17.03
GoodBlackmore Building Contractors Handicap (Bath Summer Sprint Series Qualifier) (Div I)
- Prize money: £4710.6
- 0m 5f 160y
- Class 6
- 13 runners
Runners: 13 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
7/2 (Won)
- Win: £6.50
- Place: £2.10
Form: 6-3212
Last run: 60 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 51
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 6 (1) |
13th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
All the better for wind/gelding operations, since producing figures of 3212131; it was by a narrow margin last time and the second disappointed at Chepstow earlier this week, but this 4yo only went up 1lb. |
5/1 |
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1st 2 (1) |
28th Jul 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
No problem with 7f and found the drop to 5f against him last month, when again running well off this mark; stable among the winners and he's high on the shortlist back up in trip. |
2/1 |
|
3rd 3 (8) |
13th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 10y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Got off the mark in Wolverhampton classified event (6f) in March and bettered that form with victory in 13-runner handicap here (5.7f) 22 days ago; up 4lb but he can go well again. |
100/30 |
11/2
- Place: £2.10
Form: 595-62 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 2lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 48
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 10 (4) |
23rd Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 215y Class 2 |
8st 7lb |
C&D wins in two of his last three starts, the latest his stable debut 16 days ago when he wore a tongue-tie for the first time; a 3lb rise shouldn't prevent another big run. |
12/1 |
|
1st 4 (6) |
7th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 215y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Landed a second C&D win for Michael Attwater when taking a 0-50 classified event in June; below that level at a short price here a week later and is tried in a first-time tongue-tie for his new yard back into handicap company. |
6/1 |
|
5th 1 (5) |
7th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 215y Class 6 |
10st 0lb |
Finds winning races difficult (2-25) but both wins have been over C&D, the latest in a similar contest (good to firm) last Tuesday; carries a 5lb penalty but looks sure to run his race. |
100/30 |
14/1
- Place: £4.60
Form: 512748 CD
Last run: 60 days
W: 9st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 46
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 (8) |
2nd Sep 2026 Good 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Placed over C&D twice in a row in July (firm) and respectable fourth at Windsor (6f, good to firm) since; this three-time course winner is high on the list. |
3/1 |
|
4th 10 (7) |
17th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Nine wins in his 91-race career and he was beaten by two noses (by Jackie Brown and Symbol Of Hope) over 5.7f at Bath on latest start, flying at the finish having been last of nine inside the final 1f; that classified race puts him back in the picture but Bath is his most usual hunting ground and his only appearance here was in 2023. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 5 (8) |
31st Jul 2026 Firm 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Gained three of his nine wins here, two on firm ground over this trip; kept on for second (no match for winner) off his basement handicap mark over C&D (firm) at start of this month and has each-way claims again. |
10/1 |
40/1
Form: 579077
Last run: 9 days
W: 9st 0lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 7 (6) |
5th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 60y Class 6 |
8st 10lb |
Placed twice here this year (5.2f/6f) but ran poorly at Bath last month and it's now exactly two years since her last win; difficult to enthuse over. |
10/1 |
|
6th 6 (6) |
15th Jul 2026 Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 6 |
8st 13lb |
Multiple 6f winner, including on fast ground; losing run now at 31 (placed twice at Brighton this year); not written off but has yet to win over this shorter trip. |
10/1 |
33/1
Form: 08-770 CD
Last run: 87 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 50
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 6 (7) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 210y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Yet to add to her 2yo win but was runner-up twice in this grade in June, latterly over C&D (good to firm); didn't enjoy the run of the race when dropped back to 5.7f at Bath on Friday; might be the answer. |
9/2 |
|
6th 7 (2) |
31st Jul 2026 Firm 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Runner-up over C&D (good) and at Brighton (7f, good to firm) in refitted cheekpieces last month and has obvious claims if judged on those efforts but didn't fire on her latest outing and her overall profile is regressive; others preferred. |
11/2 |
|
8th 7 (8) |
30th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 80y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Back in form since dropped to this level and proved 7f within range at Brighton last week, despite not looking in love with the course; her claims are obvious under Billy Loughnane (8-41 for the yard) as long as there's not too much rain. |
3/1 |
4/1
Form: -42342 CD
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 (2) |
1st Jul 2026 Firm 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Authoritative win over C&D on first start for Chris Gordon last May and plenty went wrong when bidding to win that race again two starts ago (surely would have been heavily involved with a clear run); beaten into second at even-money on AW next time but the winner rather stole it; shortlisted. |
5/2 |
|
2nd 2 (3) |
1st Jun 2026 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Nothing wrong with his C&D second a month ago and was unlucky back on turf last time (same Bath handicap he won last season), when hitting plenty of traffic; will rightly be popular. |
3/1 |
|
6th 2 (6) |
22nd May 2026 Good 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Won this race (firm) last year and he scored off 1lb lower at Kempton in the autumn; has remained in good form on AW this year and he chased home an improver at Lingfield (6f) last month; should get a good pace back on turf and he's a big player back at this track. |
4/1 |
25/1
Form: 0-3776 C
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 0lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 (5) |
21st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Back in much better form, having won a Lingfield classified event (6f, good) in clearcut fashion last month then finished a neck second in Bath handicap (5f, firm) last week; enters calculations despite still having a modest strike-rate. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 3 (2) |
15th Jul 2026 Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
C&D winner; well beaten here in handicaps in May and June; produced her best effort for over a year when winning going away in a Lingfield classified event (6f, good) latest; well treated on her return to this sphere if repeating that effort but it's hard to predict if she will. |
15/8 |
|
1st 7 (10) |
18th Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Sole win from 29 starts was at Bath (5f, good to firm) in August 2024; ran respectably in a classified event there (5.7f) two weeks ago but this looks tough on the figures and others are preferred. |
12/1 |
25/1
Form: 50270-
Last run: 172 days
W: 9st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 4 (7) |
28th Jul 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Best efforts have all come on Tapeta and he's struggled in both runs this season, having regressed last year; not easy to make a case for him. |
25/1 |
|
11th 6 (3) |
26th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Just one win from his 20 starts but that came over C&D, and Tapeta brings out the best in him; not disgraced on last month's reappearance at Bath and he's down to a handy mark; of interest now back here. |
16/1 |
|
8th 5 (3) |
22nd May 2026 Good 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Looks interesting on his second at Newcastle (6f, Tapeta) in November but he took backward steps on final two runs last year; overall record is now 1-19 and he's yet to be placed in seven runs on turf; has work to do on return. |
25/1 |
25/1
Form: 734757
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 0lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 (6) |
2nd Sep 2026 Good 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Won a classified event over C&D in June; best run since when midfield in a better race than this at Brighton ten days ago; minor money perhaps his best hope. |
9/1 |
|
8th 13 (8) |
23rd Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 215y Class 2 |
8st 2lb |
Doesn't find winning easy and he has been well short of his best on his last three starts; others have stronger claims. |
33/1 |
|
8th 3 (3) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 210y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Won in this grade at Bath (5.7f, good) in June but two lesser efforts have followed (6f/5f) and he's not yet proven over this far; not an easy one to predict. |
5/1 |
16/1
Form: 0-0830 CD
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 (3) |
24th Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 60y Class 5 |
8st 13lb |
Notched a third win over C&D earlier in the month; that race rather fell into his lap, though, with the leaders going off too hard, and he'll find today's company tougher off a 6lb higher mark; not disgraced, having made late headway, here (6f) on Sunday. |
4/1 |
|
5th 6 (10) |
23rd Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 215y Class 2 |
9st 2lb |
Multiple course winner, the latest 18 days ago when he was far too strong for five rivals over 5.3f (good to firm); up 6lb in a deeper race but still feasibly weighted. |
13/2 |
|
1st 3 (7) |
5th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 60y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Returned to form with narrow win at Chepstow (5f, good to firm) in June; remains on workable mark after 3lb rise and is very well suited by this track (four-time C&D winner) but managed only fifth of six at Bath (5f, firm) three weeks ago and has become unreliable. |
7/2 |
33/1
Form: 535-59
Last run: 59 days
W: 9st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 12 (5) |
23rd Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 215y Class 2 |
8st 4lb |
Off the mark in a 0-50 classified event here in June and he has run well in defeat here twice since; still improving and that doesn't apply to too many in this field. |
14/1 |
|
2nd 5 (5) |
7th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 60y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Had achieved little prior to springing a surprise in a 0-50 classified event over C&D two months ago; ran to a similar level, back up to 6f, here next time and this is no more competitive back into handicap company. |
7/2 |
15/2
Form: 8840/4
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 7 (3) |
15th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 14y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Lightly raced maiden who missed a chunk of her career; has not always looked straightforward, hanging badly left throughout last time (7f) having made most of the running; has the option of going far side from stall 3 and it could well be all or nothing. |
16/1 |
|
4th 4 (9) |
6th Jun 2026 Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Six-race maiden; set good pace and belied 66-1 odds when fourth in Southwell maiden (6f, AW) in April, after a long layoff, but was well beaten in a recent Bath handicap (5.7f, good to firm); back up in trip here; remains tricky to weigh up. |
20/1 |
|
12th 1 (4) |
22nd May 2026 Good 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Unexposed 5yo who returned after 485 days off with a front-running fourth of 13 in a Southwell maiden (6f, AW; 66-1) last month; carried her head awkwardly in the closing stages but that was a promising effort and she needs a close look back in a handicap. |
15/2 |
8/1
Form: 050-93
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 0lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 46
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 (14) |
22nd May 2026 Good 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
14-race maiden but he returned to form with a creditable third at Wolverhampton (5f, AW) 17 days ago; that was more like it with blinkers added and has claims if he can back that up. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 7 (1) |
5th May 2026 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
13-race maiden; has attracted support on a few occasions, including at Doncaster on her seasonal return, and could yet have a bigger run in him; blinkers replace the hood or cheekpieces worn on his last three starts. |
12/1 |
|
9th 11 (2) |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 3y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
0-12 and well beaten at Newcastle when last seen in November; he was sent off favourite on that occasion and returns from a break off a 2lb lower mark; no doubt the ability is there to win races if the addition of a hood has a calming effect (often races too freely). |
10/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £34.20 |
| Straight Forecast | £43.87 |
| Tricast | £512.24 |
| Trifecta | £199.40 |
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