Racecards
14:40 Bath
Stone King Sewell Claiming Stakes (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 5f 11y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Form 470077
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 72
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, led 1f out, pushed out
- Form 650-049
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer A B Haynes
- Jockey S W Kelly
went right start, hampered soon after, behind carrying head awkwardly, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 945740
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey J P Spencer
went left soon after start, led 4f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 311601
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer A B Haynes
- Jockey P Nolan
carried right start, soon hampered, mid-division, headway to 2f out, every chance 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, not quicken
- Form 050070
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey T Dean
in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 545145
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 67
keen early, in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Amber Bamber
21- Form 8-078
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 43
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey R Thomas
hampered soon after start, always in rear
- Form 380-700
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey L P Keniry
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 429304
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer E S McMahon
- Jockey S Donohoe
slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
- Form 830708
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 52
led 1f, remained prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 767-069
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey Saleem Golam
in rear and pushed along when hampered soon after start, always behind
- Form 009446
- Age 5
- Weight 8-1
- Official Rating 41
- Trainer Mrs A L M King
- Jockey Catherine Gannon
soon chasing leader, weakened over 1f out
Fly Time
15- Form 674068
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 35
- Trainer T T Clement
- Jockey Reserve
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Cape Royal would have an obvious chance if able to reproduce anything like his best form but Milton Bradley has been struggling for winners for some time now so he looks best left out of calculations and a safer option looks to be DESPERATE DAN, who gets the vote ahead of Stamford Blue. The last mentioned has been highly tried in some decent handicaps of late and should appreciate the drop in class today. Doctor Hilary is not as good as he once was when he raced in Dubai but still retains ability and has to be of interest in this grade, while Richard Hannon's Dazed And Amazed is another that takes a big drop in class and has to be considered in such a lowly contest. Marginal preference though is for Desperate Dan, a stable companion of Doctor Hilary, who comes into this on the back of a win in a similar contest at Great Leighs and he is taken to follow up that success here.
Formwatch
Dazed And Amazed 14-1 (8-12) Steadied start, held up in touch, headway from well over 1f out, not reached leaders, one pace from over 1f out, 7th of 15, 6l behind Peter Island (9-1) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Doctor Hilary 12-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 5l behind Artistic License (8-12) at Great Leighs 6f hcap (4) pol.
Cape Royal 16-1 (8-11) Slowly away, always behind, 10th of 11, 13l behind Tony The Tap (9-1) at Leicester 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Desperate Dan 7-1 (8-5) Chased leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, hard driven to lead post, won at Great Leighs 5f clm (6) pol beating Harry Up (9-4) by a shd, 8 ran.
Spanish Ace 25-1 (9-2) Raced far side, always behind, 4th of 6 in group, 10th of 12, 18l behind Azygous (9-5) at Folkestone 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Our Acquaintance 5-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden to dispute lead 1f out, every chance, no extra inside final furlong and faded near finish, 5th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Meridian Line (8-1) at Sandown 5f clm (5) gd.
Amber Bamber 50-1 (8-12) In rear, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 17l behind Belle Bellino (8-12) at Bath 6f 3yo mdn (5) sft.
Talcen Gwyn (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Always in rear, eased towards finish, last of 11, 30l behind Night Prospector (8-11) at Bath 6f sll (5) gs in Aug.
Smirfys Gold (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon one pace, 4th of 12, 4l behind Pegasus Dancer (9-0) at Great Leighs 5f sll (5) pol in Aug.
Rich Harvest (USA) 10-1 (8-9) With leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 4l behind Game Lady (9-2) at Yarmouth 6f hcap (6) gd in Sept.
Iamagrey (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Mid-division, behind from halfway and eased, 9th of 11, 12l behind Night Prospector (8-11) at Bath 6f sll (5) gs in Aug.
Indian Lady (IRE) 15-2 (8-7) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, hard ridden approaching final furlong, soon faded, 6th of 9, 3l behind Jayanjay (9-0) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug.
Damhsoir (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Started slowly, held up, headway over 1f out, switched left, ran on inside final furlong to take 2nd final strides, not trouble winner, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Drumming Party (9-4) at Salisbury 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.
Stamford Blue 14-1 (9-7) Always rear, 9th of 11, 9l behind Turn Me On (9-1) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Fly Time 100-1 (8-4) Always in rear, pushed along halfway, never dangerous, last of 8, 29l behind Eddie Jock (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m stk (3) pol.