20:05 Bath

Friday 1 August 2025

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BetWright Instant Withdrawals Handicap

Off time: 20:05 | Winning time: 2m 29.29s

(3)

Carp Kid^p¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: William Cox| T: J L Flint| OR: 59| C| D

9/2

Course winner. 33/1, last of 7 in handicap at Ffos Las (1½m, good) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 98-3457

(8)

Sumatran Tiger³²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Adam Wedge| T: R T Phillips| OR: 54| D

80/1

Multiple winner on Jersey over the years but off for 10 months ahead of this first run for a new stable. Best watched unless the betting suggests otherwise.

Form: 254214-

(6)

Offiah's Boy⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: J Tickle| OR: 54| BF| CD

5/2

C&D winner in July. Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap (7/2) at Windsor (11.5f, good to firm) 6 days ago.

Form: 912217

(1)

Black Smoke^b,t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Saffie Osborne| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 53

8/1

Latest win at Chepstow in July. Second of 4 in handicap at Ffos Las (1¾m, good, 5/2) 23 days ago.

Form: 943612

(5)

Endofastorm^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: Joe Ponting| OR: 52| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 16/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (1¾m) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 31-3647

(7)

Virtual Hug¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Watson| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 50| D

5/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2024 but ran well back from a 12-week break when neck third of 11 to Offiah's Boy over C&D (firm) 16 days ago, running on after being forced to switch. Not taken lightly.

Form: 6-27573

(2)

Marmalade Kid²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: T E Whelan| T: George Baker| OR: 56

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixth of 8 on handicap debut at Epsom (1¼m, good to firm) 22 days ago. Early days but improvement needed.

Form: 0006

(4)

Launceston^p1³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 53| BF

15/8

Promising type. 5/4, second of 6 in 1¼m course handicap (firm) on reappearance 37 days ago. Cheekpieces added now. Longer trip will suit and very much the one to beat with improvement likely.

Form: 05609-2

Forecasts

Launceston (15/8), Offiah's Boy (5/2), Carp Kid (9/2), Virtual Hug (5/1), Black Smoke (8/1), Endofastorm (25/1), Marmalade Kid (28/1), Sumatran Tiger (80/1)

The step up in trip should suit LAUNCESTON and it'll be a bit of a surprise if this low-mileage Sir Mark Prescott 3-y-o doesn't have too much for largely much more exposed opponents. Virtual Hug can turn around last month's C&D form with Offiah's Boy and follow the selection home.