Bath 3:00 Result
Welsh Power 20th Anniversary Handicap Stakes (Bath Summer Sprint Series Qualifier) (Div II)
Result
| Pos | Margin | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Form | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | won | -05334 | — | |||
| 2 | — | 442945 | — | |||
| 3 | — | 470-06 | — |
The Verdict
FormCast selectionGeemannConfidence 3/5Won ✓
Top-weight Up The Anti has a poor recent line (pulled up last time, 106 days off) and is unproven she wants to repeat that big weight carrying effort fresh. Honour Your Dreams is consistent but has been running against similar or better company without winning and is now 6yo gelding capped at this level - solid but not progressive. Geemann, a lightly raced 3yo gelding, ran just 2 days ago (fit and sharp), and his form figures -05334 show he's finding a bit of form with a recent 3rd. He's dropped in class/weight-adjusted context relative to some, is well drawn in stall 2 for a 5f dash, and a quick-fired run back suggests the yard is happy with him and pressing on. 3yo taking on some older, more exposed sprinters can have surprise improvement, especially first-season handicappers finding their level. Advertise as sire is a proven fast-ground sprint influence, suiting today's good going. Jockey Taylor Fisher takes over but the key positive is the confidence of running him again so soon after his last effort - trainers usually do this when the horse is working well and they see an opportunity. He looks the one interesting improver in a race of moderate, exposed sprint handicappers.
Runners & Form
| No. | Draw | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer | OR | Form | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 74648P | — | |||
| 2 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 442945 | — | |||
| 3 | 2 | ✓ ★ | 3 | 53 | -05334 | — | ||
| Top-weight Up The Anti has a poor recent line (pulled up last time, 106 days off) and is unproven she wants to repeat that big weight carrying effort fresh. | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 470-06 | — | |||
| 5 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 596-08 | — | |||
| 6 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 349234 | — | |||
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 50-639 | — | |||
| 8 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 837480 | — | |||
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 934345 | — | |||