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18:50 Chepstow

Bath Ales Handicap (Class 5)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 16y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 24.01s
  • Off Time: 18:50:58
  • 4 Ran
1(2)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW cap
13/8
  • Form 3-46614
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 75

with leader, ridden to lead 2f out, drew clear inside final furlong, easily

2(3)
Silk - Purple, Red star, Red cap

Arc Cara (ITY)

24 p CD
11/8
  • Form 424321
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 75

led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace

3(1)
Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

Prefect

22
10/3
  • Form 2027
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 74

in touch and in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression on winner

4(4)
Silk - Emerald green, yellow chevrons on sleeves, white cap, yellow star
  • Form 86006-8
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-2
  • Official Rating 50

tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace

In depth

Verdict

Foylesideview appears outclassed but the remaining trio represent yards who do well here. Prefect showed little last time but is likely to prove far more effective back on turf and his maiden form on grass affords him definite claims, whilst course and distance winner Guiding Light ran well last time when fourth in better grade at Chester a fortnight ago. He's also respected but ARC CARA cantered home here last time under this pilot and his previous second, albeit at 6l, to Spangled now looks so much better after his conqueror went on to demolish a really good field of handicapping fillies at the Newmarket July meeting.

Formwatch

Guiding Light (IRE) 9-2fav (9-7) Bumped start, mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway when hampered over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Character Onesie (9-4) at Chester 1m hcp (4) gf in Jul.

Arc Cara (ITY) 2-5fav (9-2) Chased leader, led 3f out, ridden clear over 1f out, eased towards finish, won at Chepstow 7f mdn stks (6) gf in Jun beating Diamond Sam (9-2) by 9l, 6 ran.

Prefect 7-1fav (9-5) Held up, pushed along 3f out, never a factor, 7th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Solar Flair (9-11) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Jul.

Foylesideview (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Crystalin (8-11) at Lingfield 7f stks (5) pol in Jan.