fitter with that return under his belt.

Form: 45500-9

(7)

Racing Demon^h¹⁰^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: George Rooke| T: E De Giles| OR: 55| D

4/1

Has his quirks but produced a career best when winning 8-runner handicap (12/1) at Chepstow (8.1f, heavy) 10 days ago, comfortably. 5 lb penalty won't prevent a bold follow-up bid if he's in that mood again.

Form: 38-7U91

(12)

Eye Of The Water^p¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Cieren Fallon| T: R Harris| OR: 58| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 7/2, sixth of 8 in handicap at Chepstow (8.1f, heavy) 10 days ago. Has to be taken seriously on runner-up effort here prior to that.

Form: 56-4826

(3)

Havana Goldrush^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Shariq Mohd⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Moore| OR: 58| BF| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Latest win here in April. Creditable third of 9 in handicap (11/4) at this C&D (soft) 26 days ago. Looks competitive on form from the same mark.

Form: 4-34713

(8)

Rival^p²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Ethan Jones⁽⁷⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 57| D

15/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 4/1, respectable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 5790-83

(13)

Long Call¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 8-12| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 54

80/1

33/1, last of 8 in handicap at Chepstow (8.1f, heavy) 10 days ago.

Form: 7120-78

(2)

Run Cmc^v¹⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: A J Farragher| T: P R Chamings| OR: 54

33/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 9/1, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW). Off 6 months so he's entitled to need this.

Form: 675046-

(4)

Dynamite Katie^h²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 52

66/1

Last of 13 in handicap at this course (5.7f, soft, 100/1) 26 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 79098-0

(10)

Ower Starlight^p²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽³⁾| T: Daisy Hitchins| OR: 51| D

25/1

Dual AW winner for Richard Hannon. Best race for this yard when fourth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 28/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 256-574

Forecasts

Havana Goldrush (9/4), Racing Demon (4/1), Lunario (4/1), Eye Of The Water (7/1), Rival (15/2), Night Breeze (12/1), Ower Starlight (25/1), Gert Lush (25/1), Jade Country (28/1), Mawada (33/1), Run Cmc (33/1), Dynamite Katie (66/1), Long Call (80/1)

EYE OF THE WATER was disappointing at Chepstow 10 days ago but his record at Bath is an excellent one so, returned to this venue, he makes as much appeal as any of these. Lunario arrives at the top of his game so he has to go on the shortlist, while the quirky Racing Demon is dangerous if he's in the same mood as last time.