17:10 Bath

Wednesday 23 August 2017

All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:40

Ey And Guests Handicap (Qualifier)

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 2m 58.97s

1^st

(13)

Hope Is High

49-12

8/11f

T: John BerryJ: S De Sousa

Towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, chased leaders and switched right over 1f out, stong run inside final furlong, led towards finish op Evens

2^nd

(3)

Wassail

48-10

14/1

T: E De GilesJ: Callum Shepherd (3)

Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner towards finish

3^rd

(6)

Powered

49-4

10/1

T: P D EvansJ: T J Murphy

Towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, chasing leaders and switched left over 1f out, soon ridden and hung left, every chance inside final furlong, not pace of winner towards finish op 9/1 tchd 8/1

4^th

(9)

Penny Poet

48-12

8/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Liam Keniry

Mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, 5th and one pace when edged left inside final furlong op 7/1

5^th

(11)

Vexillum

88-7

25/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Hollie Doyle (3)

Steadied start, held up last, rapid headway to lead over 6f out, clear 4f out, ridden and headed 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong

6^th

3 ¾

(1)

Briac

68-12

20/1

T: M PattinsonJ: Daniel Muscutt

In touch, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous after op 16/1

7^th

1 ½

(12)

Captain George

69-7

8/1

T: M BlakeJ: S J Drowne

Mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, out paced 3f out, never dangerous after

8^th

3 ½

(10)

Sir Dylan

88-12

25/1

T: P GundryJ: S Hitchcott

Mid-division on outside, ridden and weakened over 2f out, soon behind

9^th

(7)

Ivanhoe

79-7

16/1

T: M BlanshardJ: Rob Hornby

Always towards rear

10^th

(8)

Quay Point

49-3

12/1

T: Mrs L J MonganJ: J P Fahy

Led for 2f, tracked leader until 10f out, chased leaders, weakened 2f out op 14/1

11^th

4 ½

(5)

Ayla's Emperor

89-5

22/1

T: J L FlintJ: George Wood (3)

Always towards rear op 20/1

12^th

(14)

Shot In The Dark

88-7

50/1

T: J A GeakeJ: Noel Garbutt (3)

Tracked leader, led 11f out until over 6f out, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out

13^th

(4)

Fleetwood Poppy

58-7

50/1

T: M J AttwaterJ: Edward Greatrex (3)

Took keen hold, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out and weakened over 2f out

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Non-Runners

(2)

Meetings Man²⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 10

T: A Stronge J: Tom Marquand

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.60Pl:£1.10, £4.30, £2.40EX:£19.70Trifecta:£129.30Tricast:£77.58SF:£13.37Swingers:£5.40, £3.40, £19.60

Forecasts

Hope Is High (8/11), Penny Poet (8/1), Captain George (8/1), Powered (10/1), Quay Point (12/1), Wassail (14/1), Ivanhoe (16/1), Briac (20/1), Meetings Man (20/1), Ayla's Emperor (22/1), Vexillum (25/1), Sir Dylan (25/1), Shot In The Dark (50/1), Fleetwood Poppy (50/1)

CAPTAIN GEORGE is just 3llb higher in the weights than when he won this last year and has fewer questions to answer than the majority of his rivals. The gelding gets a tentative nomination ahead of Hope Is High and Penny Poet , who make the most appeal from the very modest bunch drawn together as opposition.

Captain George
Hope Is High
Penny Poet

Previous Winners

2016

Captain George

Weight: 9-4 |Age: 5

J: S J Drowne | T: M Blake

12/1

Prize Money

1st: £2,264.002nd: £674.003rd: £337.004th: £168.00