Racecards
19:45 Bath
Grosvenor Casinos Discover Great Tastes Handicap (Class 6)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 144y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £3,200 added
- Form P-21770
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 63
hampered start, in rear, ridden 4f out, no impression
Bronze Star
20- Form 49214-8
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey O Urbina
went right start, in touch, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
Lady Diktat
14- Form 234/98-6
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer Mouse Hamilton-fairley
- Jockey T Block
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, challenged for 2nd over 1f out, no extra near finish
- Form 80/64-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey F Norton
keen, soon behind
Squiffy
233- Form 07970-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer P D Cundell
- Jockey C Catlin
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 003231/
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer P R Chamings
- Jockey Jim Crowley
tracked winner throughout, kept on towards finish
Recalcitrant
17- Form 2-30422
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 52
made all, ridden over 1f out, pushed out
Star Berry
233- Form 7068-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey S J Drowne
hampered start, ridden 4f out, chased leaders over 1f out, one pace
- Form 30-0302
- Age 5
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Bernadette Quinn
slowly into stride and detached, some progress over 4f out, soon beaten
Asbury Park
15- Form 9/7489-6
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer M R Bosley
- Jockey Doubtful
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Bronze Star gets the vote here ahead of Star Berry and Recalcitrant. King's Ransom has been a little disappointing so far this season, while Bronze Star should be all the better for his seasonal return and could be starting this season on a fair mark. That's the view that we are going to take, anyway. Power Again is a British debutant that has won in Germany and cannot be ruled out in what is a modest handicap overall. Recalcitrant has been placed from today's mark on each of his last two starts, although he is unproven on the going, while Star Berry is a potential improver over today's trip. Finally, Ronsard seemed to show some improvement last time and cannot be ruled out of a place but, for the selection, we will stick with Bronze Star.
Formwatch
King's Ransom 20-1 (9-2) Steadied start, in rear, under pressure 5f out, tailed off final 2f, last of 13, well behind Charmatic (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Bronze Star 9-2 (8-11) Steadied at start and held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong, 8th of 13, 4l behind The Pen (8-1) at Beverley 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Gala Casino King (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong, 12th of 13, 28l behind Vice Admiral (8-10) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Squiffy 33-1 (8-10) Held up, always in rear, 10th of 14, 10l behind Hurry Up Helen (9-0) at Brighton 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gs in Sept.
Power Again (GER) (9-3) won at Baden-Baden 1m 6f hcp gd in Aug '05 beating Offenbach (9-7) by 2l, 13 ran.
Recalcitrant 7-2 (8-10) Held up 3rd, ridden to lead 3f out, hard-ridden and headed 1f out, no extra, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Bienheureux (8-6) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (5) gf in Apr.
Star Berry 33-1 (8-0) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, never nearer, 8th of 14, 9l behind Hurry Up Helen (9-0) at Brighton 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gs in Sept.
Ronsard (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, soon headway, chased winner over 2f out, kept on, 2nd of 15, 2l behind Rare Coincidence (8-12) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.