Monarch Classic Concours Arts & Elegance Handicap

Bath

16:35

Date 2025-05-05

Distance 1m

Class Class 4

Going Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,339

Winning Time 1m 39.06s (slow by 1.66s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Thapa Vc (IRE) Jim Crowley · Mark Rimell	9/4	Won
2nd	My Ambition (IRE) Tyler Heard · Denis Coakley	9/1	.5
3rd	Commanding Prince (IRE) Luke Morris · Archie Watson	6/4F	.5
4th	Island Bandit (IRE) Richard Kingscote · Heather Main	9/2	5
5th	Star Pupil (GB) Finley Marsh · Richard Hughes	17/2	.75

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (2)	Commanding Prince Bay J:Luke Morris T:Archie Watson	J:Luke Morris T:Archie Watson	137	—	211	82	96	-	46d	—	—	+7	36.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Useful prospect who has won at Newcastle last twice and is a big player on handicap debut
4 (3)	Thapa Vc Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Mark Rimell	J:Jim Crowley T:Mark Rimell	122	t	377584	67	99	27	15d	—	—	-11	10.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
All 11 wins have been at 7f but he ran well over 1m2f here latest; could be dangerous
2 (5)	Island Bandit Chestnut J:Richard Kingscote T:Heather Main	J:Richard Kingscote T:Heather Main	129	b	7025-6	74	89	84	121d	—	—	-7	11.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Last win was in August 2023 and he doesn't have a great record when fresh; down the list
3 (1)	Star Pupil Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	129	b	124210	74	90	-	17d	—	—	+6	20.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Untried on turf but he's won twice on AW this year and still has scope for more progress
5 (4)	My Ambition Chestnut J:Tyler Heard T:Denis Coakley	J:Tyler Heard T:Denis Coakley	116	—	2140-4	61	92	79	31d	—	—	-4	5.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Triple C&D winner who ran a promising race here on his reappearance; possibilities

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Commanding Prince	15/8	2/1	15/8	15/8	15/8
Thapa Vc	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4
Island Bandit	4/1	7/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
Star Pupil	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
My Ambition	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1

Predictor

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

1st

Commanding Prince

36.9

OR: 8 Form: 19.5 Odds: 9.4

2/1

2nd

Star Pupil

20.9

OR: 6 Form: 10.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Island Bandit

11.2

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Thapa Vc

10.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

My Ambition

5.4

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Commanding Prince	82	96	—
Island Bandit	74	89	84
Star Pupil	74	90	—
Thapa Vc	67	99	27
My Ambition	61	92	79

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