16:00 Bath

Friday 7 April 2023

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Truespeed Speeds Up To 900 MBPs Handicap

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 2m 18.97s

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Daphne May³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: H Crouch| T: G & J Moore| OR: 55| BF

11/4

Latest win at Lingfield in February. Forced wide when below-form seventh of 13 in handicap (10/11) at Lingfield (1¼m) 31 days ago. Remains of interest.

Form: 891327

(4)

Superstar Dj^b⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: R Spencer| OR: 55

13/2

Winner at Southwell in October. Off 4 months, shaped as if better for run when below-form fifth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (1m) 49 days ago. Up in trip. Worth another chance to show he's still on a favourable mark.

Form: 4/6081-5

(14)

Caracristi²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: B A Curtis| T: P A Kirby| OR: 55

13/2

Better than ever when getting on top near the finish at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 28 days ago. Only nudged up 2 lb and she's effective on soft turf.

Form: 321-731

(6)

Latent Heat¹⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Mollie Phillips⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 55

16/1

Temperamental sort. 16/1, respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) when last seen in October. Does have handicapping scope on the pick of last year's form if ready to roll after a break.

Form: 207008-

(13)

Uther Pendragon^p³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: David Egan| T: J S Moore| OR: 55| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 19 runs last year. Fourth of 5 in handicap (11/2) at Lingfield (1½m) 30 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 6-46754

(5)

Hot Team^v¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 55| D

25/1

Pair of wins last August but has struggled for form since, finishing well held on recent Wolverhampton reappearance. Others are more obvious.

Form: 15669-0

(10)

Well Prepared^t⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Ray Dawson| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 55| D

40/1

Won classified events at Wolverhampton and Chelmsford earlier in the year. More on his plate back in handicap company. Also first turf start for nearly 2 years.

Form: 649-411

(11)

Order Of St John^p⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁵⁾| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 55

11/1

Won a maiden hurdle in November. Best not judged too harshly on his latest Wolverhampton run back on the Flat, doing too much too soon after pulling hs way to the front.

Form: 34662-9

(3)

Chagall³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Jack Jones| OR: 54

18/1

Won 9-runner classified event at Lingfield (1m) 35 days ago, suited by way race developed. Stamina to prove now stepping up in trip back on turf.

Form: 84-6621

(2)

He's Our Star^b²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: A W Carroll| OR: 54

33/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton (7f) in December. 12/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 21 days ago. All his wins have come over shorter trips than this.

Form: 1-42527

(1)

Ebury³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 54| BF

15/2

Thirty six runs since last win in 2019. 17/2, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (7f) 3 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5-02624

(7)

Trusty Scout^h⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: D Shaw| OR: 54

25/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton (1½m) in January. Ran no more than respectably when sixth of 8 in handicap (10/1) at Wolverhampton (1½m) 55 days ago. Rarely seen on turf in recent years.

Form: 0-33146

(9)

Knight Of Kings³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: J Butler| OR: 54

9/2

Won on soft turf at Windsor (11.5f) in 2021. Offered little on return from a 17-month absence at Lingfield (1m) last month but he's from a shrewd yard and is one to keep a close eye on in the betting back on turf with ground conditions to suit.

Form: 41323/9

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Adaayinourlife^p³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Nicola Currie| T: M D I Usher| OR: 53

66/1

Respectabl;e third of 5 in handicap at Lingfield (1½m) 30 days ago. Well held on both his previous turf starts.

Form: 17-6093

Forecasts

Daphne May (11/4), Knight Of Kings (9/2), Caracristi (13/2), Superstar Dj (13/2), Ebury (15/2), Order Of St John (11/1), Uther Pendragon (12/1), Latent Heat (16/1), Chagall (18/1), Hot Team (25/1), Trusty Scout (25/1), He's Our Star (33/1), Well Prepared (40/1), Adaayinourlife (66/1)

The suggestion is SUPERSTAR DJ who has fewer convictions than the majority of these and shaped quite well for a long way on his Southwell reappearance 7 weeks ago. Daphne May is better than she showed last time and remains well treated on her best form so she's a possible threat. Latent Heat is another with plenty of handicapping scope if primed for this reappearance, while Knight of Kings won comfortably on the previous occasion he encountered soft turf and is one to monitor in the betting.