Racecards
20:10 Bath
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- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good to Firm (Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,752
- 2nd: £1,116
- 3rd: £558
- 4th: £279
Nahham (IRE)
53- Form 1
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Seamus Cronin
tracked leader, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead 1f out, ran on
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs Tracey Barfoot-Saunt
- Jockey Katherine Begley
held up behind, headway under pressure on outside over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, just failed for 3rd, no impression
Jazzameer
30- Form 7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer Mat Salaman
- Jockey Racheal Kneller
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong
Lily Jean
205- Form 860-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 35
- Trainer W S Kittow
- Jockey M Dwyer
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never involved
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey R Havlin
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, always held
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
dwelt, behind, ridden and edged left from over 1f out, never pace to threaten leaders
Sassoon
13- Form 32-7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey David Probert
tracked front pair to over 2f out, soon outpaced and ridden, stayed on inside final furlong to regain narrow 3rd towards finish, no impression
Double Coffee
198- Form 09-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer P W Hiatt
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
led, ridden and headed 1f out, no impression with front pair inside final furlong, lost place towards finish
Sari Mareis
181- Form 08-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer D J Coakley
- Jockey Rob Hornby
dwelt, always behind
In depth
Verdict
The very expensive Nahham is penalised for a belated debut success at Kempton but Seamus Cronin's claim is a plus. SASSOON showed plenty of potential last season and looked in need of the run when mid-division at Newmarket last month so can gain his first success. Regal Lilly gets the fillies' allowance and she's related to four winners so is one to keep an eye on as is Aegeus, a close relative of a three-times winner in Ireland. Haadef also has a decent pedigree and he's another to watch.
Formwatch
Nahham (IRE) 7-2 (10-0) Awkwardly away, raced keenly, led, shaken up and joined inside final furlong, pushed along to hold on, all out, won at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Mar beating Derry Boy (8-12) by ns, 12 ran.
Test Valley (IRE) 200-1 (10-0) Raced keenly, tracked leader, led 7f out, headed over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, 11th of 12, 25 3/4l behind Muraad (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Jazzameer 100-1 (9-9) Slow into stride outpaced, last of 7, 27 1/2l behind Shorter Skirt (8-11) at Chelmsford City 6f fll stks (4) pol in Apr.
Lily Jean 66-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, well beaten final 2f, 10th of 12, 25l behind Sir Thomas Gresham (9-5) at Windsor 6f mdn stks (5) sft in Oct.
Aegeus (USA) First Defence gelding out of Supposition.
Haadef Delegator gelding out of Peace Concluded.
Sassoon 20-1 (9-0) Chased leader, every chance 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Far Above (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Apr.
Double Coffee 66-1 (8-11) Pulled hard, prominent, led after 1f, soon headed, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 26 1/4l behind Jahbath (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Sari Mareis 40-1 (8-12) Flashed tail throughout, dwelt keen towards rear, never on terms, 8th of 11, 10 1/2l behind Listen To The Wind (8-12) at Lingfield 7f fll stks (5) pol in Nov.
Lilly's Legacy Piccolo filly out of Lilly Blue.
Just Martha 125-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, some headway over 2f out, no impression, hanging left inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Cantiniere (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll stks (5) pol in Nov.
Regal Lilly (IRE) Iffraaj filly out of Sweet Lilly.