14:00 Bath

Wednesday 4 September 2019

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Empire Fighting Chance Handicap

  • 3YO only  |   Class 5  |   5f 10y  |   Firm  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:00  |   Winning time: 1m 2.55s
1st
Horse silk
1
(1)
Irene May
39-7
9/4
T: S KirkJ: Tom Marquand
Close up, ridden and headway to lead entering final furlong, pushed out op 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
4
5
(2)
Bluebell Time
38-4
5/1
T: M S SaundersJ: K T O'Neill
Keen tracked leader, disputed lead halfway until ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace tchd 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
¾
2
(4)
Lorna Cole
39-1
6/4f
T: W R MuirJ: M Dwyer
Tracked leader, disputed lead halfway until ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace tchd 11/8
4th
Horse silk
4
3
(5)
Country Rose
39-0
12/1
T: R HarrisJ: Raul Da Silva
Went right start, soon led, pushed along and headed halfway, faded inside final furlong
5th
Horse silk
2
4
(3)
Ever Rock
38-4
6/1
T: J S MooreJ: Laura Coughlan (7)
Dwelt outpaced, ridden halfway, never a factor tchd 13/2
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.40Pl:£3.00, £1.90EX:£11.70Trifecta:£26.80SF:£13.15

Forecasts

Lorna Cole (6/4), Irene May (9/4), Bluebell Time (5/1), Ever Rock (6/1), Country Rose (12/1)

Verdict

A trappy affair to begin proceedings, with an element of trust needed to have a degree of faith in any of these. Despite failing to beat a single rival this year, this is less demanding than the assignments Country Rose has been tasked with this year, including when stepped up in grade over C&D recently. Plenty more will have been expected from Irene May this season, but she has only had the four starts overall and is another one who will appreciate the drop in grade. We'll opt for the most in-form contender, that is LORNA COLE, who went agonisingly close in defeat last time when runner-up to a well-fancied sort last time & should be tough to beat if in similar form.
  1. Lorna Cole
  2. Irene May
  3. Country Rose

Previous Winners

2018
Three Little Birds
Weight: 9-4  |Age: 3
J: Nicola Currie  |  T: S Kirk
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,429.002nd: £1,020.003rd: £510.004th: £300.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00

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