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Bath

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Date 2023-10-18

Distance 1m6f

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,129

Winning Time 3m 22.62s (slow by 23.02s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Campaign Trail (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	5/2	Won
2nd	Flower Of Dubai (GB) Jack Mitchell · Simon & Ed Crisford	9/4	0.3
3rd	Spartan Army (IRE) Callum Hutchinson · Alan King	15/2	19
4th	Order Of Malta (GB) Robert Havlin · Hugo Palmer	7/4F	6.5
5th	Merveillo (GB) Shane Kelly · Jonjo O'Neill	50/1	12
6th	Regency Boy (GB) Kieran O'Neill · Steph Hollinshead	40/1	39

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7 (1)	Order Of Malta Bay J:Robert Havlin T:Hugo Palmer	J:Robert Havlin T:Hugo Palmer	125	—	541445	75	87	71	32d	—	—	-10	17.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Didn't get any luck when upped to 1m6f at Chester and he's in the mix off 1lb lower here
4 (6)	Campaign Trail Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	133	—	-22116	83	87	65	25d	—	—	+4	31.2	0.53/1	17/8 32%
Won twice during the summer but he was disappointing in Cesarewitch Trial last time
NR (2)	Tajanis Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:William Haggas	J:NON-RUNNER T:William Haggas	131	b	53231	81	88	73	27d	—	—	+4	31.7	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Clearcut win when upped to 1m6f (soft) latest and he's open to more progress; big player
5 (8)	Flower Of Dubai Chestnut J:Jack Mitchell T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Jack Mitchell T:Simon & Ed Crisford	133	—	124333	83	87	82	19d	—	—	0	22.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Creditable third behind improvers on soft ground in last two runs; should go well again
1 (7)	Spartan Army Bay J:Callum Hutchinson(3) T:Alan King	J:Callum Hutchinson(3) T:Alan King	143	—	8/31-	86	77	-	—	—	—	-1	13	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Flat and dual hurdle winner who still has potential under both codes; respected on return
NR (3)	Percy Jones Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Mark Loughnane	J:NON-RUNNER T:Mark Loughnane	134	—	236315	77	83	77	41d	—	—	+9	18.5	2.25/1	10 10%
Both wins have been at Wolverhampton but he didn't fire there latest and is 0-10 on turf
2 (4)	Merveillo Bay J:Shane Kelly T:Jonjo Oneill	J:Shane Kelly T:Jonjo Oneill	134	p	/46-85	77	84	57	18d	—	—	+5	7.5	8.00/1	33 3%
On dangerous mark but he's generally struggled under both codes this year; lots to prove
8 (5)	Regency Boy Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Steph Hollinshead	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Steph Hollinshead	117	—	408	67	86	28	74d	—	—	+3	4.8	12.25/1	50 2%
Struggled in his last two qualifying runs and has something to prove on handicap debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Order Of Malta	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8
Campaign Trail	2	2	17/8	85/40	2
Tajanis	2	9/4	SP	15/8	2
Flower Of Dubai	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4	11/4
Spartan Army	13/2	6	6	6/1	6/1
Percy Jones	SP	7	SP	10	SP
Merveillo	33	33	33	33	33
Regency Boy	50	40	40	40	40

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Tajanis

31.7

OR: 7.8 Form: 15.5 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

Campaign Trail

31.2

OR: 8.3 Form: 14.5 Odds: 8.4

17/8

3rd

Flower Of Dubai

22.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 7.6 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Percy Jones

18.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 9.1 Odds: 2.7

Order Of Malta

17.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 3 Odds: 8.7

15/8

Spartan Army

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

Merveillo

7.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Regency Boy

4.8

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Spartan Army	86	77	—
Campaign Trail	83	87	65
Flower Of Dubai	83	87	82
Tajanis	81	88	73
Percy Jones	77	83	77
Merveillo	77	84	57
Order Of Malta	75	87	71
Regency Boy	67	86	28

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Merveillo	18d ago	Fit
Flower Of Dubai	19d ago	Fit
Campaign Trail	25d ago	Fit
Tajanis	27d ago	Fit
Order Of Malta	32d ago	Fit
Percy Jones	41d ago	Fit
Regency Boy	74d ago	Fresh
Spartan Army	—	—