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Elite Racing Club Handicap Stakes (Div II)

Bath · 19 October 2026
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners14
  • HandicapYes

Eye Of The Water (IRE) (14/1) won the Elite Racing Club Handicap Stakes (Div II) at Bath on 19 October 2026, beating Haaf A Diamond (GB) by a short head under Harry Vigors for trainer Ronald Harris. 14 ran on Good To Soft going over 1m; the winning time was 1m 42.16s. The 5/2 favourite, Freedom Bay (GB), finished 3rd, beaten 1¾ lengths.

Winner Eye Of The Water (IRE)
SP: 14/1KTB Rating 72AKTB Speed 93C J: Harry Vigors T: Ronald Harris O: Ridge House Stables Ltd
Won by a short headFav: Freedom Bay (GB) 5/2 · 3rd
Pos No Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st 12(5) Eye Of The Water (IRE) p 10g Led Lilbourne Lad (IRE) – Desert Location (GB) (Dubai Destination) Ridge House Stables Ltd Cut out the running from the front - pushed along inside the final furlong - narrowly prevailed Harry Vigors(5) Ronald Harris 8-4 4672A93C 1:42.16 3,454 14/1 20.86
2nd 14(2) Haaf A Diamond (GB) p 6m Held up Haafhd (GB) – Pretty Jewel (GB) (Aqlaam) Dr M Voikhansky Mrs S Voikhanskaya Raced among the backmarkers - made ground over 2f out then moved right 1f out - took second inside final furlong and kept on - touched off by a head in second shd Callum Hutchinson Lawrence Mullaney 8-9 4577A93C 1:42.18 1,621 25/1 30.42
3rd 10(8) Freedom Bay (GB) tp 4f Muhaarar (GB) – Dilgura (GB) (Ishiguru) Mrs Gill Shire Prompted early - dropped back over 5f out - short of room 3f out - ran wide and gained ground 2f out - jostled 1f out - stuck on to snatch third near finish 1¾ Saffie Osborne Zoe Hawkins 8-11 4874A90C 1:42.48 810 5/2 fav 3.90
4th 5(6) Havana Mojito (GB) v 5g Prominent Havana Grey (GB) – Heartsong (IRE) (Kheleyf) The Leek Peak Racing Partnership Up with the pace and in front for a short spell early - still in the argument over 1f out - gave way for second and faded inside the final furlong to finish 4th nk Tom Marquand John Gallagher 9-6 5781A89C 1:42.57 405 10/1 17.00
5th 3(3) Squiffy (IRE) 4f Held up Iffraaj (GB) – Collate (GB) (Oasis Dream) Robert E Tillett Settled towards the back of the pack - made ground over 5f out then pushed along 2f out - weakened inside final 110 yards to finish 5th 2 Sean Levey Heather Main 9-7 5876A85C 1:42.93 202 16/1 21.00
6th 6(1) Guinness Lad (IRE) h 6g Held up Berkshire (IRE) – Never Again (IRE) (Jeremy) P Magee missed the break - last of the field early - ran on inside final furlong without threatening - 6th 1½ Kieran Shoemark Neil Mulholland 9-1 5266A83C 1:43.21 — 12/1 18.50
7th 13(11) Baynoona (IRE) 5m Prominent Oasis Dream (GB) – Happy Hiker (IRE) (Dalakhani) Miss Jane Edgar & Mr D V Gardner Up with the pace early - dropped back and short of room 3f out - bid over 2f out - edged right 1f out - weakened inside final furlong to finish 7th shd Josephine Gordon Susan Gardner 8-9 4560A83C 1:43.21 — 18/1 21.00
8th 7(4) Amathus (IRE) b 9g Prominent Anjaal (GB) – Effige (IRE) (Oratorio) David Henery Prominent early - ran third over 2f out - faded inside final furlong to finish 8th nk Charles Bishop Patrick Chamings 9-1 5265A82C 1:43.25 — 28/1 47.51
9th 4(12) Redhot Whisper (IRE) h 5g Held up Too Darn Hot (GB) – Whispering Bell (IRE) (Galileo) Adrian Wintle Held up in last group - modest progress over 1f out then made no dent - faded inside final furlong to finish 9th ½ Finley Marsh Adrian Wintle 9-6 5769A81C 1:43.34 — 4/1 6.32
10th 2(7) Blue Hero (CAN) 8g Held up Air Force Blue (USA) – Pomarine (USA) (Aptitude) Adrian Wintle Missed the break - settled in the pack before denied a clear run 5f out - made no inroads in closing stages to finish 10th hd Joe Leavy Adrian Wintle 9-7 5869A81C 1:43.39 — 8/1 11.00
11th 8(13) Pebble Dash (IRE) v 4g Mid-division Kodi Bear (IRE) – Zippy Rock (IRE) (Fastnet Rock) Dave Maddocks And Partner Raced in the pack throughout - no impression at any stage - finished 11th 6½ Kieran O'Neill Bernard Llewellyn 8-13 5041A69C 1:44.57 — 17/2 12.65
12th 1(9) Port Louis (IRE) 5g Prominent James Garfield (IRE) – Rebel Aclaim (IRE) (Acclamation) B J Llewellyn Raced handily in the pack - dropped back over 5f out - tailed away final 3f - finished 12th ¾ Charlie Tucker(7) Bernard Llewellyn 9-2 6042A68C 1:44.71 — 18/1 31.26
13th 9(10) Letsbeatsepsis (GB) p 4g Held up Expert Eye (GB) – Lady Morpheus (GB) (Morpheus) P B Moorhead Held up at the back throughout - never got into the contest and finished 13th ¾ Lewis Edmunds Gary & Josh Moore 8-12 4936A66C 1:44.84 — 8/1 13.00
14th 11(14) Bobby Dassler (IRE) tb 7g Prominent Awtaad (IRE) – Butoolat (GB) (Oasis Dream) Catherine Evans Aaron Evans Vied for front spot from the start - raced close up - faded quickly over 2f out and finished 14th 4¼ William Cox Barry Murphy 8-10 4733C59C 1:45.61 — 40/1 65.00

Winning time 1m 42.16s

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (14 of 14 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (14 of 14 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 21 Oct 2026 · 28 figures provisional (may move for 7 days while the card settles) · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Returns

Tote Win £19.20
Tote Place £4.50 £7.30 £1.50
Exacta £481.40
CSF £347.71
Tricast £1217.47
Trifecta £1518.50
KTB Intelligence AI race report

Eye Of The Water made all the running from the front in the Elite Racing Club Handicap Stakes (Div II) over 1m at Bath on good to soft going. The 14/1 chance was pushed along inside the final furlong and held on to win by a head. Haaf A Diamond raced towards the rear before making headway over two furlongs out, shifting right a furlong from home, then taking second inside the final furlong and keeping on without quite catching the winner. Freedom Bay finished third.

The pre-race read Bath 5:22 Race Preview — 19 October 2026 A competitive Class 6 handicap division over a mile at Bath on good ground brings together a field of 14 where the official ratings are tightly bunched. How we read it before the off →
How we called it Unplaced
KTB Selection Redhot Whisper 59/100 top-rated of 14
Advised 6/1 SP 4/1 Finished 9th

Scored before the off and published unchanged. Every call is shown, won or lost.

Quick answers

Who won the Elite Racing Club Handicap Stakes (Div II) at Bath in 2026?
Eye Of The Water (IRE) won the Elite Racing Club Handicap Stakes (Div II) at Bath on 19 October 2026, ridden by Harry Vigors and trained by Ronald Harris.
What was the finishing order of the 2026 Elite Racing Club Handicap Stakes at Bath?
1st Eye Of The Water (IRE) (14/1), 2nd Haaf A Diamond (GB) (25/1), 3rd Freedom Bay (GB) (5/2F).
What price was the winner of the 2026 Elite Racing Club Handicap Stakes at Bath?
Eye Of The Water (IRE) returned a starting price of 14/1, with a Betfair SP of 20.86.
How many horses ran in the 2026 Elite Racing Club Handicap Stakes at Bath?
14 horses ran in the 2026 Elite Racing Club Handicap Stakes at Bath.
What was the winning time of the 2026 Elite Racing Club Handicap Stakes at Bath?
The winning time was 1m 42.16s.

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