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14:40 Bath

Letheby & Christopher Handicap (Class E3) (Class 3)

  • 20 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f 34y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 52.91s
  • 20 Ran
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1
Silk -

Darn Good

16/1

    2
    Silk -

    Teorban (POL)

    50/1

      3
      Silk -

      Moonshine Beach

      8/1

        4
        Silk -

        Henry Island (IRE)

        14/1

          1(13)
          Silk - Maroon and Beige (quartered), Beige sleeves, Maroon armlets

          Moonshine Beach

          16
          8/1
          • Form 103110
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-10

          tracked leaders, led 8f out, ridden over 3f out, headed and weakened approaching 2f out

          2(12)
          Silk - RED and ROYAL BLUE diamonds, EMERALD GREEN and RED striped sleeves, RED cap, EMERALD GREEN diamond

          Kaluana Court

          415
          16/1
          • Form 021410-
          • Age 8
          • Weight 9-8

          held up mid-division, headway 8f out, ridden and weakened 3f out

          3(17)
          Silk - Orange, Olive Green stars, Orange sleeves

          Riyadh

          16
          8/1
          • Form 202604
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-6

          held up towards rear, headway 7f out, soon ridden, plugged on

          4(18)
          Silk - PINK and PURPLE check, PINK sleeves, BLACK cap

          Northern Nymph

          16
          14/1
          • Form 623405
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-4

          held up in touch, headway 8f out, ridden and every chance 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong

          5(9)
          Silk - Dark Green, Yellow stars, Yellow sleeves, Dark Green stars, Dark Green cap, Yellow star

          Anyhow (IRE)

          47
          22/1
          • Form 321055
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-3

          towards rear, ridden over 4f out, stayed on

          6(7)
          Silk - Dark Green, Yellow sash, White sleeves, Yellow and Dark Green quartered cap

          Claradotnet

          32
          12/1
          • Form 630320
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-2

          held up towards rear, headway 7f out, ridden 4f out, weakened

          7(1)
          Silk - Dark Blue, White cross belts, sleeves and cap

          Etching (USA)

          14
          7/2
          • Form 10-1005
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-0

          mid to rear, behind 4f out

          8(10)
          Silk - Dark blue and red diamonds, red sleeves, dark blue armlets

          Royal Prodigy (USA)

          227
          25/1
          • Form 311-042
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-13

          mid-division, no chance from over 5f out

          9(16)
          Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue star, White sleeves and cap

          Henry Island (IRE)

          16
          14/1
          • Form 040020
          • Age 11
          • Weight 8-11

          held up in touch, ridden and weakened inside final furlong

          10(19)
          Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green diamond on body and cap, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green seams

          Lord Nellsson

          21
          33/1
          • Form 40050
          • Age 8
          • Weight 8-10

          held up in touch, ridden to chase leaders over 4f out, weakened

          11(3)
          Silk - White, Purple chevron and star on cap

          Red Sun

          16
          9/2
          • Form 126063
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-10

          led, headed after 5f, led again over 9f out, headed 8f out, soon weakened

          12(11)
          Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, Emerald Green sleeves, White and Yellow quartered cap

          Most-Saucy

          26
          12/1
          • Form 043301
          • Age 8
          • Weight 8-10

          towards rear, ridden 4f out, no impression and eased

          13(14)
          Silk - Royal blue, red chevron, hooped sleeves, red cap, royal blue star

          Teorban (POL)

          16
          50/1
          • Form 0-61000
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-10

          held up, headway 7f out, stayed on from over 1f out to chase clear winner final furlong

          14(2)
          Silk - Mauve and Pink diamonds, quartered cap

          Circus Maximus (USA)

          26
          16/1
          • Form 040230
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-10

          always towards rear

          15(4)
          Silk - Purple and Mauve (halved), Mauve sleeves, quartered cap

          Rolex Free (ARG)

          24 v
          22/1
          • Form 141043
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-10

          tracked leader, led after 5f, ridden 10f out, headed and weakened 9f out

          16(15)
          Silk - BLACK, YELLOW sash and sleeves, quartered cap

          Cody

          9
          50/1
          • Form 00/040-3
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-10

          tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4f out

          17(6)
          Silk - Royal Blue, large Yellow spots, striped sleeves, Yellow cap

          Blau Grau (GER)

          508
          100/1
          • Form 5/10500-
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-10

          always towards rear

          18(8)
          Silk - Grey, Pink sleeves and cap

          Darn Good

          16 b
          16/1
          • Form 120660
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-7

          mid to rear, headway 6f out, ridden to lead approaching 2f out, ridden out

          19(20)
          Silk - Pink, White and Black hooped sleeves

          Komoto

          33 b
          50/1
          • Form 1004
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-2

          in touch, ridden and weakened 6f out

          20(5)
          Silk - Scarlet, Yellow sash and sleeves, Royal Blue cap

          Olympias (IRE)

          21 b
          20/1
          • Form 006403
          • Age 3
          • Weight 7-12

          always towards rear

          In depth

          Verdict

          Those with course and distance form such as Moonshine Beach and Kaluana Court are musts for the short list here, while Riyadh and Henry Island are others to note, and we will side with the latter, who can win for the first time in over a year. The selection is proven at this trip, having taken a two mile handicap on fast ground at Warwick in August last year off a mark of 64. Now 7lb below that he has a 6lb pull with Moonshine Beach for finishing half-a-length second to that rival back at Warwick on his penultimate start. Admittedly, you have to forgive him a stinker at Chepstow last time if you are prepared to put the money down, but he looks to have a clear chance at these weights and we will take a chance on him. Moonshine Beach heads the weights and he too put in a poor run last time out at Goodwood after having won back to back two mile contests. If he is back to form then he should be thereabouts but that 6lb reversal at the weights with the selection make him opposable. Kaluana Court goes well here and has been in cracking form, but he will find it hard from a mark 6lb higher than his Newmarket win in July and may have to settle for the minors, while Riyadh is eminently capable of winning a race at this level on his old form, though he just does not seem to be able to see out his effort these days. So our vote here goes to Henry Island.