Racecards
16:20 Bath
Bathwick Tyres Somersetshire Conditions Stakes (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £7,763
- 2nd: £2,310
- 3rd: £1,154
- 4th: £577
- Form 5-52246
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
led, joined 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 51-19
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer C Appleby
- Jockey Ahmed Ajtebi
slowly into stride, took keen hold and held up in last pair, weakened 2f out, soon eased, tailed off
- Form 061963
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 90
slowly into stride, held up last, rapid headway on outside to chase leaders over 3f out, challenged from 2f out, ridden to challenge and edged left approaching final furlong, every chance until no extra towards finish
- Form 3-45322
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey G Baker
tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, challenged and edged left 2f out, soon ridden, led over 1f out, ran on, caught post
- Form 705162
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey William Twiston-Davies
tracked leaders, headway over 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead post
- Form 619535
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Catherine Gannon
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on to modest 4th close home
- Form 043447
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 79
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Three of these are clear at the weights but one of those, the Listed winner Now Spun, hasn't raced since March. Highland Knight is another with claims but has been way below his best of late and finished well behind runner-up BOOM AND BUST at Salisbury last month. The latter has since gone very close in a Group 3 race at Goodwood and should be winning this with a similar effort. Mister Music ran well in a handicap at Kempton last week and looks best of the remainder on today's terms.
Formwatch
Highland Knight (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 10l behind Top Notch Tonto (8-11) at Haydock 1m Grp 3 (1) gs.
Now Spun (USA) 6-1 (8-9) 9th of 12, 13l behind Lines of Battle (8-9) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 1f Group 2 sks (1) in Mar.
Bancnuanaheireann (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway to chase leading pair over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Premio Loco (9-6) at Newmarket 1m stks (2) gd in Aug.
Boom And Bust (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Lockwood (9-0) at Goodwood 7f Grp 3 (1) gd in Aug.
Mister Music 18-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 15, 1 1/4l behind Graphic (8-13) at Kempton 1m hcp (2) pol.
Verse Of Love 12-1 (9-2) Short of room leaving stalls, in rear, ridden over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ran on, nearest finish, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Laffan (9-5) at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Aug.
Ocean Applause 66-1 (8-7) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 5, 7l behind Kassiano (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 2f cond Stakes (2) gd in Aug.