prominent, led over 6f out, ridden and hung badly right over 1f out, and headed
slowly into stride, ridden over 2f out, stayed on
in touch, ridden 2f out, close up final furlong, no extra near finish
mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance final furlong, no extra
steadied start, headway on outside over 2f out, every chance well inside final furlong, out battled
in touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, challenged final furlong, kept on gamely
led and keen, headed over 6f out, weakened 2f out
with leader, ridden and weakened 2f out
mid-division, ridden and lost place over 5f out
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened quickly and soon tailed off
towards rear, effort and headway 3f out, one pace final furlong
towards rear, effort on outside over 3f out, weakened over 2f out and soon well behind
in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
mid-division and keen, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, hampered and not clear run from over 3f out until switched left over 1f out and ran on well, unlucky
A very tricky finale can go to Film Queen, who is preferred to Tapas Lad and Strut The Stage; while Capped For Victory is 'thrown-in' from his current rating so will be a big threat if he recaptures any of the sparkle he showed during his time with Sir Michael Stoute. Now under the guidance of the irrepressible Alan Swinbank, Capped For Victory has the benefit of a clean bill of health after he finished seventh in a handicap at Beverley last week. That was his first start for two years and considering he was rated 100 at his best, he could easily brush this lot aside were he to pull something out of the hat, so market support will be very interesting. Strut The Stage has been very hard to get right and is yet to win a race from 24 previous attempts. Still, there is not much strength in depth here and he has very little to find to make the rest aware of his presence. Tapas Lad ran a good race to finish second at Wolverhampton last time out and will be thereabouts if he can register a similar effort today. However, Film Queen fits a similar profile and, as she has far more scope for improvement, she is selected this time around. The Brendan Powell-trained filly makes her turf debut in very modest company and, as she is sure to represent good value in the betting market, Film Queen gets the nod as our idea of the best bet in the last at Bath.
African Blues 80-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, behind final 3f, last of 10, well behind Revolve (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f banded stk (7) pol in Dec '06.
Brigadore (USA) 13-2 (9-3) Led and soon clear, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out and weakened, last of 5, 12l behind Bull Market (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f clm (6) pol.
Capped For Victory (USA) 20-1 (8-5) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed well over 1f out, soon beaten, 7th of 12, 10l behind Harry The Hawk (9-0) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Film Queen (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden and close up over 1f out, one pace well inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Jessica Wigmo (8-5) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Grey Gurkha 6-1 (9-0) Started slowly, some headway on outer 3f out, soon ridden and weakened from 2f out, 10th of 11, 8l behind Having A Ball (8-12) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol.
Strut The Stage (IRE) 11-2 (8-5) Keen, tracked leader, ridden and led over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 7th of 10, 3l behind Napoletano (8-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Turkish Sultan (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) In touch, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, 7th of 14, 5l behind Titan Triumph (9-7) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Zayyir (IRE) 66-1 (9-9) Led until over 2f out, gradually faded, 9th of 12, 20l behind Sugar Mint (8-7) at Bath 1m mdn stk (5) gd.
April's Quest (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Always in rear, eased when no chance final 2f, last of 12, 37l behind Our Piccadilly (9-0) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn fll aut (6) pol in Sept.
Charlie Be (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Held up, ridden and outpaced 2f out, 8th of 10, 7l behind Hucking Hero (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Oct.
Hatter's Way 200-1 (8-4) Keen in rear, tailed off over 2f out, last of 8, 22l behind Dancing Abbie (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn fll (5) pol in Mar.
Holden Caulfield (IRE) 100-1 (8-4) Broke well, soon steadied in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 9l behind Fujin Dancer (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Hold That Call (USA) 14-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, ridden halfway, kept on, never nearer, 6th of 9, 7l behind Berrymead (8-11) at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (6) gd.
Nathan Dee 33-1 (8-4) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden soon after and no further impression, 10th of 14, 8l behind Desiderio (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Scots W'Hae 25-1 (8-11) Led after 2f, headed when 1f out and weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Desiderio (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Tapas Lad (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) Led, ridden 2f out, one pace when headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Fujin Dancer (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
