17:02 Bath

Saturday 19 August 2023

All17:0217:3518:1018:4019:1019:4020:10

Big Stage Hire Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   5f 160y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:06  |   Winning time: 1m 10.84s
1st
Horse silk
1
(9)
5/1
T: Brian O'RourkeJ: Billy Loughnane (3)
Rear of mid-division, rapid headway on outside approaching final furlong, stayed on well, led close home op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
5
(1)
7/1
T: W S KittowJ: L P Keniry
Held up, going okay behind leaders 2f out, headway on outside final furlong, stayed on strongly close home, not reach winner op 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
3
(4)
15/2
T: B R MillmanJ: Oliver Searle (7)
Prominent, headway under pressure approaching final furlong, soon led, headed close home, no extra op 13/2
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
(6)
15/2
T: Alice HaynesJ: Mr Taylor Fisher (3)
Disputed lead, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, plugged on op 13/2
5th
Horse silk
3 ¾
4
(3)
3/1f
T: R HarrisJ: Saffie Osborne
In rear, struggling over 3f out, late headway for 5th op 10/3
6th
Horse silk
4 ¼
11
(5)
40/1
T: E De GilesJ: George Rooke
Mid-division, pushed along and weakened over 2f out op 33/1 tchd 50/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
6
(8)
11/1
T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: George Downing
Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced approaching final furlong, soon no extra op 12/1
8th
Horse silk
2 ¼
7
(10)
8/1
T: G HarrisJ: Callum Hutchinson (3)
Mid-division out wide, pushed along and weakened 2f out op 15/2
9th
Horse silk
½
8
(7)
7/1
T: G HarrisJ: Ray Dawson
Disputed lead, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out op 6/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ½
9
(2)
18/1
T: M S SaundersJ: Gina Mangan (3)
Always towards rear, never involved op 22/1

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10
(11)
Horse silk
Glamorous Express12
Weight: 8-9|  Age: 4
T: A W Carroll  J: William Carson
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.10Pl:£2.10, £2.30, £2.40EX:£46.00Trifecta:£323.70Tricast:£267.82SF:£40.22Swingers:£7.60, £5.90, £10.40

Forecasts

Sarah's Verse (3/1), Magnificence (5/1), Beyond Equal (7/1), Symbol of Hope (7/1), Airshow (15/2), Parisiac (15/2), Connie's Rose (8/1), The Princes Poet (11/1), Ruby Cottage (18/1), Glamorous Express (25/1), Reve De Magritte (40/1)

Verdict

THE PRINCES POET caught the eye at Newbury last time and Eve Johnson Houghton's gelding tops the shortlist here, with the strong pace likely to play to his strengths granted more luck in running. Magnificence isn't the most reliable but she'll be hard to knock out of the frame if in the same form as when a close second at Ffos Las last time, whilst course-specialist Symbol of Hope and the in-form Sarah's Verse are also players in a decent heat.

  1. THE PRINCES POET
  2. MAGNIFICENCE (FR)
  3. SYMBOL OF HOPE

Prize Money

1st: £3,873.002nd: £1,817.003rd: £908.004th: £454.005th: £226.00

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