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16:30 Bath

Freebets.co.uk West Indies V England Free Bets Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 161y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 10.26s
  • Off Time: 16:30:32
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Carcinetto (IRE)

10/3

    2
    Silk -

    Artistic License (IRE)

    7/1

      1(7)
      Silk - PINK, DARK BLUE cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap

      First Order

      56 v CD
      12/1
      • Form 157-244
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 83

      in touch, stumbled 4f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

      2(6)
      Silk - Yellow, large Purple spots, Purple sleeves, Yellow armlets, Mauve cap

      Carcinetto (IRE)

      6 CD
      10/3
      • Form 757-557
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 83

      tracked leader 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on

      3(4)
      Silk - Black, red hoops, yellow and red hooped sleeves

      Harbour Blues

      126 t D
      8/1
      • Form 182990-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 82

      led, driven over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      4(5)
      Silk - Yellow, Maroon Cross of Lorraine, White sleeves, Maroon and Yellow quartered cap

      Espy

      308 BF
      11/4
      • Form 532114-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 81

      slowly into stride, effort over 1f out, no impression

      5(3)
      Silk - White, Orange spots, striped sleeves, Orange cap

      Blue Jack

      184
      3/1
      • Form 422846-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 77

      tracked leaders, led over 1f out, edged right and headed inside final furlong

      6(1)
      Silk - Dark Green, Yellow hoop and armlets, check cap

      Artistic License (IRE)

      18 D
      7/1
      • Form 138-234
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 77

      towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out to chase leaders, kept on

      7(2)
      Silk - Black, Mauve spots on sleeves

      Thoughtsofstardom

      14
      16/1
      • Form 665499
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-5
      • Official Rating 70

      prominent early, soon held

      In depth

      Verdict

      ESPY is the suggestion in a tight handicap in which Blue Jack and Artistic License should show up prominently. Sylvester Kirk's gelding has been off the track since finishing fourth at Haydock at the end of May but he returns at a time when his yard is going well. He made rapid strides in a short space of time last season and is taken to take up from where he left off. Blue Jack deserves to have won more races than he has but the handicapper appeared to have his measure last season and he wasn't rewarded for a string of sound efforts. He's capable of winning this if everything falls into the right place and similar comments can be applied to Artistic License whose last victory came in a race in which Blue Jack finished fourth. Those are the three that make most appeal to our eye and the one that we'll be keeping a close eye on is Espy.

      Formwatch

      First Order 7-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden along halfway, driven to challenge and every chance approaching final furlong, no extra inside, 4th of 6, 2 3/4l behind The Tatling (8-11) at Southwell 5f hcap (4) fbs in Feb.

      Carcinetto (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong, 7th of 9, 6l behind Eisteddfod (9-4) at Kempton 6f 3yo stks (3) pol in Mar.

      Harbour Blues 33-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 11, 13l behind Internationaldebut (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.

      Espy 11-4fav (9-5) Behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Little Pete (9-6) at Haydock 5f 3yo hcp (4) gd in May.

      Blue Jack 17-2 (9-0) Pulled hard in mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 15, 4l behind Kelamon (8-8) at Salisbury 6f hcap (4) gd in Oct.

      Artistic License (IRE) 5-1 (9-11) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, never reached leaders, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Aroundthebay (8-7) at Kempton 6f flls hcp 0-85 (4) std in Mar.

      Thoughtsofstardom 33-1 (8-2) Mid-division, raced keenly, pushed along over 2f out, never going pace to challenge, 9th of 11, 5l behind Northern Dare (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.