Bird Hotels' Ghostly Gallop Handicap – Bath

Bath

15:58

Bird Hotels' Ghostly Gallop Handicap

Date 2024-10-31

Distance 1m2f37y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,716

Runners (13)

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
6 (3)	Sonnet Star Grey J:David Probert T:Stuart Kittow	J:David Probert T:Stuart Kittow	132	—	-56421	62	74	55	30d	—	—	+4	21.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Off the mark at the 11th attempt when scoring over C&D; could play another leading role
13 (9)	Meet Me In Meraki Bay J:George Downing T:David Evans	J:George Downing T:David Evans	127	—	633152	61	79	68	16d	—	—	+3	18.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Course winner who came well clear with the winner when runner-up at Yarmouth recently
9 (6)	Muqinah Chestnut J:Richard Kingscote T:Owen Burrows	J:Richard Kingscote T:Owen Burrows	131	p	0-5433	65	74	63	43d	—	—	-8	8.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Lightly raced 3yo; perhaps cheekpieces will unlock some of the potential in her pedigree
7 (4)	Golden Phase Chestnut J:George Bass(3) T:Denis Coakley	J:George Bass(3) T:Denis Coakley	132	—	112463	62	78	70	50d	—	—	+2	12.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Needs to improve upon last couple of runs but has to be of interest given fine record here
12 (13)	Zambezi Magic Bay J:Aidan Keeley T:Bernard Llewellyn	J:Aidan Keeley T:Bernard Llewellyn	129	—	631213	59	76	69	17d	—	—	+11	21.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Two wins at Ffos Las this summer and solid third at Windsor latest; can go well once more
2 (2)	Mycoloursoryours Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Paul & Oliver Cole	J:Charles Bishop T:Paul & Oliver Cole	138	t	3520	72	76	72	20d	—	—	+4	12.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Displayed promise in spring among first three starts but well beaten on recent h'cap debut
11 (5)	Alika Breeze Chestnut J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	130	—	787818	64	76	51	16d	—	—	+5	12.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
50-1 win here on October 1; well beaten at Leicester since; not written off now back here
3 (11)	Rose Branch Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Hugo Palmer	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Hugo Palmer	137	v	-15236	71	77	61	43d	—	—	+8	13.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Below par at Sandown last month but enjoyed a pretty good summer and may bounce back
5 (12)	Landlordtothestars Bay J:Joe Leavy(3) T:James Evans	J:Joe Leavy(3) T:James Evans	137	—	459258	67	77	-	58d	—	—	+4	8	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Good second at Lingfield in June but two lesser runs have followed; untested at this trip
10 (10)	Mighty Quiet Bay J:Trevor Whelan T:Harry Charlton	J:Trevor Whelan T:Harry Charlton	130	t	799	64	69	57	76d	—	—	+1	4.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Yet to build upon her encouraging debut run but goes handicapping off a modest mark
4 (8)	Ectocross Bay J:Georgia Dobie T:Simon Dow	J:Georgia Dobie T:Simon Dow	137	—	2127-8	67	74	67	120d	—	—	+1	5.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
In good form on soft/heavy ground last autumn but tailed off on sole outing this season
1 (7)	Local Bay Brown J:Jack Doughty(5) T:Tony Carroll	J:Jack Doughty(5) T:Tony Carroll	141	—	131407	71	78	64	12d	—	—	+7	9.4	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Four wins this year (two here) but has gone off the boil more recently; unproven at 1m2f
NR (1)	Bella Veneta Bay J:TBC T:Thomas Faulkner	J: T:Thomas Faulkner	131	—	/04443	61	74	71	30d	—	—	—	5.8	—	—
Third of 14 in 1m handicap here last time; possible player if seeing out this longer trip

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Sonnet Star	9/2	4/1	5/1
Meet Me In Meraki	5/1	9/2	4/1
Muqinah	4/1	4/1	9/2
Golden Phase	17/2	7/1	8/1
Zambezi Magic	8/1	13/2	8/1
Mycoloursoryours	9/1	9/1	9/1
Alika Breeze	10/1	10/1	9/1
Rose Branch	12/1	14/1	12/1
Landlordtothestars	20/1	20/1	20/1
Mighty Quiet	22/1	22/1	22/1
Ectocross	20/1	25/1	20/1
Local Bay	40/1	50/1	33/1
Bella Veneta	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Sonnet Star

21.5

OR: 3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 5

5/1

2nd

Zambezi Magic

21.2

OR: 2.3 Form: 16.1 Odds: 2.9

8/1

3rd

Meet Me In Meraki

18.7

OR: 2.8 Form: 11.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Rose Branch

13.5

OR: 5.3 Form: 6.6 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Alika Breeze

12.6

OR: 3.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Golden Phase

12.4

OR: 3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Mycoloursoryours

12.3

OR: 5.5 Form: 4.4 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Local Bay

9.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Muqinah

8.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Landlordtothestars

OR: 4.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Bella Veneta

5.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0

—

Ectocross

5.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Mighty Quiet

4.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mycoloursoryours	72	76	72
Rose Branch	71	77	61
Local Bay	71	78	64
Landlordtothestars	67	77	—
Ectocross	67	74	67
Muqinah	65	74	63
Alika Breeze	64	76	51
Mighty Quiet	64	69	57
Sonnet Star	62	74	55
Golden Phase	62	78	70
Meet Me In Meraki	61	79	68
Bella Veneta	61	74	71
Zambezi Magic	59	76	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Local Bay	12d ago	Quick return
Meet Me In Meraki	16d ago	Fit
Alika Breeze	16d ago	Fit
Zambezi Magic	17d ago	Fit
Mycoloursoryours	20d ago	Fit
Sonnet Star	30d ago	Fit
Bella Veneta	30d ago	Fit
Muqinah	43d ago	Fit
Rose Branch	43d ago	Fit
Golden Phase	50d ago	Fresh
Landlordtothestars	58d ago	Fresh
Mighty Quiet	76d ago	Fresh
Ectocross	120d ago	Long break