17:00 Bath

Monday 20 October 2025

All13:5514:2514:5515:2515:5516:2517:0017:35

CB Protection Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 47.71s

(5)

Valkyrja^p⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Jack Callan⁽⁵⁾| T: M Crawley| OR: 56| D

5/2

13/2, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good to firm) 7 days ago. Likely to make another bold bid from the front under a penalty here.

Form: 95-6821

(10)

Gemini Star²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Charles Bishop| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 59

12/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good, 11/2) 26 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 3-38759

(12)

You Are Everything⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Molly Gunn⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 57

6/1

Latest win at Leicester in July. Below form sixth of 11 in handicap (4/1) at Brighton (6f, good) 49 days ago. Return to this trip unlikely to be an issue, but it could be that the handicapper has her measure for now.

Form: 684116

(7)

Vellner^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Cieren Fallon| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 55| D

25/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2024. 6/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Ffos Las (8f, heavy) 22 days ago, very slowly away. Others make more appeal for win purposes.

Form: 0U6455

(6)

James Park Woods²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Ffrench-Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 52| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Brighton in September. Sixth of 9 in handicap (8/1) at Hamilton (8.3f, good to soft) 28 days ago, very slowly away. Could do with rain (appears to be at his best when the word 'soft' appears in the going description).

Form: 673116

(2)

Baynoona²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Millie Wonnacott⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 50| CD

11/4

C&D winner in September. 5/1, good third of 10 in handicap back here (good to firm) 20 days ago, nearest finish. Solid claims off the same mark.

Form: 867413

(11)

Bobby Dassler^h,t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Elizabeth Gale⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs A M Thorpe| OR: 47| D

3/1

One win from 38 Flat runs, which was gained back in 2023. Respectable fourth of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 9 days ago. Tongue strap back on and he essentially looks vulnerable.

Form: 222304

(8)

Eye Of The Water^p²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: Nicola Currie| T: R Harris| OR: 47| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Twenty-eight runs since last success in 2023. Seventh of 10 in handicap (15/2) at this C&D (good to firm) 20 days ago. Likely to come up short once more.

Form: 843237

(1)

Anticipating^p³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Tyler Heard| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 45| D

25/1

Winner at Chepstow in June. Creditable 1½ lengths fifth of 11 to James Park Woods in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 8/1) 37 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 713875

(9)

Letter Of The Law^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Gina Mangan| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 45| D

80/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. 50/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and he's opposable.

Form: 569509

Non-Runners

(4)

Claxton Bay⁹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: P D Evans J: K Shoemark

(3)

Dappled Light²⁰

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: A Wintle J: Finley Marsh

Forecasts

Valkyrja (5/2), Baynoona (11/4), Bobby Dassler (3/1), You Are Everything (6/1), Dappled Light (7/1), Gemini Star (12/1), Eye Of The Water (14/1), Claxton Bay (14/1), Vellner (25/1), Anticipating (25/1), James Park Woods (33/1), Letter Of The Law (80/1)

The vote goes to BAYNOONA, who has upped her game in C&D handicaps with Millie Wonnacott taking over in the saddle the last twice, winning one last month before finishing third of 10 a couple of weeks later (unlucky not to finish closer having encountered traffic problems). Valkyrja has to be feared under a penalty following last week's Yarmouth victory, while Dappled Light also enters calculations.