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16:00 Bath

Oval Of Bath, Peugeot, Selling Stakes (Class G) (Class G)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 46y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 11.28s
  • 10 Ran
1(5)
Silk - White and Black diabolo, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Royal Blue cap
  • Form 022341
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-0

good headway on outside from 2f out, soon tracked leader, led narrowly approaching final furlong, kept narrow advantage and held on gamely near finish

2(8)
Silk - Grey, Black armlets, White cap
8/1
  • Form 011631
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0

held up in touch, headway to lead narrowly just inside final 2f, pressed and narrowly headed approaching final furlong, rallied near finish but always just held

3(6)
Silk - Purple, Emerald Green chevron, Emerald Green cap

Breezer

172
11/1
  • Form 0/5500-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10

held up, pushed along 4f out, soon struggling

4(3)
Silk - Black, Red hoops, Black sleeves, Red spots, Black cap, Red diamond

Chakra

12
66/1
  • Form 00000/6
  • Age 10
  • Weight 9-10

took keen hold in touch, one pace and ridden when not much room on rail 3f out, soon behind

5(4)
Silk - Dark Green, Orange hoops, Dark Green sleeves, Orange cap

Devote

982 b
25/1
  • Form 566/
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-10

in touch to halfway, soon well behind

6(10)
Silk - Dark Blue, White chevron, White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, White cap
  • Form 50100-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10

raced keenly, pushed along and headed over 3f out, weakened rapidly

7(2)
Silk - Red and Dark Green stripes, White sleeves, Red cap
5/1
  • Form 3100/5-0
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-10

chased leader to over 4f out, soon ridden and weakened

8(1)
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diamonds, Black sleeves, Black cap, Yellow star

Mobo-Baco

198
3/1
  • Form 040030-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-10

prominent, tracked leader over 4f out until weakened 2f out

9(7)
Silk - Dark Blue, Olive Green sleeves, check cap
10/1
  • Form 405/060
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-10

chased leaders, led over 3f out, headed just inside final 2f and soon outpaced by leading pair

10(9)
Silk - Royal Blue and Light Blue diabolo, White sleeves and cap
20/1
  • Form 6000-00
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

held up in rear, never near leaders

In depth

Verdict

Absolute Utopia took this prize twelve months ago and in her present mood looks set to land the spoils again, with Our Destiny and Devote put forward as the main dangers. Frankie Dettori¿s mount comes here in great form having got the better of Itsonlyagame at Lingfield last time by a very wide margin, her second success on the all-weather this winter. She is obviously just as effective on the turf and looks set to go in again. Our Destiny has had a fine winter on the all-weather and if he can transfer that ability to the turf he will be a hard nut to crack. Devote is the dark horse in the line up having raced just once on the level almost three years ago. However he has been successful in this grade over the jumps recently and could figure in the finish. The rest of the field have little to recommend them so Absolute Utopia is a confident choice.