Racecards
17:05 Bath
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- 6 Runners
- Distance: 5f 10y
- Going: Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £7,021 added
- Winner: £3,752
- 2nd: £1,116
- 3rd: £558
- 4th: £300
- Form 063525
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey E J Walsh
held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 113822
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey David Probert
pulled hard, made virtually all, hard ridden when strongly challenged inside final furlong, headed post
- Form 354122
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey Nicola Currie
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on strongly closing stages, led post
- Form 2136-56
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey William Cox
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 316834
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey K T O'Neill
prominent, under pressure over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 636242
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer M Quinn
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge
In depth
Verdict
Princess Keira wasn't beaten far in two starts at Yarmouth and was well supported there last time but never looked like winning. Glamorous Rocket completed a hat-trick in June and shot up the weights as a consequence but has continued to run well and was caught right on the line at Chepstow. Three Little Birds has been in fine form on the all-weather, scoring at Wolverhampton last month and only just beaten in two subsequent starts on the track though she's now 9lb higher than that victory. Spot Lite won twice here and also scored at Chelmsford in the early part of the summer and has run well enough in his last two starts to suggest he's ready to go in again soon. However, GRANDFATHER TOM (NAP) has been racing at a higher level since completing an all-weather hat-trick in March and is back on the same mark as when last successful.
Formwatch
Grandfather Tom 12-1 (8-11) Led 1f, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Gold Filigree (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Aug.
Glamorous Rocket (IRE) 11-8fav (9-7) Led, ridden 1f out, headed close home, no extra, 2nd of 4, nk behind Airglow (9-9) at Chepstow 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Three Little Birds 2-1fav (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, every chance well inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 8, nk behind Canford Bay (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Swing Out Sister (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Awkwardly away, soon chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, last of 6, 6 1/2l behind Signore Piccolo (9-7) at Salisbury 5f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Spot Lite 8-1 (9-5) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Chloellie (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Princess Keira (IRE) 5-2jfav (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 2f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Jan's Joy (8-11) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (6) gf in Aug.