Racecards
16:50 Bath
Arthur Llewellyn Jenkins Apprentice Maiden Handicap (Class 6)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5y
- Going: Firm
- Surface: Turf
Danzolin
15- Form 647900
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey M Coumbe
held up, headway 3f out, led 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
Shibumi
9- Form 8/5544-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J R Best
- Jockey T J O'Brien
in touch, weakened 3f out
High Rhythm
15- Form 636935
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey A Hamblett
led until headed 2f out, weakened 1f out
Gallas (IRE)
12- Form 0-52203
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer G C H Chung
- Jockey Dean Williams
slowly into stride and in rear, ridden along 3f out, but stayed on final furlong to be nearest at finish
- Form 903420
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey S Donohoe
held up mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well
- Form 4-03000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey K Ghunowa
always in rear
Toque
18- Form 759664
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey T Block
in touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 566838
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Jemma Marshall
slowly into stride and behind, headway on outside from 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 873353
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer E A Wheeler
- Jockey J Millman
mid-division, ridden and headway well over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong but always held
Katana
37- Form 55-07U9
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer I A Wood
- Jockey James Doyle
mid-division and never dangerous
- Form 95300
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 52
in touch until weakend over 1f out
Harry May
45- Form 65057
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer D J Daly
- Jockey Liam Jones
held up in rear, headway and wide outside 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 979507
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey William Carson
in touch, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
Fleet Anchor
29- Form 05025U
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey Natalia Gemelova
chased leader, ridden just over 2f out, weakened approaching 1f out
Opera Knight
39- Form 700600
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer G H Yardley
- Jockey Sheldon Russell
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden well over 1f out but soon one paced
- Form 488523
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey S O'Hara
in touch, ridden well over 2f out, weakened quickly
In depth
Verdict
A maiden handicap to close the card and it can go to Merrymadcap ahead of High Rhythm, Kristinor and Shibumi. Shibumi holds a chance based on last year's form and may have needed his latest start. High Rhythm has been knocking at the door of late and remains competitive, while Merrymadcap's Haydock third two runs ago reads very well in the context of this race. Toque ran reasonably well over course and distance last time and has run well from higher marks so really ought to get involved, while a repeat of Kristinor's Chepstow sixth in August in a similar race from a higher mark over a shorter trip, would give him claims. Finally, Ninah holds a chance based on her course and distance seller second to Madam Caversfield on September 8th, but she has had plenty of chances. All in all, then, in a modest race, the vote goes to Merrymadcap in the hope he can repeat his Haydock effort.
Formwatch
Fleet Anchor 10-1 (8-12) Reared start and unseated rider in race won by Deeper In Debt (9-10) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (6) gf in Aug, 18 ran.
Ninah 20-1 (8-5) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Madam Caversfield (8-7) at Bath 1m sll (6) hrd.