15:45 Bath

Saturday 12 June 2021

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bet365 Silk Series Handicap (Pro-Am Female Jockeys)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 1m 9.52s

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Batchelor Boy^b¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Nicola Currie| T: G Boughey| OR: 74| D

5/2

7/2 and blinkered for 1st time, improved on recent efforts to win 7-runner handicap at Brighton (6f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 473851

(1)

Handytalk^b,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Hayley Turner| T: B R Millman| OR: 73| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 18/1, bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap at Salisbury (6f, good) 14 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Has work to do.

Form: 1880-44

(6)

Street Parade¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 72

10/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2019. Fifth of 7 in handicap at Brighton (6f, good to firm, 7/1) 15 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 97-6345

(4)

Zulu Zander⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 72| C

14/1

Course winner. Latest win at Brighton in April. Fifth of 7 in handicap at this course (5f, good to firm, 7/1) 8 days ago. Not really firing at present.

Form: 041645

(5)

Temple Bruer³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁵⁾| T: E Walker| OR: 75| D

13/8

Winner at Doncaster in April. 6/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Ascot (6f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Return to a quicker surface could see him get right back on track.

Form: 6328-10

(8)

Harmony Lil¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Jane Elliott| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 74| D

13/2

Seventh of 10 in handicap (16/1) at Chester (6.1f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Chance on old form and latest effort is best excused.

Form: 84-2457

(9)

Major Force¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Josephine Gordon| T: J G Portman| OR: 69

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form seventh of 15 in minor event (50/1) at Windsor (6f, good) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others make more appeal.

Form: 8287

Non-Runners

(3)

Michaels Choice¹²

Weight: 10-6| Age: 5

T: W Jarvis J: Non Runner

(7)

Sarah's Verse¹⁴

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: R Harris J: Laura Pearson

Forecasts

Temple Bruer (13/8), Batchelor Boy (5/2), Michaels Choice (7/2), Sarah's Verse (11/2), Harmony Lil (13/2), Handytalk (15/2), Street Parade (10/1), Zulu Zander (14/1), Major Force (16/1)

SARAH'S VERSE is unbeaten in 3 at this track, her last couple of victories most convincing, so she's fancied to defend that record despite a poor run at Salisbury a fortnight ago. Recent Brighton scorer Batchelor Boy is an obvious danger, while Temple Bruer will benefit from a return to a quicker surface, so he can't be ruled out.