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19:30 Bath

Bath Ales Gem Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 11y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,200 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 4.62s
  • Off Time: 19:30:27
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Pennyspider (IRE)

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Towy Boy (IRE)

    4/1

      1(5)
      Silk - Maroon, White seams, Emerald Green sleeves, White cap

      Meridian Line (IRE)

      10 b C
      16/1
      • Form 0-07583
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 64

      slowly into stride, always behind

      2(3)
      Silk - Pink, Black stars, hooped sleeves and stars on cap

      Our Acquaintance

      12 b D
      Evs
      • Form 365451
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 73

      badly bumped start, towards rear, chased leaders halfway, weakened inside final furlong

      3(6)
      Silk - GREY and PINK check, PINK sleeves and cap

      Miss Firefly

      3 CD
      13/2
      • Form 362215
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 65

      with winner, ridden and one pace inside final furlong

      4(1)
      Silk - GREY, BLACK star

      Towy Boy (IRE)

      15 t
      4/1
      • Form 390262
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 64

      soon driven along, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression

      5(2)
      Silk - Red, White stripe, White sleeves, Red spots

      Swindon Town Flyer (IRE)

      29 b D
      25/1
      • Form 715678
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 63

      reared in stalls, dived right, mid-division, lost place over 2f out

      6(7)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow hoop and sleeves, quartered cap

      Pennyspider (IRE)

      10 CD
      6/1
      • Form 134249
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 60

      made all, ridden and edging left near finish

      7(4)
      Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue hollow box, White sleeves, Royal Blue cap

      Our Kally

      12
      12/1
      • Form 463362
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-2
      • Official Rating 53

      bumped start, ridden 2f out, no impression

      Previous results

      2007
      (1)
      Silk -

      Back In The Red (IRE)

      4/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1

      In depth

      Verdict

      Our Acquaintance won readily last time and has no penalty for that apprentice race win; Towy Boy and Our Kally make it to the shortlist. The selection finished in front of Our Kally last time at Windsor on similar ground and despite being worse off at the weights today should confirm those placings. He handles the ground and under young David Probert looks the one in a tight handicap. Our Kally raced from 8lbs out of the weights last time and is not so far out of the weights today; she wouldn't mind any further rain. Meridian Line has been tumbling down the weights this season but for good reason so a bigger danger could be Towy Boy who ran well in defeat last time. Miss Firefly is a course and distance winner and is quickly turned out after a fair third on Tuesday at Brighton; she is better on quicker ground however. Swindon Town Flyer is not one to trust and so we will return to Our Acquaintance as the winner.

      Formwatch

      Meridian Line (IRE) 6-1 (8-10) Led, ridden, flashed tail 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Deal Flipper (8-0) at Lingfield 6f 3yo clm (6) pol.

      Our Acquaintance 9-4fav (8-12) Tracked leaders and always going well, switched right over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on well, won at Windsor 5f 3yo app hcp (5) gs beating Our Kally (8-0) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.

      Miss Firefly 8-1 (9-7) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Drumming Party (9-9) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gs.

      Towy Boy (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Hurricane Harriet (9-1) at Yarmouth 6f mdn hcp (6) gs.

      Swindon Town Flyer (IRE) 28-1 (9-4) Always in rear, last of 8, 6l behind Miss Firefly (8-9) at Bath 5f 3yo hcp (5) frm in Jul.

      Pennyspider (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 6l behind Equuleus Pictor (9-5) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.

      Our Kally 16-1 (8-0) Behind, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, ridden to challenge and edged left inside final furlong, kept on, not pace of winner, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Our Acquaintance (8-12) at Windsor 5f 3yo app hcp (5) gs.