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16:40 Bath

Friday 20 April 2018

All16:4017:1017:4518:1518:4519:1519:45

Courage Directors Handicap

Off time: 16:42 | Winning time: 1m 10.69s

1^st

(2)

Diamond Dougal

39-1

8/1

T: M R ChannonJ: Charles Bishop

In touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well op 9/1

2^nd

2 ¼

(1)

Bungee Jump

39-2

25/1

T: G HarrisJ: Cameron Noble (5)

Led, hard ridden when pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace op 20/1

3^rd

3 ½

(5)

Big Brave Bob

39-2

13/2

T: R HughesJ: S W Kelly

Chased leader, every chance over 1f out, weakened closing stages op 6/1

4^th

(4)

Maygold

38-5

7/2f

T: E WalkerJ: S De Sousa

Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge op 9/2 tchd 5/1

5^th

1 ¼

(6)

Beyond Equal

38-6

10/1

T: W S KittowJ: Rob Hornby

Chased leader, effort over 1f out, soon one pace op 12/1

6^th

2 ¾

(9)

Joegogo

39-10

20/1

T: P D EvansJ: Rossa Ryan (5)

Prominent, driven halfway, weakened over 1f out op 18/1 tchd 25/1

7^th

(8)

Vegas Boy

39-1

16/1

T: J A OsborneJ: S M Levey

Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms op 12/1 tchd 10/1

8^th

(10)

Get Even

39-4

50/1

T: J HughesJ: Josephine Gordon

Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, lost place over 1f out tchd 66/1

9^th

2 ½

(12)

Alkhalifa

39-3

9/1

T: B J MeehanJ: Dane O'Neill

Outpaced in mid-division, weakened over 1f out op 13/2

10^th

1 ½

(3)

Ragstone View

38-10

16/1

T: B R MillmanJ: William Carson

Steadied start, held up, never dangerous op 20/1 tchd 14/1

11^th

(13)

Gangland

38-13

15/2

T: R A FaheyJ: P Hanagan

Always in rear op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1

12^th

1 ¾

(7)

Kion

39-6

12/1

T: J A OsborneJ: D C Costello

Mid-division, under pressure well over 1f out, soon weakened op 14/1 tchd 11/1

13^th

(11)

Validator

39-7

8/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Georgia Cox (3)

In touch, outpaced halfway, soon beaten

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.90Pl:£2.80, £7.70, £2.80EX:£244.90Trifecta:£1,162.40Tricast:£960.94SF:£196.07Swingers:£0.00, £14.60, £22.50

Forecasts

Maygold (7/2), Big Brave Bob (13/2), Gangland (15/2), Diamond Dougal (8/1), Validator (8/1), Alkhalifa (9/1), Beyond Equal (10/1), Kion (12/1), Vegas Boy (16/1), Ragstone View (16/1), Joegogo (20/1), Bungee Jump (25/1), Get Even (50/1)

A tough all sprint card is likely to commence on ever drying ground given the positive weather forecast. Gangland is an obvious candidate for Malton handler Richard Fahey given his quick progression at the back-end of last season, whilst the front-running Bungee Jump (upped in grade) should lead them a merry dance early doors. Big Brave Bob downed the hot favourite Kion when making a winning AW debut at Southwell, and has claims assuming that he can translate that form back to turf, but we'll stick with the Ed Walker trained filly MAYGOLD. She finished runner up at this track in September 2017, before breaking the maiden tag just nine days later at Lingfield Park.