15:55 Bath

Wednesday 23 August 2023

All14:5015:2515:5516:3017:0517:3518:05

Big Stage Hire Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 6f  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:56  |   Winning time: 3m 3.24s
1st
Horse silk
3
(14)
510-1
6/1
T: J L FlintJ: Billy Loughnane (3)
Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 110 yards, kept on op 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
7
(8)
10/1
T: Miss S WestJ: Rose Dawes (5)
Mid-division, pushed along and headway 2f out, ran on inside last, no impression on winner op 12/1 tchd 9/1
3rd
Horse silk
sh
2
(2)
15/2
T: C PoultonJ: Owen Lewis (7)
Front mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, pushed along and switched left 1f out, stayed on, never nearer op 13/2 tchd 17/2
4th
Horse silk
¾
9
(6)
9/2f
T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Georgia Dobie (3)
Rear mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, stayed on, not pace to challenge op 6/1
5th
Horse silk
hd
6
(13)
11/1
T: Mrs A J PerrettJ: T P Queally
Pressed leader, led over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden 1f out, headed 110 yards out, no extra op 17/2 tchd 14/1
6th
Horse silk
1
4
(3)
15/2
T: A WintleJ: Finley Marsh
Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ran on final furlong, never on terms op 7/1 tchd 13/2
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
11
(1)
11/1
T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: Lewis Edmunds
Prominent, pushed along into 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faded final 110 yards op 10/1 tchd 9/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
12
(9)
20/1
T: J ScottJ: L P Keniry
Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, no response op 33/1
9th
Horse silk
½
1
(12)
17/2
T: J G PortmanJ: Olivia Tubb (7)
Front mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no progress op 10/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 11/1
10th
Horse silk
nk
8
(11)
14/1
T: K BurkeJ: Mia Nicholls (7)
Pushed along early and soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, gradually dropped away op 12/1
11th
Horse silk
2 ½
14
(5)
25/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: L Morris
Rear mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, never a factor op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 28/1
12th
Horse silk
¾
10
(4)
40/1
T: Steph HollinsheadJ: D C Costello
Always in rear op 28/1
13th
Horse silk
nk
5
(7)
25/1
T: R A TealJ: Luke Catton (5)
Towards rear, pushed along on outer 3f out, well held over 1f out op 22/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1
14th
Horse silk
1 ¼
13
(10)
12/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Callum Shepherd
Front mid-division, cajoled along and lost position before halfway, never showed thereafter op 11/1 tchd 10/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.00Pl:£2.50, £3.00, £3.00EX:£60.20Trifecta:£591.40Tricast:£465.53SF:£62.47Swingers:£10.60, £8.10, £17.60

Forecasts

Greased Lightning (9/2), Lusaka (6/1), Militry Decoration (15/2), Blue Hero (15/2), Russian Rumour (17/2), Cherry Cola (10/1), Nellie Moon (11/1), Mrs Twig (11/1), Big Jimbo (12/1), Stiletto (14/1), Fair Dinkum (20/1), Al Sayah (25/1), Silverscape (25/1), Alchemystique (40/1)

Verdict

NELLIE MOON responded well to the first-time cheekpieces (retained) when a closing third on her latest start at Salisbury where she encountered traffic problems at a crucial stage. On that evidence, she is now ready to capitalise on the handicapper's mercy and can underline that point by emerging on top here. Militry Decoration wasn't beaten far in a Class 4 Sandown handicap last time and he is feared most ahead of seven-time course winner Blue Hero, who is bidding for the hat-trick.

  1. NELLIE MOON
  2. MILITRY DECORATION (IRE)
  3. BLUE HERO (CAN)

Prize Money

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

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