MJ Church Handicap – Bath · The Final Fence

Bath

15:25

MJ Church Handicap

Date 2025-05-23

Distance 5f160y

Class Class 5

Going Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,187

Runners (9)

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
1 (2)	Sweet Sonata Chestnut J:Marco Ghiani T:Rod Millman	J:Marco Ghiani T:Rod Millman	135	—	640-58	67	76	52	25d	—	—	-23	17.6	0.31/1	5/4 44%
6f novice win as a 2yo; handicapper in command since but this is weaker
3 (8)	Cindy Lou Who Bay J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	132	—	3078-7	64	77	65	18d	—	—	-11	9.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Stable debut was better than 7th of ten might suggest; dropped 2lb and high on the list
2 (5)	Juba Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Brian Meehan	J:Rob Hornby T:Brian Meehan	134	b	96-609	66	74	45	27d	—	—	-8	9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Well beaten in two 7f handicaps last month; down in trip/weights but risky
8 (6)	Off The Bench Bay J:Finley Marsh T:J S Moore	J:Finley Marsh T:J S Moore	124	—	9-3946	56	75	56	8d	—	—	-6	4.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
0-10 and not at his best at Salisbury last week; due to be 3lb lower from the weekend
4 (7)	Beautiful Things Bay J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Michael Attwater	J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Michael Attwater	131	—	29-084	63	74	62	33d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-4	5.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Beaten over 7l into fourth here (5f) last month; others appeal more for win purposes
9 (1)	Hardlass Bay J:Nicola Currie T:Joe Ponting	J:Nicola Currie T:Joe Ponting	116	—	0-4409	48	74	66	32d	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Some promise over 5f for G Tuer; sold 3,000gns this month; can win races but up in class
NR (9)	Piranha Rama Bay J:J F Egan T:David Evans	J:J F Egan T:David Evans	128	v	629052	60	79	72	8d	—	—	—	8.5	—	—
Good 2nd at Salisbury last week (visored first time); 2lb well in and should go well again
NR (4)	Lady Dorchester Grey J:NON-RUNNER T:Grace Harris	J:NON-RUNNER T:Grace Harris	128	p	29-008	60	73	-	2d	—	—	—	2.5	—	—
Heavy defeats on her first four runs for this yard, including in cheekpieces on Wednesday
NR (3)	Over Spiced Bay J:Jack Doughty(3) T:Grace Harris	J:Jack Doughty(3) T:Grace Harris	132	—	755651	64	73	58	2d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	13.5	—	—
Off the mark for new yard at Chepstow on Wednesday; still has handicapping scope

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Sweet Sonata	6/5	5/4	6/5
Cindy Lou Who	7/2	7/2	4/1
Juba	9/2	4/1	4/1
Off The Bench	7/1	7/1	7/1
Beautiful Things	8/1	8/1	8/1
Hardlass	28/1	28/1	28/1
Piranha Rama	-	-	-
Lady Dorchester	-	-	-
Over Spiced	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Sweet Sonata

17.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

5/4

2nd

Over Spiced

13.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

—

3rd

Cindy Lou Who

9.7

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

4/1

Juba

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Piranha Rama

8.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 6 Odds: 0

—

Beautiful Things

5.9

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Off The Bench

4.4

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Lady Dorchester

2.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Hardlass

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sweet Sonata	67	76	52
Juba	66	74	45
Cindy Lou Who	64	77	65
Over Spiced	64	73	58
Beautiful Things	63	74	62
Piranha Rama	60	79	72
Lady Dorchester	60	73	—
Off The Bench	56	75	56
Hardlass	48	74	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lady Dorchester	2d ago	Quick return
Over Spiced	2d ago	Quick return
Off The Bench	8d ago	Quick return
Piranha Rama	8d ago	Quick return
Cindy Lou Who	18d ago	Fit
Sweet Sonata	25d ago	Fit
Juba	27d ago	Fit
Hardlass	32d ago	Fit
Beautiful Things	33d ago	Fit