19:20 Bath

Wednesday 12 May 2021

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Lars Falcon Handicap

Off time: 19:24 | Winning time: 2m 14.77s

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(10)

Fragrant Storm¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 55

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/2, fifth of 6 in handicap at Wetherby (14f, good) 17 days ago. Back down in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 766-55

(11)

Nordic Dash²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: George Wood| T: Harry Eustace| OR: 55

8/1

Not knocked about in a trio of starts to date and can be expected to improve now upped in trip on handicap debut.

Form: 68-5

(7)

Night Eagle¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Hector Crouch| T: G & J Moore| OR: 55

5/2

Good fifth of 13 on return/handicap debut at Goodwood (9.9f, good, 20/1) 11 days ago. Entitled to come on from that and enters calculations.

Form: 005-5

(9)

Gavin¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S M Levey| T: B R Millman| OR: 54

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/2, third of 7 in handicap at Salisbury (12f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 80-03

(1)

Twilley¹⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 54

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, last of 8 in nursery at Nottingham (8.3f, soft). Off 6 months. Up in trip. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 9798-

(14)

Her Way^b1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T E Whelan| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 53

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 17/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Salisbury (9.9f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Can make presence felt.

Form: 40555

(8)

Harrier Hawk²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 53

16/1

11/2, bit below form fourth of 9 in minor event at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Remains on a decent mark if bouncing back, though.

Form: 8528-44

(3)

Belvedere Blast^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 52

14/1

Found improvement, in first-time cheekpieces, when close third of 8 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Can race off same mark here and merits consideration.

Form: 700-703

(6)

Vive La Danse⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: George Downing| T: J G Portman| OR: 52

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good) 9 days ago, slowly away. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 5009-5

(4)

Bannergirl¹⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P J Dobbs| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 51

28/1

Tenth of 12 in nursery at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 28/1). Off 169 days. Still looking for first success.

Form: 568440-

(13)

Lisdarragh¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Charles Bishop| T: D J Coakley| OR: 47| BF

4/1

Offered more, stepped up in trip, when third of 12 in handicap at Salisbury (9.9f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Claims if building on that.

Form: 7809-53

(2)

Nayon¹¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S W Kelly| T: P D Evans| OR: 47

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, twelfth of 13 in maiden at Wolverhampton (9.5f). Off 114 days. Work to do on handicap debut.

Form: 0-00

(12)

Lanika⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: P J McDonald| T: S Kirk| OR: 46

12/1

Creditable third of 9 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good, 16/1) 9 days ago. Looks competitive on form but others more appealing.

Form: 88-0723

(5)

Lady Ziana^h¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: J Mitchell| T: D H Brown| OR: 46

28/1

Hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving Richard Fahey when form fifth of 10 in handicap at Redcar (8f, good, 80/1) 13 days ago. Back up in trip. Hard to fancy.

Form: 90670-5

Forecasts

Night Eagle (5/2), Gavin (4/1), Lisdarragh (4/1), Nordic Dash (8/1), Lanika (12/1), Belvedere Blast (14/1), Her Way (16/1), Fragrant Storm (16/1), Harrier Hawk (16/1), Bannergirl (28/1), Lady Ziana (28/1), Vive La Danse (50/1), Nayon (50/1), Twilley (66/1)

Preference is for NIGHT EAGLE, who made a pleasing reappearance at Goodwood and is entitled to do better with that run under his belt. Belvedere Blast and Lisdarragh head the list of dangers.