Easter Sunday at Bath // 2026-04-05
No dice yesterday at Musselburgh. The one who eventually won looked a likely sort but was too short for me. That’s life/racing.
Onto Bath today where there’s four low quality races that I’ve taken a look at.
3.45 Bath
At the time of writing Twilight Madness heads the market but is just 1/15 on the flat and mighty short at 2/1. Call Time and Hidden Verse make appeal too, but they and the rest of the field making their seasonal reapperances could – looking at their records fresh – very well need the run. One who shouldn’t be inconvinienced by his time off the track is DANDY DINMONT who has been freshened up and has had success from similar breaks in the past. Won on his only previous run in class 6 and is 1lb lower than that today.
DANDY DINMONT // 0.75pt Win @ 9/2 (Bet365) BOG
4.55 Bath
Despite Risen Again been the perfectly named horse for an Easter Sunday, I’m going to take a chance on a 14 race maiden in the shape of THE HARE RAIL, instead (also not a bad Easter themed name!). He is 0/14 which is obviously a big concern, but has been running pretty well of late including a fast finishing 5th LTO. Unsurpisingly, is now on a career low mark and that could just eek out the extra length or so of improvement needed.
THE HARE RAIL // 0.5pt E/W @ 15/2 4 places (Bet365) BOG
5.25 Bath
Volendam heads the market in the first division of this race, and for those who are interested, that’s who Leeds United signed Robert Molenaar (The Terminator) from in 1997. Anyway, I shall be opposing the favroute with VILLALOBOS who has en equally patchy record and is 11/0/3p at the track but think he could be a real pace angle as I’m really struggling to see anyone who will go with him. Might just be good enough to hold on for a place, or go one better and become an Easter miracle for a trainer jockey combo who do well when combining (26/6/11p last year).
VILLALOBOS // 0.5pt E/W @ 11/1 4 places (Coral) BOG
5.55 Bath
No such pace angle in the second division of the last and this is a really bad race. Despite trying to find a bet, I’ve left this alone. I’m not sure any of them can win it.
NO BET