16:50
Elite Racing Club Handicap Stakes (Div I)
Class 6, 1m, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-60, £3,454, 14 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Dry
- Stalls
- 2m 1f and Sprints- CENTRE 1m- INSIDE
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Spirit Lead Me No. 4, stall 12
Finley Marsh · Richard Hughes
✓ Top rated ✓ Distance winner ✓ Won last time out
Spirit Lead Me heads our ratings at 65 and looks the right choice in this Class 6 eight-furlong contest at Bath on good ground. He is two pounds better than Pitney on 63, with She's Ideal a further pound back on 62, so the edge is narrow but real in a 14-runner field. Pitney is the chief danger, while She's Ideal and Dalmally (60) also merit respect, but none of them can match our selection on figures. Spirit Lead Me is the pick.
Runners
Charlie Tucker (7)
Bernard Llewellyn 0/5
She's Ideal has two wins in her last six starts and has run over today's trip and going before, while only 11 days since her last run keeps her fit. Our rating of 62 ranks her third of 14, but a seventh last time out is the worry.
- Sire
- Belardo (IRE)
- Dam
- Vocal Warm Up (IRE) by Vocalised
- Owner
- B W Parren
- Foaled
- 8 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Fochriw, Mid Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 62, Speed 66
Kieran Shoemark
Mark Pattinson 1/5
Dalmally won last time out and has run over today's trip and on this going, making him a leading threat, though a 56-day break is the main risk, and he carries 134 lb from draw 13 off an official mark of 59.
- Sire
- Highland Reel (IRE)
- Dam
- Respectfilly (GB) by Mark Of Esteem
- Owner
- M I Pattinson Racing 2
- Foaled
- 19 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Epsom, Surrey
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 60, Speed 64
Rob Hornby
Dominic Ffrench Davis 0/6
Havana Halo comes into this off a fortnight's rest after finishing eighth and seventh in her last two, though she was second three starts back and has run over today's trip and going. Winless in her last five, she carries 133 lb from stall five, and our rating has her fifth of 14.
- Sire
- Havana Grey (GB)
- Dam
- If I Were A Boy (IRE) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- R F Haynes
- Foaled
- 3 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 58, Speed 65
Finley Marsh
Richard Hughes 1/21
Spirit Lead Me got off the mark in this sequence last time out, just 11 days ago, and has run over today's trip and going before. He is top-rated on our figures, though the yard's recent form is a minor concern, with just 1 winner from 21 runners in the last 14 days.
- Sire
- Calyx (GB)
- Dam
- Fern (IRE) by War Command
- Owner
- Eamonn J Kelly
- Foaled
- 25 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 21 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 65
Olivia Haines (7)
George Baker 0/10
Sceptic has finished fifth in his last two outings, and a winner four starts back, but a 65-day break raises fitness questions; he has run over today's trip and going, though 132 lb from stall one and a ranking of seventh of 14 suggest a midfield role.
- Sire
- No Nay Never (USA)
- Dam
- Aljaazya (USA) by Speightstown
- Owner
- Seascape Bloodstock Limited
- Foaled
- 22 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Epsom Downs, Surrey
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 64
Kieren Fox
Michael Attwater 0/16
Pitney looks a leading threat, having been a second three starts back and a third five starts back, while he is fresh enough after 12 days and has run over today's trip and going. Our rating of 63 sits well above his official 54, though he is winless in his last six and was unplaced last time.
- Sire
- Mehmas (IRE)
- Dam
- Mercifilly (FR) by Whipper
- Owner
- Dare To Dream Racing
- Foaled
- 23 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Epsom, Surrey
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 16 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 12%
- Ratings
- Perf 63, Speed 58
William Carson
John & Rhys Flint 0/7
Wildfell is winless in his last four, unplaced each time, though he's fresh enough after 14 days and has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 57 sits above his official 52, but carrying 127 lb from stall 14 leaves him plenty to prove.
- Sire
- Tasleet (GB)
- Dam
- Indian Ink (IRE) by Indian Ridge
- Owner
- Kevin Flook
- Foaled
- 12 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Kenfig Hill, Bridgend
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 57, Speed 67
- Wind surgery
- w 2
Callum Hutchinson
Jeremy Scott 0/9
Sub Thirteen has been consistent without breaking through, finishing fourth last time out and third two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Yet to win in his last six, he's rated 55 by us against an official 51, but ranks only ninth of 14.
- Sire
- Territories (IRE)
- Dam
- So Refined (IRE) by Cape Cross
- Owner
- The Punchestown Syndicate
- Foaled
- 9 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Brompton Regis, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 55, Speed 64
Lewis Edmunds
Gary & Josh Moore 2/22
Ocean Force is yet to win in his last six, with finishes of fifth, fifth, sixth, sixth and seventh before an unplaced effort last time, though he's fit after nine days off and has run over today's trip and going. Our rating of 54 puts him tenth of 14, so he looks a midfield type.
- Sire
- El Kabeir (USA)
- Dam
- Balaagha (USA) by Mr Greeley
- Owner
- Jrb Williams And F Harris
- Foaled
- 19 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Lower Beeding, W Sussex
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 22 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 54, Speed 57
Alfie Redman (7)
Miss Celine De La Haye 0/2
Birkie Boy was unplaced last time out, though he won two starts back and four starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going. Still, our figures rank him last of 14, and carrying 124 lb from stall 10 makes him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Kuroshio (AUS)
- Dam
- Morazie (IRE) by Iffraaj
- Owner
- Eastern Promise Syndicate
- Foaled
- 7 Apr 2021
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 45, Speed 51
Kieran O'Neill
Bernard Llewellyn 0/5
Georg Zhukov comes in on an upward line after a second last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going, but he is yet to win in his last six starts. Our rating of 55 only ranks him eighth of 14, so he needs more to take this from stall three off 123 lb.
- Sire
- Smooth Daddy (USA)
- Dam
- Moulane Lady (IRE) by Lilbourne Lad
- Owner
- Marc Williams & Partner
- Foaled
- 19 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Fochriw, Mid Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 55, Speed 64
William Cox
Patrick Chamings 1/8
Raqraaq is hard to fancy, having finished eighth last time out and eighth again three starts back, and he is winless in his last six after a 62-day break. He has run over today's trip and going, and a third five starts back is the pick of his form, but our rating of 49 ranks him 13th of 14.
- Sire
- War Front (USA)
- Dam
- Firdaws (USA) by Mr Greeley
- Owner
- The Foxford House Partnership
- Foaled
- 7 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Baughurst, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 8 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 49, Speed 53
Jack Callan
Adrian Wintle 0/9
Mooretown Lad is winless in his last six, unplaced last time and a seventh and a fifth in the two runs before that, so he is hard to fancy; a second four starts back is the one bright spot. He has run over today's trip and going, but 37 days off and a ranking of 11 of 14 on our figures keep him on the fringes.
- Sire
- Footstepsinthesand (GB)
- Dam
- Fastnet Lady (IRE) by Fastnet Rock
- Owner
- Adrian Wintle
- Foaled
- 12 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Westbury-On-Severn, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 50, Speed 51
Joe Leavy
Adrian Wintle 0/9
Winless in her last five and a seventh last time out, Blue Point Express is hard to fancy, though she was third two starts back and has run over today's trip and going before. Back after 22 days from stall 11, she sits twelfth of 14 on our rating.
- Sire
- Blue Point (IRE)
- Dam
- Miss Fay (IRE) by Sayif
- Owner
- Mr M Brown
- Foaled
- 18 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Westbury-On-Severn, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 50, Speed 50
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.