Thursday’s placepot picks bring you six selections from Bath…
Racecourse : Bath (Great Britain) Picture: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images
R1 – Rupert The Prince
R2 – Visually
R3 – Fairy Glen
R4 – Abundant
R5 – The Wicked Wolf
R6 – Magic Star
| RACE | SELECTION | PRICE | REASON |
| Race 1 Goughs Solicitors Handicap | Rupert The Prince | 4/1 | - Enjoys this course with a win and placing from two visits here
- Easy winner of a one mile six course handicap two starts back
- Proven over the trip
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| Race 2 EBF 'Confined' Restricted Novice Stakes | Visually | 6/4 | - Half-brother to Major Blue, a winner over 5f
- Jockey recorded eleven wins in last two weeks
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| Race 3 British Stallion Studs EBF Beckford Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) | Fairy Glen | 6/1 | - Promising form in 2024 with a pair of placed results in Listed company including a close second over one mile six at Longchamp last year
- Good fourth on heavy ground in this race last year
- Good second on her seasonal return in a one mile six-furlong conditions race at Salisbury a month ago
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| Race 4 BetWright Bet The Wright Way EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Div 1) | Abundant | 3/1 | - Promising second on debut a month ago at Kempton
- The fourth and fifth that day have won since to boost the form
- Open to improvement
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| Race 5 BetWright Bet The Wright Way EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Div 2) | The Wicked Wolf | 5/2 | - Good third in a seven-furlong novice race at Chelmsford three weeks ago
- Open to further progress
- Trainer had a 21% strike rate in September
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| Race 6 BetWright Safer Gambling Handicap | Magic Star | 11/2 | - Top trainer and jockey combination with Marquand holding a 20% strike rate at the course in 2025
- Open to further progress on handicap debut after a decent fourth in a mile novice race at Southwell in August
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