19:08 Bath

Wednesday 1 July 2026

All17:5818:3319:0819:4320:1820:53

Hot Air Balloon Company Handicap

Off time: 19:08 | Winning time: 1m 9.89s

(1)

Neptune Legend²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: D Egan| T: A W Carroll| OR: 59| CD

8/11

Back-to-back winner in May but just a fair fifth in a better race at Windsor on Monday.

Form: 657115

(4)

Ten Club¹⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Joe Leavy| T: A Wintle| OR: 57| D

12/1

Scored at Lingfield in November but badly out of sorts since, including when last seen at Wolverhampton (7f) 5 months ago. Plenty to prove on return.

Form: 21000-7

(6)

Hidden Verse^b1²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jack Doughty| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 57| CD

11/1

Successful twice last season, including over C&D. Back on track to a certain extent when fifth over C&D in May but failed by long way to back that up at Chepstow since. Hopes pinned on first time blinkers.

Form: 72-6559

(5)

Fancy Dancer^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Jack Gilligan| T: Hayley Burton| OR: 55| CD

10/1

3-time winner up to 6f for Ollie Sangster last season (including over C&D) but has regressed for her new yard, a first-time tongue tie making little difference when seventh of 9 at Nottingham (6f, good to soft) 4 weeks ago.

Form: 6055-57

(2)

Southbank³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: C Gordon| OR: 54| BF| CD

7/2

C&D winner last spring who is knocking at the door this season, again not seen to best effect when second of 7 at Lingfield (6f) last month. Now down to his last winning mark and should be in the mix again.

Form: 234262

(8)

Sisters In The Sky^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Tyler Heard| T: G Harris| OR: 45| CD

25/1

Landed this race last year and back to winning ways over 6f at Wolverhampton in January. Unable to get involved dropped back to bare 5f for first time this year when ninth of 14 at this course (5f, good) 18 days ago so this slightly longer trip should be in his favour.

Form: 748349

(7)

Symbol of Hope^p¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: Ashley Lewis⁽⁵⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 45| CD

12/1

3-time C&D winner who fared better than of late having rejoined former yard when third in 9-runner classified contest over C&D last month. Not in same form reverted to handicap company here since (lost shoe) and losing run is closing in on 2 years.

Form: 477038

(3)

She Went Whoosh^p,t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 45

25/1

Best effort for a while when runner-up over C&D in May but has followed that up with 3 poor runs in classified company, most recently over 7f at Brighton 10 days ago.

Form: 352880

Forecasts

Neptune Legend (8/11), Southbank (7/2), Fancy Dancer (10/1), Hidden Verse (11/1), Symbol of Hope (12/1), Ten Club (12/1), Sisters In The Sky (25/1), She Went Whoosh (25/1)

With Neptune Legend's participation in considerable doubt (declared at Windsor on Monday), this is best left to SOUTHBANK, who again wasn't seen to best effect when runner-up at Lingfield last month and Chris Gordon's charge can go one better having dropped back to his last winning mark. Last year's winner Sisters In The Sky and stablemate Symbol of Hope can fight out minor honours.