May 06 / 16.00 Bath

16.00

Good To Soft

Get Your EPC With The Eco Scheme Handicap

  • Prize money: £3716.14
  • 1m 2f 37y
  • Class 5
  • 11 runners
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Get Your EPC With The Eco Scheme Handicap

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.50
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 5-5826 CD BF

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
C&D winner who was at her best this time last year; there's not much room for manoeuvre off this mark but fast ground was put forward as an excuse for her latest defeat and she ought to fare better.
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5th

9

(8)

4th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:53 Windsor

Moonlit Cloud

8st 12lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Dean Ivory

No win since May 2024 (1m2f, Bath) but she has fallen a long way in the weights as a result; may have needed her reappearance run at Wolverhampton (9.4f) last month but she had a patchy record last season and others are more convincing.

12/1

4th

6

(2)

21st Apr 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Moonlit Cloud

9st 2lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Dean Ivory

No win since May 2024 (1m2f, Bath) but she has fallen a long way in the weights as a result; bogged down on heavy ground at Nottingham last October; it's difficult to know what to expect returned to AW (0-11) off a six-month absence.

16/1

16

(7)

23rd Oct 2025

Soft

1m 2f 50y

Class 6

17:05 Nottingham

Moonlit Cloud

9st 4lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Dean Ivory

C&D winner who handles testing conditions; short of her best on last two starts but August's Chelmsford third came off 5lb higher.

16/1

16/1

  • Place: £10.20

Form: 61156- CD

Last run: 244 days

W: 9st 6lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Has gone well fresh before but most victories have come after a recent run and he's entitled to need this at his age, back from eight months off, for a new yard; may need a bit of help from the handicapper too.
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4th

4

(2)

18th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 5

16:21 Windsor

Carp Kid

9st 3lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: John & Rhys Flint

Veteran who's had ten wins overall and has a 3-22 record at Windsor, which also includes five seconds; he's not sparked this season but the best of those performances was a C&D third on reappearance and he's now 8lb lower, racing off a career-low mark.

10/1

1

(3)

1st Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 137y

Class 6

20:05 Bath

Carp Kid

10st 0lb

J: William Cox

T: John & Rhys Flint

10yo who is a ten-time winner, but he's not posed a threat in four runs this season and was beaten 8l at Ffos Las (1m4f, good) last time; mark continues to fall but he needs to rediscover his spark.

16/1

5/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 8P-355

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Prominent in the market for his handicap debut at Musselburgh (1m, good to soft) a fortnight ago, despite a wide stall down in trip again, and that wasn't a bad effort; lightly raced and one to consider back up from 1m.
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16

29th May 2026

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 5

18:05 Wolverhampton (AW)

Bloodhound

9st 5lb

J: Miss Megan Jordan

T: Shaun Lycett

5th

8

(3)

7th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 6f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Bloodhound

8st 7lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Shaun Lycett

Yard been quiet for a while and this longstanding maiden didn't achieve much when fourth over C&D nine days ago; will need to improve a deal on that.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 68-323 C

Last run: 58 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
A near-miss and two wins over 1m here late last summer and is back on his last winning mark; proved this longer trip within range on the AW when last seen two months ago and he's hard to knock out of the equation.
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3rd

1

(4)

2nd Jun 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Ciotog

9st 9lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Mark Loughnane

Has plenty of form over C&D including two wins; losing run up to 18, but he has never raced down at this level before so can't be dismissed by any means; stable also runs Sorted.

5/1

6th

2

(4)

13th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 37y

Class 6

20:12 Bath

Ciotog

9st 8lb

J: Hope Regan

T: Mark Loughnane

Has done all his winning at about 1m, including four times at Bath; has bits of 1m2f form but doesn't look the percentage call; losing run is mounting up.

8/1

5th

6

(2)

4th May 2026

Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

13:45 Bath

Ciotog

10st 9lb

J: Mr Jack Loughnane

T: Mark Loughnane

Four C&D wins on good or slower (handles good to firm, not at best in one run on firm); not at his best this year but that is reflected in his much-reduced mark; risky but not impossible.

6/1

Form: 789-67

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Lacked consistency in Ireland; pulled hard and didn't see it out for her new yard three weeks ago (1m2f, good) but ought to do better if more amenable off a 3lb lower mark.
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9th

8

(5)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

15:52 Brighton

Celebrating Ethel

9st 3lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

Landed her second win on turf when picking up 1m2f course classified in August; similar trip and grade when winning at Wolverhampton (AW) in March but two lesser efforts followed; drops back in distance.

9/1

6th

7

(6)

7th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:35 Windsor

Celebrating Ethel

8st 13lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Tony Carroll

Kept on well to win a 9.4f 0-50 classified race at Wolverhampton in March (for Rossa Ryan); not so good when seventh behind Haveagobeau at Lingfield (1m2f) six weeks ago; others are stronger for win purposes.

8/1

7th

2

(4)

25th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:52 Lingfield (AW)

Celebrating Ethel

9st 13lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Tony Carroll

Inconsistent mare who responded well to second-time cheekpieces when winning for Rossa Ryan (rides stablemate Myna) on Tapeta early last week (has a penalty for that); yet to finish anywhere near after seven runs on Polytrack.

6/1

10/1

Form: 432-24

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Maiden who proved expensive to follow for the Charlton yard last year before picked up for 22,000gns; didn't look to see out 1m5f last time following a decent comeback (both AW); each-way shout.
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8th

1

(2)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

14:00 Chepstow

Stage Show

10st 0lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: Alexandra Dunn

This year's hurdling form is uninspiring but he held on gamely to cause 66-1 shock at Salisbury a fortnight ago, his first Flat run since 2024; it's hard to tell whether he'll be in the same mood again here but he's only 2lb higher and this is a slight drop in grade.

4/1

1st

5

(2)

14th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 5y

Class 5

17:03 Salisbury

Stage Show

9st 4lb

J: George Wood

T: Alexandra Dunn

Sole win from 32 starts came over hurdles at Exeter (2m7f, good to firm) in October but he's been held in three starts since and now returns to the Flat for the first time since June 2024.

8/1

6th

5

17th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

2m 7f 25y

Class 5

18:10 Exeter

Stage Show

10st 8lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Alexandra Dunn

Broke his duck over hurdles at the 15th attempt over C&D (good to firm) last October (held up); well below that level next time, when dropped back in trip (heavy) and beaten almost 9l at Wincanton by Square Du Roule latest (3m, good); more needed but not written off.

8/1

7th
4 (8)
Afloat

7/2

Form: 64311- D

Last run: 270 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Finished last season on an upswing and remains open to improvement, upped a fair 4lb, if ready to go again after nine months off; be interesting to see how she goes in the market.
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8th

2

(8)

2nd Oct 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

20:15 Chelmsford (AW)

Afloat

9st 12lb

J: Liam Wright

T: George Scott

Multiple turf winner at up to 11.5f; less effective on AW surfaces but her best such effort was when last tried at Kempton (1m3f, Polytrack) in May; if able to repeat that form she would have claims from this 5lb lower mark but she's not easy to predict.

12/1

10th

2

(10)

5th Sep 2025

Good

1m 3f 140y

Class 5

17:27 Haydock

Afloat

10st 2lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: George Scott

1m2f win here in April in a consistent season, bar one blip; raced freely in the lead when she last tried this sort of trip (penultimate start) but she did well over 11.4f on soft when held up last October; each-way player.

10/1

6th

4

(3)

14th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

17:30 Windsor

Afloat

9st 10lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: George Scott

Bar one blip she's been running well for George Scott and won over this trip at Haydock in April off the very same mark; last two runs weren't bad at all, having not got the run of things at Ripon and she raced freely when third at Catterick (1m4f).

16/1

Form: 24280- D

Last run: 192 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Poor in two runs for this yard last backend having been picked up from George Boughey for 22,000gns; won first time up last spring but off a much lower mark and he's never run on ground slower than good.
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8th

1

(8)

8th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

16:10 Brighton

Gallimimus

9st 11lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: John Gallagher

Raced mainly on good/firmer; proved game last month for a second C&D win; finished about 7l behind Fighting Poet here since, however.

11/2

4th

1

(1)

17th Sep 2024

Good

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

15:20 Brighton

Gallimimus

9st 11lb

J: William Carson

T: John Gallagher

prominent

4/1

1st

1

(2)

2nd Sep 2024

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

15:20 Brighton

Gallimimus

9st 9lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: John Gallagher

Hard to predict these days and losing run is up to 13, but he had an excuse over 1m5f last time and is now 4lb lower than for his C&D win (good to firm) last summer; could be dangerous back in trip.

5/1

8/1

Form: 33355-

Last run: 174 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Maiden who proved consistent last year and returns from wind surgery on a workable mark; stamina would be the main concern after six months off, though, especially round here under softish conditions.
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7th

4

(8)

23rd Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 5

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Midsummer Music

9st 9lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Roger Teal

Won a Class 6 at Chepstow (1m) but was found wanting at this level when behind Live Each Day at Kempton.

8/1

4th

2

(4)

24th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:05 Kempton (AW)

Midsummer Music

9st 10lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Roger Teal

It wasn't much of a race she won on her second start back from over six months off at Chepstow last month but she's up just 2lb and her other success came over this track in trip in December when cheekpieces first went on; player.

4/1

1

(4)

19th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 14y

Class 6

20:00 Chepstow

Midsummer Music

10st 0lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Roger Teal

Weakened out of contention at Windsor (1m, good to firm) three weeks ago but that was her first run for six months and she's now back on the same mark as for her breakthrough win in first-time cheekpieces at Kempton (1m, AW) in November; strong claims if that recent outing brought her on.

7/2

8/1

Form: -76324

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Maiden who regressed for two previous yards before picked up for 19,000gns a month ago; started favourite over C&D last weekend, when inclined to over-race in front, and holds claims if the returning cheekpieces help her settle.
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5th

1

(4)

6th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 53y

Class 6

18:55 Leicester

Hotaugustnight

10st 2lb

J: Mia Nicholls

T: Syd Hosie

Made the frame on consecutive 1m2f AW starts for Kevin Philippart De Foy in March/April and ran quite well on soft turf on stable debut but suffered heavy defeat last time and it's hard to know what to expect from her after a two-month break.

16/1

10th

10

(9)

6th May 2024

Good To Soft

1m 2f 37y

Class 5

16:00 Bath

Hotaugustnight

9st 3lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Syd Hosie

Maiden who regressed for two previous yards before picked up for 19,000gns a month ago; started favourite over C&D last weekend, when inclined to over-race in front, and holds claims if the returning cheekpieces help her settle.

8/1

10th

10

(9)

6th May 2024

Good To Soft

1m 2f 37y

Class 5

16:00 Bath

Hotaugustnight

9st 3lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Syd Hosie

Maiden who regressed for two previous yards before picked up for 19,000gns a month ago; started favourite over C&D last weekend, when inclined to over-race in front, and holds claims if the returning cheekpieces help her settle.

8/1

33/1

Form: 42-6

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Poor under both codes since joining from Joseph O'Brien for 10,000gns last autumn; needs a lot of improvement now handicapping and Celebrating Ethel looks her yard's best shout.
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14th

8

(6)

12th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

19:35 Chepstow

Royal Toast

9st 4lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

Ex-Irish maiden who's struggled badly under both codes for this yard; would be a shock winner of a competitive handicap in first-time headgear (tongue-tie comes off again).

66/1

12th

1

(7)

7th Jun 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

18:35 Goodwood

Royal Toast

9st 13lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Tony Carroll

Maiden under both codes, formerly with Joseph O'Brien; certainly not improving and this is no easier back in a novice.

100/1

11th

11

(4)

6th May 2024

Good To Soft

1m 2f 37y

Class 5

16:00 Bath

Royal Toast

9st 2lb

J: Millie Wonnacott

T: Tony Carroll

Poor under both codes since joining from Joseph O'Brien for 10,000gns last autumn; needs a lot of improvement now handicapping and Celebrating Ethel looks her yard's best shout.

33/1

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Payout
Exacta £296.10
Straight Forecast £197.68
Tricast £1077.07
Trifecta £1158.60

Selections

NEWMARKET:

Afloat

SPOTLIGHT:

Bloodhound

Daily Record:

Hotaugustnight

RP RATINGS:

Celebrating Ethel

Daily Mirror:

Midsummer Music

The Sun:

Stage Show

POSTDATA:

Moonlit Cloud

D Express:

Carp Kid

The Guardian:

Bloodhound

The Times:

Afloat

Telegraph:

Afloat

Daily Mail:

Afloat

The Star:

Afloat