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18:50 Bath

Mike Ford Birthday Blaythwayt Plate Handicap (Class 3)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good to Firm (Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £12,000 added
  • Winner: £6,281
  • 2nd: £2,947
  • 3rd: £1,472
  • 4th: £737
1(1)
Silk - Royal blue
  • Form 41/700-6
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 82

2(3)
Silk - Yellow and royal blue stripes, yellow sleeves, royal blue stars, dark blue cap, yellow star
  • Form 042-936
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 80

3(2)
Silk - Maroon, light blue chevron

Sheer Rocks

18 CD
  • Form 11-85
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 86

4(4)
Silk - Cerise, Green check cap
  • Form 9566-63
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 74

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Lyndon B may be coming to hand but was behind the staying-on SHEER ROCKS at Sandown earlier this month and the latter can get back to winning ways. Eton College was third over course and distance off today’s mark last week while Saeed bin Suroor’s runners here are few and far between but Colour Image won here as a three-year-old in 2020 and has only run four times since.

Formwatch

Colour Image (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Steadied start and awkwardly away, held up in rear, pushed along out wide 3f out, ridden and beaten when wandered inside final 2f, eased when no chance final furlong, last of 6, 9 1/4l behind Danville (8-9) at Windsor 1m hcp (3) gd in May.

Lyndon B (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) Slowly away, held up, going okay behind leaders 2f out when switched out, soon ridden and outpaced, no extra final 100 yards, 6th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Via Serendipity (9-13) at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.

Sheer Rocks 13-2 (8-13) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, late headway inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Via Serendipity (9-13) at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.

Eton College (IRE) 8-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Be Lucky My Son (9-6) at Bath 1m hcp (5) fm in Jun.