July 15 / 16.31 Bath

16.31

Firm

Wiltshire And Bath Air Ambulance Charity Handicap

  • Prize money: £3454.44
  • 1m 3f 137y
  • Class 6
  • 8 runners
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Wiltshire And Bath Air Ambulance Charity Handicap

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

15/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.38
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 7-6354 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Multiple winner in this code at up to 1m4f, including on fast ground; usually held up; has had four starts from 1m-1m2f since a break, running reasonably consistently in defeat; drops 2lb and back again in grade; player.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

4

(4)

25th Jul 2026

Good

1m 4f 63y

Class 5

13:53 Chester

Yokkell

9st 13lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Adrian Wintle

Multiple winner who took advantage of her much reduced mark when justifying favouritism at Bath (extended 1m3f, firm); entitled to go well again off 4lb higher; ran okay in one or her two previous visits here.

7/2

1st

1

(4)

15th Jul 2026

Firm

1m 3f 137y

Class 6

16:31 Bath

Yokkell

10st 2lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Adrian Wintle

Multiple winner in this code at up to 1m4f, including on fast ground; usually held up; has had four starts from 1m-1m2f since a break, running reasonably consistently in defeat; drops 2lb and back again in grade; player.

15/8

4th

7

(5)

23rd Jun 2026

Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:10 Ffos Las

Yokkell

9st 1lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Adrian Wintle

On a losing run but finished well to be close up in 1m2f/1m handicaps at Leicester (good to firm); she can cope with good to soft and should run well.

4/1

11/4

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 685-25 CD

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 11lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Triple course winner, including on firm and over this trip; placed over 1m2f here on his reappearance, when 1lb higher in May; probably too free at Windsor (11.5f, good to firm) latest but will be an each-way player if able to settle better.
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7th

1

(6)

25th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:02 Lingfield (AW)

Jimmy Mark

9st 12lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Zoe Hawkins

Raced mainly on turf, winning five times off lower marks; best efforts this term when runner-up twice at Bath; chance back on AW partly depends on the effects of first-time tongue-tie.

11/1

7th

3

(1)

4th Aug 2026

Good

1m 3f 209y

Class 6

17:30 Ffos Las

Jimmy Mark

9st 10lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Zoe Hawkins

Has two course wins over 1m2f; has run well on all three starts this summer but is 4lb above his last winning mark and remains vulnerable.

5/1

2nd

6

(3)

15th Jul 2026

Firm

1m 3f 137y

Class 6

16:31 Bath

Jimmy Mark

9st 11lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Zoe Hawkins

Triple course winner, including on firm and over this trip; placed over 1m2f here on his reappearance, when 1lb higher in May; probably too free at Windsor (11.5f, good to firm) latest but will be an each-way player if able to settle better.

11/4

16/1

  • Place: £5.00

Form: 358676 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 0lb

8 yo Filly

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Multiple winner at around 1m4f (turf and AW); 3lb lower than her latest success, in February; well below par on her last four starts, including over C&D latest; revival needed dropping in grade.
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4th

1

(3)

23rd Aug 2026

Good

1m 3f 198y

Class 6

14:20 Brighton

Sea Of Charm

11st 2lb

J: Mr Henry Main

T: Georgina Nicholls

Back to form in refitted cheekpieces lately and has been placed on her last three starts; should be thereabouts once again.

3/1

2nd

5

(9)

15th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:13 Lingfield (AW)

Sea Of Charm

9st 7lb

J: William Cox

T: Georgina Nicholls

Back in form since returned to cheekpieces of late, latterly when beaten a nose by Belle Of Kt at Bath a fortnight ago; 6lb better off with her old rival and her last win came round here off 3lb higher, so there are reasons for optimism.

8/1

2nd

1

(4)

31st Jul 2026

Firm

1m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:35 Bath

Sea Of Charm

11st 2lb

J: Mr Henry Main

T: Georgina Nicholls

Seven wins at up to 1m4f; yet fully to convince stamina-wise over this far and not very reliable nowadays but gave pretty good account when third in refitted cheekpieces here (11.6f, firm) 16 days ago.

4/1

Form: 77660/

Last run: 639 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Unplaced in seven Flat starts (last ran in this sphere in 2024); triple good-ground hurdle winner at up to 2m1f last summer; reluctant to race when well beaten over hurdles latest; others make more appeal.
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1st

1

(2)

18th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

14:15 Chepstow

Hope Rising

9st 9lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Jamie Snowden

Refused to race on last visit here when due to contest a handicap hurdle in October; won over an extended 1m3f and 2m back on the Flat this month, scoring by 19l last week at Nottingham when 2lb well in under a penalty; that was an apprentice race so has no penalty.

1/5

1st

3

(4)

11th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:45 Nottingham

Hope Rising

10st 1lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Jamie Snowden

Reluctant at the start on a few occasions over hurdles in recent times, refusing to jump away on one occasion; has been fine at the stalls in two runs back on the Flat, though, and like Free World is well treated under a penalty following an easy win last Tuesday.

2/1

1st

1

(1)

4th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 133y

Class 6

19:48 Lingfield

Hope Rising

9st 9lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Jamie Snowden

She's had issues at the start over hurdles this year but there were no such problems when back on the Flat at Bath (11.6f, firm) three weeks ago, finishing fourth of eight; might not be far away.

9/4

Form: 141546 C

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Triple course winner over 1m-1m2f, including on firm; placed elsewhere over 1m4f; 1lb higher than when winning a 0-60 here last month; claims if repeating that effort but has a bit to prove after his last three starts.
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5th

4

(8)

15th Jul 2026

Firm

1m 3f 137y

Class 6

16:31 Bath

Man Is King

9st 13lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: David Flood

Triple course winner over 1m-1m2f, including on firm; placed elsewhere over 1m4f; 1lb higher than when winning a 0-60 here last month; claims if repeating that effort but has a bit to prove after his last three starts.

7/1

6th

2

(2)

30th Jun 2026

Good

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

16:13 Brighton

Man Is King

9st 8lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: David Flood

Front-runner who has won three times at Bath (1m/1m2f) since the start of last month, but he didn't get home when fourth of nine over C&D (good to firm) nine days ago; may not face too much competition up front so could still be dangerous.

9/2

4th

4

(1)

21st Jun 2026

Good

1m 1f 207y

Class 5

15:56 Brighton

Man Is King

9st 5lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: David Flood

Front-runner; modest overall strike-rate but not in recent weeks having won three of his last five races, all victories at Bath (1m-1m2f); still on a fair mark and good to soft ground was a feasible excuse at Chepstow last Monday.

11/2

25/1

Form: 87-005 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Dual C&D winner on fast ground, including when 2lb higher last August; backed that up with success from 5lb higher at Salisbury (1m2f) next time but has been nowhere near that level since; well beaten here latest and plenty to prove at present.
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3rd

3

(3)

14th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 17y

Class 6

16:38 Epsom

Offiahs Boy

9st 11lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: Joe Tickle

Back in good form on last two outings, more recently when making all for clearcut success at Lingfield (1m1f, good to firm) ten days ago; evidently in good nick but enjoyed the run of the race there and is effectively 6lb higher under 5lb penalty here.

5/2

1st

3

(1)

4th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

Class 6

20:18 Lingfield

Offiahs Boy

9st 7lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: Joe Tickle

Likes stiff tracks (1-1 round here too) and went close to landing a third Bath win over the weekend; turned in a string of consistent efforts once hitting form last summer and is 6lb below his last successful mark, so his claims are obvious.

7/4

2nd

3

(6)

31st Jul 2026

Firm

1m 2f 37y

Class 6

20:18 Bath

Offiahs Boy

9st 8lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: Joe Tickle

Won three times last summer (twice over 11.6f on fast ground here) but has been soundly beaten on all three starts since returning from a break in June; needs to turn things around.

6/1

OUR TIP

Form: 84/5-6 CD

Last run: 39 days

W: 9st 13lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
C&D winner who hasn't scored since August 2023; well beaten in his only two starts since September 2024 and looks best watched.
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7th

3

(7)

15th Jul 2026

Firm

1m 3f 137y

Class 6

16:31 Bath

Bug Boy

9st 13lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Tony Newcombe

C&D winner who hasn't scored since August 2023; well beaten in his only two starts since September 2024 and looks best watched.

20/1

6th

4

(4)

6th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

21:00 Chepstow

Bug Boy

9st 7lb

J: Taryn Langley

T: Tony Newcombe

Good record here down the years, with form figures of 21319 highlighting two wins at 1m4f (good); also scored twice over this trip in 2023 (including on good to soft) but no wins since and he only saw the track once last year; still worth a market check ahead of his return.

10/1

8th
8 (5)
Cezarro

33/1

Form: 244638

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
0-15 and placed just once (1m2f, good to firm); well beaten in a selling handicap (1m4f, AW) on first start for this yard and it's hard to make a strong case for him.
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6th

2

(2)

28th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

19:00 Ffos Las

Cezarro

9st 9lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Max Young

16-race maiden who has some modest form (mostly on AW) but was beaten 38l and 30l this month in his two starts for new stable; at least this drop back in trip looks a plus.

14/1

8th

8

(5)

15th Jul 2026

Firm

1m 3f 137y

Class 6

16:31 Bath

Cezarro

9st 3lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Max Young

0-15 and placed just once (1m2f, good to firm); well beaten in a selling handicap (1m4f, AW) on first start for this yard and it's hard to make a strong case for him.

33/1

8th

5

(4)

6th Jul 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

14:15 Lingfield (AW)

Cezarro

9st 3lb

J: David Probert

T: Max Young

Ex-Irish maiden who was well backed on turf here last time, when coming away with two subsequent winners; a player on that, having since been picked up from Ross Burdon for 1,800gns, but he's never been quite this far and will need to settle better.

3/1

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Payout
Exacta £5.60
Straight Forecast £5.32
Tricast £53.82
Trifecta £51.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Yokkell

Telegraph:

Hope Rising

The Times:

Jimmy Mark

The Star:

Cezarro

WEST COUNTRY:

Man Is King

Daily Mail:

Hope Rising

Daily Record:

Hope Rising

The Guardian:

Jimmy Mark

RP RATINGS:

Yokkell

POSTDATA:

Yokkell

D Express:

Yokkell

Daily Mirror:

Yokkell

The Sun:

Yokkell