Racecards
15:10 Bath
Bath Ales Rare Hare Handicap (Class F) (Class F)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 5f 161y
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Form 500226
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
held up towards rear, steady headway approaching 2f out, shaken up, ran on and carried left final furlong, just failed
- Form 6-00000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
always towards rear
High Ridge
13- Form 35360-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
steady start, held up, ridden over 2f out, ran on strongly, to lead inside final furlong and edged left, kept on
Mayzin (IRE)
45- Form 123314
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 5-40
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
always towards rear
Pascali
217- Form 014-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey S J Drowne
mid-division, pulled hard on inside, ridden over 1f out, hampered, not recovered
Davids Mark
27- Form 5030-03
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey S Sanders
soon led, ridden 2f out, weakening when headed inside final furlong
Jagged (IRE)
13- Form 2630-00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer Mrs H Sweeting
- Jockey G Baker
stumbled leaving stalls, soon prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Run On
10- Form 53466-0
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey D Nolan
in touch, ridden approaching 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 001120
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
mid-division, effort and headway approaching 2f out, ridden to chase leaders 1f out, hampered close home
- Form 5-00003
- Age 8
- Weight 8-12
mid-division, ridden and weakened final furlong
- Form 242106
- Age 7
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer Mrs L Richards
- Jockey Richard Hughes
pulled hard chasing leaders, effort and hampered 1f out, not recover
- Form 211460
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Dawn Watson
in rear, ridden 3f out, some moderate late headway
Brave Chief
133- Form 002-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer J Pickering
- Jockey B Doyle
mid-division, weakened over 1f out
- Form 030U3-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened quickly approaching 2f out
- Form 0000-00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Joanna Badger
in touch, soon ridden along, weakened 2f out
In depth
Verdict
This is a very tough handicap on a day of many open-looking races at Bath, but we will side with Shady Deal, but Attorney, Ridicule, Pascali and Arabian Knight among others to consider. We are inclined to focus mainly on horses drawn low in sprints at this track, which means, for us, Double M, who is well-handicapped on the best of his all-weather form, but has something to find on Turf although he a course and distance scorer; Shady Deal, who is capable of running well from his current mark; and Attorney, who has been doing well on the all-weather. The lightly-raced Pascali could also be interesting although he lacks a run this season, and Arabian Knight cannot be discounted as this course and distance winner is now back to a rating two-pounds lower than when he scored at this track. Finally, Ridicule is well handicapped based on his form of two years ago but Illusive is one of those in the field that has ever won on the all-weather. Once again, then, in a tricky contest we will side with Shady Deal.