Racecards
14:46 Bath
Blackmore Development Handicap (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 37y
- Going: Good to Firm (Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £2,862
- 2nd: £1,344
- 3rd: £672
- 4th: £336
Silvestris
61- Form 23214-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
keen close up, headway to track leaders 5f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 52250-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
soon led, headed 6f out, led again over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 589-12
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey George Buckell
led early, tracked leaders, lost place 5f out, close up in rear, wide and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, readily
- Form 213-244
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer George Scott
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
close up in rear, tracked leaders 5f out, pushed along and slightly outpaced approaching final furlong, kept on towards finish
- Form 7845
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey Laura Coughlan
prominent, led 6f out, pushed along 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 765-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Joshua Bryan
NonRunner
Uncle Dick
19- Form 47-1233
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Charles Bishop
NonRunner
- Form 784-17
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey S M Levey
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Commonsensical takes a further step up in trip after scoring over a mile at Pontefract while Corbulo won over the same distance here before going close over today’s trip at Nottingham. Uncle Dick and Livia The Empress are others with a shout off their current marks and the latter beat Liberated Lad on the all-weather back in January but another chance goes to SILVESTRIS (NAP). The latter finished a close-up third in a bunch finish at Lingfield last time and that form has worked out well with the first two home having both won since.
Formwatch
Silvestris 3-1 (9-8) Raced wide tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, ran on towards finish, 3rd of 5, shd behind Albert Camus (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Commonsensical 18-1 (9-7) Raced wide close up, led entering final 2f, ridden and edged right approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gf in Apr beating Serious Intention (9-4) by 2l, 7 ran.
Corbulo (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, edged left over 1f out, ran on, went 2nd inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 11, shd behind Kalma (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Livia The Empress (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) Held up in touch, pushed along 2f out, headway over 1f out, lost third close home, 4th of 6, 2l behind Coupe De Champagne (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp fll (4) pol in Apr.
Friendly Princess (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Led briefly, tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 5, 19l behind Cosmic George (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Eagle Springs (IRE) 11-4 (9-7) Led early, tracked winner, pushed along 3f out, outpaced final 2f, last of 2, 12l behind Silver Shade (9-5) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Uncle Dick 5-1 (9-0) Towards rear, niggled along and progress over 3f out, further headway 2f out, just up for 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Sonning (9-3) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Liberated Lad 13-2 (9-5) Prominent, bumped 8f out, struggling over 2f out, 7th of 9, 13 3/4l behind Tricolore (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Mar.