Racecards
15:20 Bath
Oval Motor Group Claiming Stakes (Class F4) (Class 4)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 5f 161y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Form 021350
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey M Dwyer
tracked leader, led 2f out, headed 1f out, hard ridden and one pace inside final furlong
- Form 105260
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
in rear, headway hanging badly left on outside after 1 1/2f out, effort 2f out, soon one pace
- Form 000246
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey S Hitchcott
slowly into stride and soon ridden along in rear
- Form 6-00105
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
in touch, ridden over 2f out, effort 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 602000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Hayley Turner
prominent on the outside until ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 061045
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey J Fortune
slowly into stride, headway 2f out, chased winner from 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
Shielaligh
44- Form 030665
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey I Mongan
slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden 3f out, switched left under pressure over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
- Form 000640
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
always towards rear
- Form 5U0604
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey S J Drowne
raced mid-division until outpaced 2f out
- Form 00500
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey J F Egan
slowly into stride, soon mid-division but never dangerous
Innstyle
18- Form 600300
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer J Spearing
- Jockey Lisa Jones
slowly into stride, headway over 2f out, led 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
- Form 030000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer I Wood
- Jockey F P Ferris
prominent until ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 001000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
in touch, ridden 2f out, not quicken final furlong
- Form 60-0000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-0
- Trainer I Wood
- Jockey J F McDonald
behind, headway approaching 1f out, short of room inside final furlong, not quicken
In depth
Verdict
A large field goes to post for this claimer but on closer inspection not many can be given a serious chance of winning and the main protagonists look to be Red Sovereign, La Vie Est Belle and Melody King with the confident vote going to Red Sovereign. The selection was a fair fifth in a much better race behind Nights Cross last time and need only run up to that mark to win this easily. He has conditions in his favour and is impossible to oppose. La Vie Est Belle rates the main danger on her latest fifth behind Simpsons Mount weakening only in the final furlong the drop to the minimum trip here will suit and she has definite place claims. Melody King was a fair fourth in a seller behind Inescapable last time and is another with place claims but it will be disappointing if he is good enough to defeat the selection. Of the remainder Called Up is from a shrewd yard and is one to note in the market but Red Sovereign is impossible to oppose under conditions that suit.