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14:00 Bath

Wednesday 4 September 2019

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Empire Fighting Chance Handicap

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 1m 2.55s

1^st

(1)

Irene May

39-7

9/4

T: S KirkJ: Tom Marquand

Close up, ridden and headway to lead entering final furlong, pushed out op 5/2

2^nd

(2)

Bluebell Time

38-4

5/1

T: M S SaundersJ: K T O'Neill

Keen tracked leader, disputed lead halfway until ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace tchd 11/2

3^rd

(4)

Lorna Cole

39-1

6/4f

T: W R MuirJ: M Dwyer

Tracked leader, disputed lead halfway until ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace tchd 11/8

4^th

(5)

Country Rose

39-0

12/1

T: R HarrisJ: Raul Da Silva

Went right start, soon led, pushed along and headed halfway, faded inside final furlong

5^th

(3)

Ever Rock

38-4

6/1

T: J S MooreJ: Laura Coughlan (7)

Dwelt outpaced, ridden halfway, never a factor tchd 13/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.40Pl:£3.00, £1.90EX:£11.70Trifecta:£26.80SF:£13.15

Forecasts

Lorna Cole (6/4), Irene May (9/4), Bluebell Time (5/1), Ever Rock (6/1), Country Rose (12/1)

A trappy affair to begin proceedings, with an element of trust needed to have a degree of faith in any of these. Despite failing to beat a single rival this year, this is less demanding than the assignments Country Rose has been tasked with this year, including when stepped up in grade over C&D recently. Plenty more will have been expected from Irene May this season, but she has only had the four starts overall and is another one who will appreciate the drop in grade. We'll opt for the most in-form contender, that is LORNA COLE, who went agonisingly close in defeat last time when runner-up to a well-fancied sort last time & should be tough to beat if in similar form.