Racecards
14:00 Bath
Thomas Firbank Handicap (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 34y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,528
- 2nd: £1,348
- 3rd: £673
- 4th: £337
- Form 7-350
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 70
close up, hampered 12f out, tracked leader 8f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 20/817-0
- Age 6
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Heather Dalton
- Jockey Charles Bishop
tracked leaders, lost place 7f out, behind final 3f
- Form 453436
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Patrick Pilley
towards rear, ridden over 4f out, never on terms
- Form 30/23-75
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Adam Beschizza
towards rear, ridden and headway from 2f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 442317
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 64
close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 7582-00
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 63
in rear, behind over 5f out
- Form 9/68551
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer G Harris
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
dwelt, in touch after 3f, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 844433
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey Jim Crowley
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 804152
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey L Morris
in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong
- Form 627242
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer M S Saunders
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
disputed lead until 8f out, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 084834
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Cam Hardie
in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 537536
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer L A Dace
- Jockey D C Costello
Nonrunner
Verdict
Snow Conditions finished four lengths ahead of subsequent runner-up Cameley Dawn when scoring over track and trip in August and has claims dropping back down in class after an outing in Class 4 company. Grams And Ounces beat Danglydontask over 1m5f here before winning again over hurdles but the latter re-opposes on better terms while Shadarpour has a chance off his current mark. But FRONT FIVE stayed 2m well enough when third at Chelmsford ahead of Shadows Ofthenight and there should be more to come from Amanda Perrett's three-year-old over this longer trip.
Formwatch
Burning Desire (IRE) 6-1fav (9-11) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 17 1/4l behind Fitzwilly (9-10) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Hyperlink (IRE) 66-1 (9-12) Led, driven and headed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 15 1/4l behind Nolecce (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Shadows Ofthenight (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Dwelt tracked leader after 1f, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 9l behind Cotton Club (10-0) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Shadarpour (IRE) 10-3fav (11-12) Held up, headway 7th, 3rd when not fluent 2 out, 2nd last, every chance flat, ran on, just held, 2nd of 7, nk behind Bayley's Dream (10-11) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Snow Conditions 9-2fav (8-5) Held up in 6th, pushed along 4f out, soon struggling, weakened 3f out, 7th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Saint Lucy (8-5) at Bath 2m 1f hcp (4) fm in Sep.
Shades Of Grey 12-1 (10-9) Slowly into stride, always behind, 10th of 11, 16 1/4l behind Moojaned (10-4) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Grams And Ounces 11-4fav (11-11) Tracked leaders, challenged after 6th, led 3 out, soon ridden, driven out, won at Ludlow 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Rye House (11-0) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Front Five (IRE) 3-1fav (8-11) Led, headed over 11f out, prominent, lost place over 2f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 3/4l behind Cotton Club (10-0) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Danglydontask 9-2fav (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, 2nd inside final 2f, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Grams And Ounces (9-7) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Cameley Dawn 4-1fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on, unable to trouble winner, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Bernisdale (9-2) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Ninepins (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on, not reach leaders, 4th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Doctor Kehoe (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Statsminister 33-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 13 1/2l behind Endless Time (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp fll (3) gf in Oct.