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Speed race · horses carry weights to make it fair About 5 furlongs Ideal conditions Mid-level race 8 runners £11515 prize
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TrackLab's Top Pick
22
Strong chance
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20+ Strong pick 12-19 Solid chance 6-11 In the mix Below 6 Outsider How scores work
D. Costello · S. Hollinshead · 5yo · 9st 3lb · OR 84
C&D Form
22
Won at this course & distance Won 1 of last 5 Won here 1 time Loves this ground (38% win rate) Won at this distance 3 times
TrackLab Insight
She has the best record in this field on fast, dry ground — three wins from eight attempts — which is a genuine edge in today's conditions. However, she also ran at Bath 29 days ago and could only manage 5th, and her form since that previous Bath run has been poor. The dry ground angle is real, but recent evidence at this very track gives you pause.
Best record on this ground (3 from 8)
D. Keenan · G. Scott · 6yo · 9st 2lb · OR 83
C&D Jockey
20
Good Value
Won at this course & distance Jockey in form (4 wins in 14 days) Trainer in form Won 2 of last 5 Won here 1 time
TrackLab Insight
The market favourite and the editorial nap, despite carrying the lowest weight and being the lowest-rated horse in the field. The case for him rests on his strong record on fast, dry ground — three wins from nine attempts — and the fact that his trainer and jockey together have an established partnership with 35 wins from 193 races. Dropping back to 5f on ground that suits him, this is a horse the race has been set up for.
Lowest rated, 3lbs below average Carries lowest weight in field Market favourite (5.5)
Trainer Quotes
Mar 2024
"He's had a huge amount of issues but thankfully they all are behind him now. He's a very good-looking horse and I always anticipated he'd start winning races, so it wasn't a surprise to see him win last time out. He just needed his first run of the year and he got it right at Southwell. It's a lot easier to bridge a gap in sprint races than in middle-distance contests, so I think he'll run in some nice races and will continue to be competitive even up in grade. A track like Epsom would suit him very well and I could see him popping up in a nice race this season and picking up the pieces on the right day. 29-03-24"
H. Davies · G. Baker · 6yo · 9st 11lb · OR 92
Freshness Form
12
Good Value
Quick turnaround Won 0 of last 5
TrackLab Insight
The top-rated horse in this field by 3lbs, which suggests the official assessor thinks he has an edge over his rivals on paper. His two best wins came in stronger company than this, but his recent form is patchy — a 7th last week and nothing before that for nine months. His record on fast, dry ground is actually poor (no wins from five attempts), which is a concern given today's conditions.
Top rated by 3lbs
Trainer Quotes
Oct 2025
"He's a nice horse. He ran in Bahrain last winter and was second in two of the turf series races. If he'd won one of those he would have been the champion sprinter in Bahrain last year, but annoyingly we missed out on that. He won a local Grade 1 over there, I ran him on a Thursday night in a turf series race where he ran fantastically well. He was flying home on the Sunday - but pulled out on the Friday morning looking so well we ran him in the Grade 1 that day and he won. Things haven't dropped right for him here this season. He's a top-of-the-ground horse - I was training him for the Dash at Epsom but that looserain-softened ground didn't work for him. Then we ran him in the Wokingham and a horse called Get It did something ridiculous up the middle of the track and Jim Crowley wasn't hard on him. Then in the Stewards' Cup things didn't drop right because of the weather. So he goes back to Bahrain off a mark of 92 having been put up to 100 after he won the local Grade 1. He loves it over there - he's leased by the Turf Club who will be out there supporting him in force. He loves the fast ground in Bahrain so hopefully will be a standard-bearer for us this winter. 15-10-25"
J. Nicholls(5) · R. Cowell · 5yo · 9st 8lb · OR 89
Jockey Form
12
Good Value
Jockey in form (3 wins in 14 days) Won 2 of last 5 Won at this distance 6 times
TrackLab Insight
Hard to ignore a horse that has finished in the top three in three races in a row, and the jockey riding today has won 3 from 11 in the last fortnight — the best recent form of any rider in this field. The big catch is that his record on fast, dry ground reads zero wins from four attempts, and today's dry conditions are exactly what he tends to struggle on.
3 straight top-3 finishes Jockey in best form (3 from 11 last 2wk)
Trainer Quotes
May 2026
"He's had a wonderful winter - he's been absolutely superb with three wins and three seconds and has kept the flag flying for us. Although he hasn't won on the turf yet, he's had some good placed efforts. At the moment he just needs to bounce back from a run at Bath the other day that didn't really work out for him, but I think he'll be winning again and hopefully on the turf as well. 20-05-26"
T. Fisher · W. Knight · 7yo · 9st 4lb · OR 85
C&D Headgear
12
Won at this course & distance Wearing cheekpieces Won 0 of last 5 Won here 3 times Loves this ground (33% win rate)
TrackLab Insight
The standout course specialist in this field — three wins from six races at Bath is a remarkable record that no other runner comes close to matching. He also has the best overall win rate in the field, winning roughly 1 in every 4 races across a 43-race career, and his record over this exact 5f trip is his best of any distance. He comes in off a third-place finish at Newmarket, so fitness is not a concern, and today's dry ground suits.
Course specialist (3 wins from 6 here) Best record at this trip (6 from 20) Best career win rate in field (1 in 4) Trainer in best form (1 from 10 last 2wk)
W. Carson · J. Ryan · 5yo · 9st 7lb · OR 88
Form Distance
11.0
Won 1 of last 5 Won at this distance 4 times
TrackLab Insight
The outsider of the field at 9.2, and with good reason — a 5th at Newmarket last time out and a record of zero wins from 12 races on right-handed, galloping tracks does not inspire confidence at Bath. Today's jockey has never ridden this horse before, adding another unknown. There is little in the data to suggest this is the right race for him.
Outsider at 9.2
Headgear Form
10
Wearing hood Won 0 of last 5 Raced here before Won at this distance 3 times
TrackLab Insight
Ran here at Bath 29 days ago and finished 14th, beaten 10 lengths — that is a tough recent memory to shake heading back to the same track. Her record on fast, dry ground is also blank, with no wins from four attempts in those conditions. With more encouraging options in this field, she faces an uphill task.
Mid-range in the market (7.0)
W. Pyle · D. Loughnane · 4yo · 9st 4lb · OR 85
Form Distance
6.8
Won 0 of last 5 Won at this distance 1 time
TrackLab Insight
The least experienced horse in the field with just 7 races to his name, and his form over the last year makes for grim reading — a 13th at York, an 11th at Goodwood, and a 5th last time out. He also has no wins from three attempts on fast, dry ground. There is not enough in the data here to make a positive case for him.
Relatively inexperienced (7 career races)
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