Fresher And Hunter Cup Handicap – Bath

Bath

6:10

Fresher And Hunter Cup Handicap

Date 2023-08-19

Distance 5f160y

Class Class 6

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,234

Runners 16

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (14)	Apache Star br Callum Hutchinson(3) · Mark Loughnane	Callum Hutchinson(3) · Mark Loughnane	137	—	532513	60	70	59	15d	—	—	+2	19.6	9/2 18%
Win and good third over C&D in his last two runs; should be in the thick of things again
8 (16)	Gherkin b Liam Keniry · Stuart Kittow	Liam Keniry · Stuart Kittow	133	b	9-3552	56	73	38	15d	—	—	-9	5.5	9/2 18%
0-11 since his last win but he went close over 5f here last time; nudged up 2lb
6 (13)	Under Curfew ch Ray Dawson · Tony Carroll	Ray Dawson · Tony Carroll	134	—	322683	57	70	59	8d	—	—	0	10.1	13/2 13%
Last win was over two years ago but he went close off this mark at Brighton last week
NR (5)	Lilkian ch Tom Queally · Darryll Holland	Tom Queally · Darryll Holland	136	—	426174	59	72	65	21d	—	—	+1	10.9	7 14%
0-8 on turf but he's well treated on his near miss at Yarmouth in June; not ruled out
7 (11)	Savalas gr Billy Loughnane(3) · Adrian Wintle	Billy Loughnane(3) · Adrian Wintle	134	p	815138	57	71	54	22d	—	—	+3	13.9	7 14%
The form of his win in June has worked out well and he had an excuse last time; in the mix
2 (12)	Bernard Spierpoint b Liam Wright(7) · Darryll Holland	Liam Wright(7) · Darryll Holland	136	tv	695115	59	72	59	53d	—	—	+8	16.6	17/2 11%
Won two classified events in June but was well held back in a handicap last time
9 (10)	Kyber Crystal gr Taylor Fisher(3) · Alexandra Dunn	Taylor Fisher(3) · Alexandra Dunn	129	t	915348	52	71	47	19d	—	—	-2	6.5	9 11%
Off the mark at Chepstow in June but he's not matched that since and others are preferred
5 (4)	Red Alert b William Carson · Tony Carroll	William Carson · Tony Carroll	135	—	311477	58	72	65	22d	—	—	+2	8.9	12 8%
Four-time C&D winner but he's lost his way in last three runs; needs major revival
10 (6)	Zous Baby b Rhys Clutterbuck · Ed De Giles	Rhys Clutterbuck · Ed De Giles	129	—	-32339	55	68	52	19d	—	—	+1	9.2	11 9%
Has claims on his best form for Clive Cox but he struggled on his stable debut last month
13 (1)	Giddy Aunt gr Trevor Whelan · Jonathan Portman	Trevor Whelan · Jonathan Portman	123	—	-06674	49	70	50	15d	—	—	-4	1.4	16/1 6%
Nine-race maiden who has yet to finish placed and others are preferred
NR (9)	Fair And Square b Saffie Osborne · Ronald Harris	Saffie Osborne · Ronald Harris	124	b	266296	47	72	54	15d	—	—	-1	3.7	16 6%
Longstanding maiden (0-40) and he's not really fired in his last two starts
NR (15)	Spirit Of Cahala b Joshua Bryan · Mark Pattinson	Joshua Bryan · Mark Pattinson	135	—	9357-	58	67	57	290d	—	—	-1	5.1	20 5%
Still unexposed but he needs improvement back at 6f on return for new yard
11 (8)	Destinys Spirit ch Dylan Hogan · Dominic Ffrench Davis	Dylan Hogan · Dominic Ffrench Davis	128	—	575467	54	71	54	5d	—	—	-5	3.5	9 11%
On reduced mark and things didn't go her way last time but others are more persuasive
NR (3)	Glamorous Star b Mollie Phillips(3) · Tony Carroll	Mollie Phillips(3) · Tony Carroll	120	—	00-549	46	58	25	31d	—	—	-3	1	40 3%
Well held in all six runs including three handicaps for this yard; needs improvement
14 (7)	Epeius b Kieran O'Neill · Joe Tickle	Kieran O'Neill · Joe Tickle	123	v	008449	46	67	46	5d	—	—	-2	0.6	40 3%
Veteran who can miss the break and has not won since 2020; look elsewhere
15 (2)	Fishermans Cottage b Charlie Bennett · Malcolm Saunders	Charlie Bennett · Malcolm Saunders	123	h	967	46	36	-	35d	—	—	-3	1.2	50 2%
Tailed off in all three runs and needs a transformation on this switch to sprinting

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Apache Star	4	9/2	4	4	4/1
Gherkin	9/2	9/2	5	9/2	9/2
Under Curfew	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Lilkian	—	7	7	7	7
Savalas	7	7	7	7	7
Bernard Spierpoint	8	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Kyber Crystal	8	8	15/2	8	9
Red Alert	12	12	12	12	12
Zous Baby	11	10	17/2	10	11
Giddy Aunt	14	16	16	16	16/1
Fair And Square	16	16	16	16	16
Spirit Of Cahala	16	18	12	20	20
Destinys Spirit	8	9	9	9	9
Glamorous Star	—	40	33	40	40
Epeius	33	40	40	40	40
Fishermans Cottage	50	25	16/1	20	25

Predictor

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

1st

Apache Star

19.6

OR: 2.5 Form: 12.1 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Bernard Spierpoint

16.6

OR: 2.3 Form: 12 Odds: 2.4

17/2

3rd

Savalas

13.9

OR: 1.8 Form: 9.1 Odds: 3.1

Lilkian

10.9

OR: 2.3 Form: 6 Odds: 2.7

Under Curfew

10.1

OR: 1.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Zous Baby

9.2

OR: 1.3 Form: 5.7 Odds: 2.2

Red Alert

8.9

OR: 2 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

Kyber Crystal

6.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.5

Gherkin

5.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Spirit Of Cahala

5.1

OR: 2 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.6

Fair And Square

3.7

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.2

Destinys Spirit

3.5

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

Giddy Aunt

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Fishermans Cottage

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Glamorous Star

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Epeius

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Apache Star Top Rated	60	70	59
Lilkian	59	72	65
Bernard Spierpoint	59	72	59
Red Alert	58	72	65
Spirit Of Cahala	58	67	57
Under Curfew	57	70	59
Savalas	57	71	54
Gherkin	56	73	38
Zous Baby	55	68	52
Destinys Spirit	54	71	54
Kyber Crystal	52	71	47
Giddy Aunt	49	70	50
Fair And Square	47	72	54
Glamorous Star	46	58	25
Epeius	46	67	46
Fishermans Cottage	46	36	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Apache Star	15d ago	Fit
Gherkin	15d ago	Fit
Under Curfew	8d ago	Quick return
Lilkian	21d ago	Fit
Savalas	22d ago	Fit
Bernard Spierpoint	53d ago	Fresh
Kyber Crystal	19d ago	Fit
Red Alert	22d ago	Fit
Zous Baby	19d ago	Fit
Giddy Aunt	15d ago	Fit
Fair And Square	15d ago	Fit
Spirit Of Cahala	290d ago	Long break
Destinys Spirit	5d ago	Quick return
Glamorous Star	31d ago	Fit
Epeius	5d ago	Quick return
Fishermans Cottage	35d ago	Fit

Going: Good To Soft

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