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20:35 Bath

Gurkha Welfare Trust Handicap (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 161y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 11.86s
  • Off Time: 20:36:17
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Whiskey Junction

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Cheveton

    7/1

      3
      Silk -

      Digital

      13/2

        1(4)
        Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue stripe, diabolo on sleeves and diamond on cap

        Sweet Afton (IRE)

        15 D
        7/1
        • Form 0678-33
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-0
        • Official Rating 85

        in touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        2(9)
        Silk - Purple, emerald green inverted triangle, diamonds on sleeves, purple cap, emerald green diamond

        Woodcote (IRE)

        15 p
        10/1
        • Form 03-3904
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 82

        reared start, in rear and eased final 2f

        3(1)
        Silk - Yellow and Black stripes, chevrons on sleeves

        Nobilissima (IRE)

        34 D
        9/1
        • Form 020-210
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 82

        prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased when beaten

        4(6)
        Silk - Light Blue, White hoop, armlets and cap

        Digital

        5 BFCDDC
        13/2
        • Form 218334
        • Age 11
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 79

        steadied start, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, not reached leading pair

        5(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White hoops, White sleeves, Royal Blue seams, White cap

        China Cherub

        15 b D
        8/1
        • Form 548-063
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 75

        in touch, ridden to chase leading pair until weakening inside final furlong

        6(3)
        Silk - Maroon, White seams, Emerald Green sleeves, White cap

        Meridian Line (IRE)

        20 CD
        25/1
        • Form 21730-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 81

        mid-division, shortlived effort under pressure 2f out

        7(7)
        Silk - White, Dark Blue diamond, Dark Blue sleeves, White armlets, quartered cap

        Alexander Huricane (IRE)

        27 BFD
        9/4
        • Form 121223
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 72

        tracked leaders, ridden and close up over 1f out, weakened final furlong

        8(8)
        Silk - Black, Gold Cross and stripe on cap

        Whiskey Junction

        18 C
        6/1
        • Form 847/2-51
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 72

        led, ridden when headed over 1f out, battled on to lead again well inside final furlong, gamely

        9(5)
        Silk - White, Dark Blue star, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue stars, Light Blue cap, Dark Blue star

        Cheveton

        5
        7/1
        • Form 82443
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 66

        tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        Back down in grade the Malcolm Saunders trained Sweet Afton can score for the first time in almost two years here. Last seen contesting a 5 furlong event at Goodwood, the selection was taken off her feet in the early stages over that lightening quick minimum distance. She was doing her best work in the closing stages but never looked likely to get on terms with the leaders. Alexander Hurricane did not appeaer suited by the step up to 6 furlongs last time as his stamina gave way in the closing stages. He remains open to improvement and is a danger to all while the veteran Digital can never be left from the reckoning around this circuit. Whiskey Junction won an awful maiden over course and distance last time out and this will prove much tougher on his handicap debut. Sweet Afton is taken to land this dropping back down to this grade.

        Formwatch

        Sweet Afton (IRE) 6-1 (8-6) Outpaced, ridden halfway, driven and ran on final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Elhamri (8-5) at Goodwood 5f hcap (2) gf in May.

        Woodcote (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, headed 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 3l behind Elhamri (8-5) at Goodwood 5f hcap (2) gf in May.

        Nobilissima (IRE) 13-2 (8-7) In touch, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 10l behind Geojimali (8-5) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in May.

        Digital 7-2fav (9-8) Outpaced in rear, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Barons Spy (9-3) at Bath 6f hcap (4) sft.

        China Cherub 8-1 (8-10) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Seamus Shindig (8-8) at Salisbury 6f hcap (4) gf in May.

        Meridian Line (IRE) 66-1 (9-2) Took keen hold, held up, always towards rear, 17th of 18, 28l behind Clifton Dancer (8-6) at Newbury 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (4) gd in May.

        Alexander Huricane (IRE) 7-2fav (9-3) In touch, effort when hung left 2f out, driven to lead approaching final furlong, headed and no extra close home, 3rd of 18, 3/4l behind Winthorpe (8-12) at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.

        Whiskey Junction 7-4fav (9-8) Led, ridden and headed briefly 2f out, kept on an ran on well, won at Bath 5f mdn aut stk (6) gf in May beating Wotashirtfull (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.

        Cheveton 14-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Barons Spy (9-3) at Bath 6f hcap (4) sft.