18:55 Bath

Wednesday 17 May 2017

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Rainbow Casinos Bristol Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 18:55 | Winning time: 2m 56.04s

1^st

(4)

Admiral's Sunset

49-7

5/4f

T: H MorrisonJ: Charlie Bennett (5)

Tracked leader until 5f out, remained handy, headway on outside chasing leaders 3f out, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, very easily op 7/4

2^nd

(3)

Rosie Royale

59-5

3/1

T: R A TealJ: George Wood (5)

Took keen hold, tracked leaders, went 2nd inside final 3f, soon ridden chasing winner, kept on same pace over 1f out, no chance with winner op 2/1

3^rd

(8)

Star Of Lombardy

49-9

7/2

T: C & M JohnstonJ: F Norton

Led until ridden and headed over 2f out, soon outpaced, plugged on into 3rd close home op 4/1

4^th

(5)

Iona Island

48-11

9/2

T: P W HiattJ: Fran Berry

Held up last, quick move into 2nd 5f out until pushed along inside final 3f, chased leading pair, ridden 2f out, no extra, lost 3rd last strides op 5/1

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Non-Runners

(6)

Skylark Lady⁷⁷

Weight: 8-6| Age: 4

T: Mrs N S Evans J: Josephine Gordon

(2)

Wassail¹⁹⁶

Weight: 8-2| Age: 4

T: E De Giles J: Noel Garbutt

(1)

Oratorio's Joy¹⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 7

T: D M Loughnane J: S W Kelly

(7)

Notice²⁴⁴

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: D M Simcock J: George Buckell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.70EX:£6.20Trifecta:£11.30SF:£5.32

Forecasts

Admiral's Sunset (5/4), Rosie Royale (3/1), Star Of Lombardy (7/2), Notice (7/2), Iona Island (9/2), Skylark Lady (8/1), Oratorio's Joy (10/1), Wassail (33/1)

A decent staying fillies handicap in which a number of the runners are likeable enough sorts. Star of Lombardy is tough and battled gamely against the progressive Vuela at Doncaster recently. Vuela was returning from an absence at Doncaster after comfortably seeing off Admiral's Sunset at Newcastle in November. The Hughie Morrison trained filly is a sizeable unit and should win a race sooner or later against her own sex, but the preference here is for course specialist ROSIE ROYALE. She ran a sound race behind Moayadd at Chepstow earlier this month, and that should have put her spot on for this contest, which was presumably the target.