18:10 Bath

Saturday 19 August 2023

All17:0217:3518:1018:4019:1019:4020:10

Fresher And Hunter Cup Handicap

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 1m 11.68s

1^st

(14)

Apache Star

49-11

9/2f

T: D M LoughnaneJ: Callum Hutchinson (3)

Handy on outside, ridden to dispute lead 2f out, every chance final furlong, stayed on well, on top close home op 4/1

2^nd

(1)

Giddy Aunt

38-11

11/1

T: J G PortmanJ: T E Whelan

Led near side, ridden 2f out, every chance when disputing lead final furlong, headed close home, ran on op 16/

3^rd

(16)

Gherkin

69-7

5/1

T: W S KittowJ: Liam Keniry

Mid-division out wide, pushed along 2f out, headway to go 3rd inside final furlong, kept on well op 9/2 tchd 7/2

4^th

1 ½

(13)

Under Curfew

79-8

7/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Ray Dawson

Rear of mid-division, pushed along off pace over 2f out, stayed on strongly for 4th inside final furlong op 13/2 tchd 6/1

5^th

(12)

Bernard Spierpoint

69-10

7/1

T: Darryll HollandJ: Liam Wright (7)

Held up, pushed along off pace over 2f out, late headway inside final furlong op 17/2 tchd 10/1

6^th

(2)

Fishermans Cottage

48-11

40/1

T: M S SaundersJ: Charlie Bennett

Mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, plugged on final furlong op 20/1

7^th

(8)

Destiny's Spirit

39-2

7/1

T: D J S Ffrench DavisJ: Dylan Hogan

Prominent, pushed along and could not go pace of leaders over 1f out, no extra final 100 yards op 9/1 tchd 10/1

8^th

1 ¼

(10)

Kyber Crystal

49-3

10/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Mr Taylor Fisher (3)

Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced and no extra op 8/1

9^th

(11)

Savalas

89-8

8/1

T: A WintleJ: Billy Loughnane (3)

Always towards rear, never involved op 7/1 tchd 9/1

10^th

2 ½

(7)

Epeius

108-11

50/1

T: J TickleJ: K T O'Neill

Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out op 40/1

11^th

5 ½

(6)

Zous Baby

39-3

16/1

T: E De GilesJ: Rhys Clutterbuck

Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened rapidly over 2f out op 10/1

12^th

4 ¾

(4)

Red Alert

99-9

9/1

T: A W CarrollJ: William Carson

Mid-division, struggling 3f out and dropped towards rear, never landed a blow op 12/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

Glamorous Star³¹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: A W Carroll J: Mollie Phillips

(5)

Lilkian²¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: Darryll Holland J: T P Queally

(9)

Fair And Square¹⁵

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: R Harris J: Saffie Osborne

(15)

Spirit Of Cahala²⁹⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: M Pattinson J: Joshua Bryan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£1.90, £3.00, £1.90EX:£52.20Trifecta:£342.30Tricast:£265.89SF:£55.76Swingers:£11.40, £4.90, £14.30

Forecasts

Apache Star (9/2), Gherkin (5/1), Under Curfew (7/1), Bernard Spierpoint (7/1), Destiny's Spirit (7/1), Savalas (8/1), Lilkian (8/1), Red Alert (9/1), Kyber Crystal (10/1), Giddy Aunt (11/1), Spirit Of Cahala (14/1), Zous Baby (16/1), Fair And Square (16/1), Glamorous Star (25/1), Fishermans Cottage (40/1), Epeius (50/1)

An ultra-competitive sprint which can go the way of BERNARD SPIERPOINT, who found life much tougher back in handicap company last time but claimer-ridden for the first time under the tutelage of Darryll Holland, he's fancied to add another victory to an already impressive 2023 campaign. Lilkian, Gherkin and Apache Star are just a handful of others worth considering.