Whitsbury Manor Stud Handicap – Bath

Bath

17:26

Whitsbury Manor Stud Handicap

Date 2025-04-20

Distance 1m

Class Class 6

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £3,454

Winning Time 1m 39.68s (slow by 2.28s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Thiscouldbefun (IRE) Taylor Fisher · J S Moore	8/1	Won
2nd	Yellow Card (GB) Millie Wonnacott · Ollie Sangster	5/1	.75
3rd	Captain Cess (IRE) Tom Marquand · Adrian Wintle	16/1	0.1
4th	Opening Bat (GB) Trevor Whelan · Harry Charlton	5/2	0.2
5th	Phaedra (GB) Joe Leavy · Richard Hannon	7/1	3
6th	Havana Club (GB) Finley Marsh · Adrian Wintle	20/1	0.1
7th	Red Admiral (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	9/4F	1
8th	Belabambina (GB) Richard Kingscote · David Loughnane	40/1	2.5
9th	Beaune (IRE) Jordan Williams · Bernard Llewellyn	50/1	0.3

Runners (12)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5 (4)	Opening Bat Chestnut J:Trevor Whelan T:Harry Charlton	J:Trevor Whelan T:Harry Charlton	134	—	767-	64	68	62	129d	—	—	-17	12.9	2/1 33%
Out of the frame in three starts late last year, but has a striking pedigree; interesting
2 (11)	Red Admiral Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	135	—	00-5	65	72	71	55d	—	—	-13	11	11/4 27%
Sent off just 15-8 when out of the frame on stable debut at Wolverhampton; watch market
4 (3)	Yellow Card Bay J:Millie Wonnacott(5) T:Ollie Sangster	J:Millie Wonnacott(5) T:Ollie Sangster	135	—	064-	65	66	-	114d	—	—	-4	6.8	7/1 13%
Makes turf/handicap debut after four months off having been gelded; worth a market check
1 (2)	Thiscouldbefun Bay J:Taylor Fisher(3) T:J S Moore	J:Taylor Fisher(3) T:J S Moore	135	p	6323-3	65	72	56	40d	—	—	-2	10.4	15/2 12%
Placed in six of her eight starts since handicapping; may not want too much rain
8 (6)	Phaedra Bay J:Joe Leavy(3) T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy(3) T:Richard Hannon	131	—	9675-	61	69	63	159d	—	—	-3	5.1	10/1 9%
Out of the frame in four starts last year; needs to have progressed after five months off
10 (1)	Captain Cess Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Adrian Wintle	J:Tom Marquand T:Adrian Wintle	129	—	973-	59	70	65	254d	—	—	0	7.2	14/1 7%
Third in a Newmarket seller last August, the form of which worked out well; watch market
12 (12)	Havana Club Chestnut J:Finley Marsh T:Adrian Wintle	J:Finley Marsh T:Adrian Wintle	123	h	3432-6	53	69	66	36d	—	—	-4	2.5	14/1 7%
Made the frame four times last year; each-way claims if reappearance has brought him on
9 (8)	Belabambina Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:David Loughnane	J:Richard Kingscote T:David Loughnane	130	t	70-68	60	71	37	23d	—	—	+1	3.2	50/1 2%
Out of the frame in all four starts including on handicap debut; others preferred
11 (10)	Beaune Bay J:Jordan Williams(5) T:Bernard Llewellyn	J:Jordan Williams(5) T:Bernard Llewellyn	128	—	0-046	58	65	-	51d	—	—	0	2.7	50/1 2%
Modest form at Dundalk during the winter; improvement needed on stable/turf debut
NR (5)	Bintshuaa Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:David Menuisier	J:NON-RUNNER T:David Menuisier	135	—	656-	65	69	-	188d	—	—	—	3.8	—
Makes stable/handicap debut after six months off; 1m on a stiff track not sure to suit
NR (7)	Pay Attention Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Faye Bramley	J:Jack Mitchell T:Faye Bramley	133	—	0340-4	63	72	60	15d	—	—	—	3.3	—
Fourth on return/stable debut at Yarmouth 15 days ago, but proved inconsistent last year
NR (9)	Sheephavenbaystory Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:James Horton	J:NON-RUNNER T:James Horton	132	h	5530-	62	68	-	157d	—	—	—	5.1	—
Placed once in four starts last year; watch market on handicap debut after five months off

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Opening Bat	15/8	2/1	15/8	15/8	15/8
Red Admiral	9/4	11/4	5/2	5/2	5/2
Yellow Card	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2	7/1
Thiscouldbefun	13/2	7/1	7/1	15/2	13/2
Phaedra	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1
Captain Cess	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	10/1
Havana Club	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Belabambina	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Beaune	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Bintshuaa	-	-	-	-	-
Pay Attention	-	-	-	-	-
Sheephavenbaystory	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Opening Bat

12.9

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

2/1

2nd

Red Admiral

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Thiscouldbefun

10.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

15/2

Captain Cess

7.2

OR: 2.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Yellow Card

6.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Phaedra

5.1

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Sheephavenbaystory

5.1

OR: 3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

—

Bintshuaa

3.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Pay Attention

3.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Belabambina

3.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Beaune

2.7

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Havana Club

2.5

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Red Admiral	65	72	71
Yellow Card	65	66	—
Thiscouldbefun	65	72	56
Bintshuaa	65	69	—
Opening Bat	64	68	62
Pay Attention	63	72	60
Sheephavenbaystory	62	68	—
Phaedra	61	69	63
Belabambina	60	71	37
Captain Cess	59	70	65
Beaune	58	65	—
Havana Club	53	69	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pay Attention	15d ago	Fit
Belabambina	23d ago	Fit
Havana Club	36d ago	Fit
Thiscouldbefun	40d ago	Fit
Beaune	51d ago	Fresh
Red Admiral	55d ago	Fresh
Yellow Card	114d ago	Long break
Opening Bat	129d ago	Long break
Sheephavenbaystory	157d ago	Long break
Phaedra	159d ago	Long break
Bintshuaa	188d ago	Long break
Captain Cess	254d ago	Long break