Racecards
19:05 Bath
Supporting Great Britain's Tap Dance Team Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 37y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,600 added
- Winner: £4,104
- 2nd: £1,927
- 3rd: £964
- 4th: £482
Beau Nash (IRE)
1016- Form 1/
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer M Hunt
- Jockey K T O'Neill
handy, pushed along well over 2f out, dropped away quickly
Looksee
15- Form 43
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer P R Chamings
- Jockey T E Whelan
tracked leaders, lost position halfway, struggling over 3f out, tailed off
Zain Farhh
24- Form 2-4
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey Alec Voikhansky
led, pushed along over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened final 110 yards
- Form 53-262
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
prominent, pushed along and led well over 1f out, ridden and hung left to rail 1f out, no extra and headed closing stages
- Form 5-442
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey David Probert
mid-division, headway into 3rd 2f out, soon pushed along, kept on strongly inside last to lead closing stages
- Form 3
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Laura Pearson
in rear, steady headway over 3f out, pushed along and went 4th over 2f out, ridden and ran on well closing stages, nearest finish
Ginza
57- Form 37
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey Nicola Currie
towards rear, never a factor, lost touch 2f out
In depth
Verdict
ELEGANCIA (NAP) was narrowly beaten by a winner rated 92 at Nottingham and faces nothing of that calibre in this. She should have the measure of Sandown runner-up Ribal on these terms. Beau Nash made a winning debut in Godolphin colours way back in 2020 but hasn’t raced since and has also switched yards. Esmeray looks a likely improver and is preferred to Zain Farhh and the more-exposed Looksee of the rest.
Formwatch
Beau Nash (IRE) 10-3 (9-5) Tracked leader, pushed along to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Oct beating Wirko (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Looksee 200-1 (9-13) Prominent, switched left over 3f out, headway under pressure over 2f out, ran on well, not reach leaders, 3rd of 11, 3l behind No Surrender (9-4) at Leicester 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Jul.
Zain Farhh 33-1 (10-2) Unruly in stalls, raced wide in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 4th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Star Ahoy (9-6) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.
Ribal 11-4fav (9-8) Tracked leader in chasing group, ridden to chase clear winner 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no threat to winner, 2nd of 8, 4 3/4l behind Lisboa (9-2) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Elegancia 13-2 (9-2) Midfield, close on leaders 3f out, chased leader 2f out, every chance when ridden to dispute lead entering final furlong, kept on well but always held by winner final strides, just failed, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Long Ago (9-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f fll stks (5) gf in Jun.
Esmeray (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, plugged on same pace, 3rd of 7, 4 1/4l behind Tony Montana (9-4) at Newbury 1m 2f stks (4) gd in Jul.
Ginza 16-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along home turn, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 15, 12 1/4l behind Long Ago (8-13) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f fll stks (2) pol in Jun.