Bath — 2 September 2026

Class 5 · 5f160y · Good · 6 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Etienne (2/13)

Won by: Etienne (GB) at 1/25F · then Polly The Sniper (GB)

What we said: Etienne is clearly the class of this weak six on his 2-4 form figures over C&D, but he's already odds-on in the market and there's no fresh angle — no proven form on good ground, first try in this grade — that lets me justify laying that kind of money for such a small return; the rest, from Tree Wizard's front-running speed to Our Fella's overnight steam, are big-priced hopefuls without the profile to trust with real cash.

Class 6 · 5f160y · Good · 9 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Ken Brulee (4/1)

Won by: Rinky Tinky Tinky (GB) at 11/1 · then The Feminine Urge (IRE), My Boy Jack (GB)

What we said: Three runners sit bunched at the top of the market with legitimate claims and nothing at the prices separates them: Ken Brulee won last time at this course and trip but has drifted into today's price, The Feminine Urge was backed in off a hot yard but is coming off a modest 5th, and Starsong was backed to the same degree despite a flat 10th last time out — a genuine three-way puzzle in a Class 6 handicap built to level them up.

Class 6 · 5f160y · Good · 9 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Sisters In The Sky (3/1)

Won by: Geemann (GB) at 3/1F · then Honour Your Dreams (FR), Ten Cuidado (IRE)

What we said: Three runners have live claims and nothing separates them cleanly: Sisters In The Sky is the most consistent sort at this level with a long run of top-four finishes, Geemann arrives in decent recent form dropping back in trip after a quick turnaround, and Up The Anti has been backed hard from a much bigger price despite a pulled-up run last time and a poor recent record after lay-offs. In a Class 6 handicap sprint this shallow, that spread of plausible winners with no standout case is exactly the shape of race to leave alone.

Class 6 · 5f10y · Good · 10 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Call Time (3/1)

Won by: Recon Mission (IRE) at 9/1 · then Fancy Dancer (GB), Symbol of Hope (GB)

What we said: Call Time, Fancy Dancer and Jackie Brown all sit close together on form and figures (21%/18%/18% by my own reckoning), with Call Time backing up quickly off a competitive 3rd, Fancy Dancer improving with a market move behind her, and Jackie Brown dropping back in trip after a solid staying-on 6th — nothing separates them enough to make a confident single-horse case in a competitive Class 6 sprint.

Class 6 · 1m6f · Good · 10 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Just Adair (15/8)

Won by: Fram Castle (IRE) at 100/30 · then Basilette (IRE), Just Adair (GB)

What we said: Three runners crowd the top of the market on very similar claims: Just Adair steps up in trip off a place-heavy campaign, Basilette arrives with genuine course-and-distance form and an identical conditions match today, and Fram Castle was only fractionally behind Basilette in that same last race — nothing at the price separates them cleanly enough to back one with confidence in a Class 6 handicap built to level them out.

Class 6 · 1m · Good · 14 ran

Our bet: Buckland Belle (6/5)

Won by: Buckland Belle (GB) at 5/6F · then Blue Hero (CAN), Who Is Alice (GB)

What we said: Consistently progressive form figures (322132) at a suitable trip for a filly still on the way up, with Tom Marquand booked and the yard firing at a reasonable clip; she's the clear class benchmark in a moderate Class 6 field. The one nagging doubt is she's never raced on genuine good ground in 14 starts, all quicker, so I'm not stretching beyond what the market already prices in.

Class 4 · 1m3f137y · Good · 6 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Pierian (2/1)

Won by: Pierian (GB) at 11/4 · then Asset (GER)

What we said: Pierian sits favourite on residual class after a string of 2-1-1-4 finishes, but the flat 10/13 last time out on the same going leaves a live question mark, and behind her Quebella, Mythical Bird and Asset are all bunched in the high-teens-to-20% band with nothing in the form book that clearly separates them at the price; too many live claims for one confident bet.

Class 6 · 1m3f137y · Good · 6 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Belle Amie (2/1)

Won by: Belle Amie (SWE) at 7/4F · then Shaffron (GB)

What we said: the write-up made a claim the racecard does not support, so this pick was withheld