June 25 / 18.20 Bath

18.20

Firm

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  • 0m 5f 160y
  • Class 6
  • 9 runners
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Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Form: 38-896

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
0-6 for Richard Fahey; beaten a long way in his first two starts after being gelded but did run slightly better, albeit well held, in a first-time visor at Southwell (5f, AW) 25 days ago; headgear now removed on yard debut having been purchased for 1,200gns; best watched.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

4

(2)

8th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

20:11 Chepstow

Sundiata Keita

8st 13lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: John & Rhys Flint

12-race maiden making his seasonal/stable debut following nine-month absence; down to a career-low mark but probably best watched for now.

16/1

9th

6

(5)

9th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

17:22 Bath

Sundiata Keita

9st 5lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Joe Ponting

11-race maiden who isn't progressing; has run well over C&D on a couple of occasions this year but he looks opposable on balance.

12/1

8th

7

(5)

18th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:15 Kempton (AW)

Sundiata Keita

9st 5lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Joe Ponting

Ten-race maiden; three good runs from four attempts for his new stable but he will need to pull out extra if he is to break his duck.

12/1

Form: 66-812

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Finished off well to make a winning handicap debut off 5lb lower at Wolverhampton (6f, AW) last month and she again ran well when bumping into another in-form rival over that same C&D nine days ago; leading claims if she copes with the switch to turf over this slightly shorter trip.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

3

(8)

7th Jul 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

19:40 Wolverhampton (AW)

Fancy Dancer

9st 9lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Hayley Burton

Won three minor sprint handicaps for Ollie Sangster last year; poor form in three runs in 2026, the latest at Bath last week, and she arrives with a point to prove.

16/1

8th

4

(5)

1st Jul 2026

Firm

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

19:08 Bath

Fancy Dancer

9st 5lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: Hayley Burton

Triple winner (one C&D) for Ollie Sangster last year; uncompetitive for new connections, including in first-time tongue-tie (retained) at Nottingham four weeks ago; better options elsewhere.

11/2

7th

6

(9)

3rd Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 18y

Class 6

17:18 Nottingham

Fancy Dancer

9st 7lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Hayley Burton

Won three times for Ollie Sangster (5.5f/6f); solid effort when beaten only 2l at Wolverhampton on her stable debut in December but she's not built on that in two starts since; tongue-tie added.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 64-194 BF

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Often front-runner; made a winning handicap debut off 2lb lower at Chelmsford (6f, AW) in March but he dropped away having raced freely at Kempton (6f, AW) next time and didn't see it out over 5f at Chelmsford 13 days ago after being gelded; switches back to turf.
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No / Draw
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3

(6)

25th Jun 2025

Firm

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

18:20 Bath

Cheeky Stanley

9st 9lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: George Baker

Often front-runner; made a winning handicap debut off 2lb lower at Chelmsford (6f, AW) in March but he dropped away having raced freely at Kempton (6f, AW) next time and didn't see it out over 5f at Chelmsford 13 days ago after being gelded; switches back to turf.

6/1

4th

3

(5)

12th Jun 2025

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

19:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Cheeky Stanley

9st 8lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Baker

Improved on his 2yo form when a game front-running winner on handicap debut here (6f) in March; didn't settle when disappointing at Kempton last month but he's been gelded since and he could resume his progress on this drop back in trip; dangerous.

3/1

Form: 994137 CD

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Sole win came over C&D in May off 6lb lower (firm) and he posted a solid effort when third of eight at Nottingham (5f, good to firm) next time; needs to bounce back from a lesser run at Wetherby (5.5f, good to firm) but may well do now he's back here.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

3

(6)

1st Jul 2026

Firm

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

19:08 Bath

Hidden Verse

9st 7lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

First visit here was a winning one (this trip; did it nicely; May 2025) and he hasn't run a bad race at the track since, most recent example when not getting the rub of the green in a 0-70 two starts ago (finished fifth); soft ground a valid excuse latest; of interest in first-time blinkers.

8/1

9th

2

(3)

6th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

17:10 Chepstow

Hidden Verse

9st 8lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Scored twice last summer (including over C&D) and comes here on the back of a solid fifth in 5.5f Bath handicap 25 days ago; not out of things from an easing mark.

10/1

5th

4

(5)

12th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 160y

Class 5

14:50 Bath

Hidden Verse

9st 1lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Twice a winner in 2025, once here; reappeared with a close sixth at this track last month and it was his first visit to Pontefract when below par three weeks ago; can go well.

9/2

Form: -75844

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
0-11; beaten 2l when fourth of 11 on stable debut at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) but he ran below that level when filling the same position at Lingfield (6f, good to firm) 27 days ago; dropped 4lb and holds each-way claims.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

8

(6)

19th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Rogue Endeavour

9st 0lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Grace Harris

0-20 now but had ground/trip excuses for his three below-par runs in September/October and returned from break with fairly respectable fourth of six in Lingfield classified on Wednesday; not out of this if that recent outing has brought him on.

10/1

4th

6

(1)

14th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

12:25 Lingfield (AW)

Rogue Endeavour

9st 9lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Grace Harris

19-race maiden; out of sorts when last seen, albeit there were mitigating circumstances on his last three outings; others look safer.

25/1

Form: 394645

Last run: 22 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
0-12; hasn't really gone on from an encouraging stable debut at Chelmsford (6f, AW) in March; failed to beat a rival home at Wolverhampton last time and now returns to turf in the added cheekpieces; others preferred.
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Verdict Starting price

8th

8

(4)

29th Sep 2025

Good

0m 5f 60y

Class 6

14:10 Brighton

Off The Bench

8st 8lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: J S Moore

Dodgy form when third of five in a maiden before finishing well back in a handicap, albeit on heavy ground; now 0-18.

25/1

7th

5

(5)

14th Sep 2025

Heavy

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

16:50 Bath

Off The Bench

9st 0lb

J: William Cox

T: J S Moore

17-race maiden; not beaten far when third of five at Chepstow (5f, good) last month but that form is very tricky to evaluate (36-rated winner beat 1-12 favourite), and he's untested on ground slower than good to soft.

12/1

3rd

1

(4)

25th Aug 2025

Good

0m 5f 16y

Class 5

15:38 Chepstow

Off The Bench

9st 7lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: J S Moore

Longstanding, regressive maiden (5f-7f) for three yards; more on his plate coming back out of handicap company but has place claims in such a weak affair.

20/1

Form: 7-4703

Last run: 22 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 46

Form & Verdict
0-6; stayed on to be a modest third of five at Wolverhampton (6f, AW) in a first-time tongue-tie 22 days ago; that's now removed and better is needed returning to turf with the cheekpieces now applied.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8

(8)

17th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

16:38 Leicester

Cider Bob

9st 0lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Steph Hollinshead

0-7; stayed on to be a modest third of five at Wolverhampton (6f, AW) in a first-time tongue-tie in June and similar form when outpaced in first-time cheekpieces at Bath (5.5f, firm) three weeks later; gets both aids this time and this trip is probably worth exploring again.

16/1

9

(7)

25th Jun 2025

Firm

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

18:20 Bath

Cider Bob

8st 11lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Steph Hollinshead

0-6; stayed on to be a modest third of five at Wolverhampton (6f, AW) in a first-time tongue-tie 22 days ago; that's now removed and better is needed returning to turf with the cheekpieces now applied.

8/1

4

(5)

3rd Jun 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Cider Bob

9st 3lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Steph Hollinshead

Very little to get excited about in his five starts and hopes are pinned on the return to 6f and application of a tongue-tie making a difference.

11/2

Form: 60-650

Last run: 15 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Has shown little in her five starts and is readily opposed.
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12th

5

(8)

1st Jul 2026

Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

19:43 Bath

Havanas Dream

9st 9lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Ronald Harris

Yet to make the frame in 13 attempts and was again beaten a long way at Chepstow on Saturday.

66/1

7th

6

(6)

27th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

19:05 Chepstow

Havanas Dream

8st 12lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Ronald Harris

Unplaced in all 12 starts and she's been tailed off in three runs this year; cheekpieces back on replacing visor; others preferred.

40/1

11th

14

(6)

22nd May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:15 Bath

Havanas Dream

8st 4lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Ronald Harris

Unplaced in all 11 starts and she's been tailed in both runs this year including over C&D last month; first-time visor replaces cheekpieces.

66/1

Form: 0-09

Last run: 26 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Has failed to beat a rival home in her three starts (6f/7f) and she needs a lot more in the added blinkers (replacing cheekpieces) on handicap debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

9

(7)

23rd Jul 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 53y

Class 6

17:30 Leicester

Lady Monroe

9st 0lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Ed de Giles

Beaten a long way in her first three starts (6f/7f) and it has been the same story in handicaps the last twice (5.5f/6f); up to 1m; readily passed over.

80/1

9

(1)

2nd Jul 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

19:35 Chepstow

Lady Monroe

8st 8lb

J: William Cox

T: Ed de Giles

Poor form in beating one rival in four starts and the application of headgear has made no difference; has a BHA rating of 10.

66/1

11

(5)

25th Jun 2025

Firm

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

18:20 Bath

Lady Monroe

8st 11lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Ed de Giles

Has failed to beat a rival home in her three starts (6f/7f) and she needs a lot more in the added blinkers (replacing cheekpieces) on handicap debut.

100/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £58.80
Straight Forecast £67.28
Tricast £187.92
Trifecta £278.30

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Fancy Dancer

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Fancy Dancer

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Fancy Dancer

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Fancy Dancer

Daily Mirror:

Fancy Dancer

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Fancy Dancer

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Fancy Dancer

Daily Record:

Fancy Dancer