Racecards
15:00 Bath
Oven Wizards Fillies' Handicap (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 5f 161y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216

Atalante
13- Form 743
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
chased leading pair, pushed along over 2f out, ridden in 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, no extra and dropped to 4th final 50 yards

- Form 746521
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer M S Saunders
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
chased leaders, not clear run on inside over 1f out, switched right to outside entering final furlong, ran on into 2nd towards finish, not reach winner

Regal Miss
22- Form 244-845
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer P R Chamings
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression and dropped to 3rd towards finsh

- Form 888150
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey E J Walsh
held up in touch in last pair, headway on outside over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well

- Form 974-121
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey F Tylicki
led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon beaten

- Form 40090/0
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Mat Salaman
- Jockey L Morris
steadied start, held up in touch in last pair, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
A drop back to 6f and the fitting of a hood did the trick for Dance Band at Kempton but she only won by half-a-length and is 4lb higher back on Turf. There is also a doubt about the headgear working a second time and the improving ATALANTE looks a viable alternative. Andrew Balding's maiden steps into a handicap for the first time on a fair mark following her third at Yarmouth. Go Amber Go was in very good form in this grade last month but all of her form is over 5f. Babyfact, however, has now won three times over this course and distance, though never off a mark this high.
Formwatch
Atalante 8-1 (9-0) Held up, in rear, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Gale Song (9-0) at Yarmouth 6f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Jul.
Babyfact 15-8fav (9-6) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden and edged right briefly inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Bath 6f hcp (6) fm in Jul beating Secretfact (8-3) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Regal Miss 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 5th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Staintondale Lass (9-3) at Bath 6f hcp fll (5) gf in Jul.
Dusty Blue 16-1 (9-11) Mid-division, driven 2f out, one pace when not clear run over 1f out and again inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 11th of 17, 5 3/4l behind Go Amber Go (8-10) at Bath 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Go Amber Go Evensfav (9-4) Made all, ridden inside final furlong, held on well, won at Ffos Las 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul beating Agerzam (9-10) by nk, 9 ran.
Saxony 66-1 (8-12) Raced keenly, led on near side rail until halfway, lost 2nd 3f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 11th of 14, 19 1/4l behind Prince Of Cardamom (9-1) at Chepstow 7f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Dance Band (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Jun beating Tigserin (9-4) by 1/2l, 9 ran.