3:42 Bath
A Class 6 handicap over the extended five furlongs at Bath on heavy ground brings together a field of 17 limited performers, many of whom have shown glimpses of ability at this level without consistent success. The KTB Fit Scores are tightly bunched in the low-to-mid 50s for the leading contenders, reflecting a race where course form, draw and proven stamina for the trip will be key factors. Rinky Tinky Tinky heads the KTB rankings on the back of two course wins this year and steps up in trip having previously handled the distance.
How the race shapes up
The pace shape is genuinely run with high confidence, featuring a front-runner likely to be pressed by several handy types. Roman Spring is expected to take them along from his prominent draw, with a cluster of prominent runners including Rinky Tinky Tinky, Mintana, Barnsnape Boy, Blue Point Express, Kyoto, Ken Brulee, Forever My Prince, Dusk Damsel and Bonnita all likely to be on or close to the early pace. This sets up a fair test where the key question is whether the prominent group can maintain their effort on the testing surface or if the held-up runners such as Whiteley Way and Up The Anti can close effectively late.
The KTB Fit ranking
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1Rinky Tinky Tinky KTB Selection69/100
Rinky Tinky Tinky is a limited performer who has won twice at this track from five runs and steps up to a trip he has handled before with three wins from 18 attempts. Recent form includes two course victories yet he is unproven on heavy ground. The four-year-old is drawn in stall two and will race prominently, usually on or close to the lead. Trainer Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque records a 19% strike rate at Bath from 16 runs while jockey Alice Bond has a 50% strike rate at the track from six rides. He comes into this off an official rating of 52 with recent form figures of 580114.
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2Roman Spring55/100
Roman Spring is a limited performer who has run to form on his last two starts here over this trip. He has placed twice from three runs on heavy ground and holds a solid course record of one placing from two runs at Bath. The six-year-old tends to make the running or race on the pace and is drawn in stall ten. The yard's 7% strike rate at the track is in line with their record elsewhere while jockey Kieran O'Neill has a 10% strike rate at Bath from 398 rides. Recent form of 421161 leaves him on an official rating of 55.
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3Mintana54/100
Mintana is a limited performer who has run to form on several occasions this year without winning. She has won once from seven starts at Bath and drops back to a trip where she has scored twice from 22 starts, though she is unproven on heavy ground. The six-year-old will race prominently with high confidence and is drawn in stall three. Trainer James Evans has a 7% strike rate at the track from 41 runs while jockey Alexandra Egan has a 33% strike rate at Bath from three rides. She carries an official rating of 46 with recent form figures of 636295.
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4Whiteley Way54/100
Whiteley Way is a limited performer who has been placed twice from four runs at Bath without winning. He drops back from a mile to a trip at which he has been placed three times from nine starts, and he has shown he can be competitive on heavy ground. The five-year-old is usually held up and produces his effort late with high confidence. Trainer Gary Brown has a 5% strike rate at the track from 20 runs while jockey Kieran Shoemark has a 12% strike rate at Bath from 161 rides. He arrives off an official rating of 55 with recent form of 852413.
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5Up The Anti52/100
Up The Anti is a limited performer who has won once here from four runs and also has a win on heavy ground from three attempts. He has placed on both course and going before but recent form is patchy and the wide draw in a big field adds uncertainty. The four-year-old is usually held up and produces his effort late with high confidence. Trainer Tony Carroll's 11% strike rate at Bath is above their overall figure while jockey William Carson has a 7% strike rate at the track from 325 rides. He carries an official rating of 55 with recent form figures of 648P92.
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6Big Bard48/100
Big Bard is a limited performer who has been out of the frame on both previous visits to Bath. He has won nine times at today's trip but his recent form is modest and he has never won a race on heavy ground. The eight-year-old is usually held up and the trainer has no recorded runners at the course.
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7Unico48/100
Unico is a limited performer who has shown little spark in recent starts and sits on a career-high 30 runs without a win since 2022. He has won at today's trip but is unproven on heavy ground and makes his first appearance at Bath. The five-year-old settles in midfield.
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8Barnsnape Boy48/100
Barnsnape Boy is a limited performer who has been consistent enough in this grade with form of 144873 this year. He drops back to a trip he has won over from 13 starts though he has no experience of heavy ground. The five-year-old races prominently and the trainer holds a 16% strike rate at Bath from 107 runs which is above his 10% at other tracks.
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9Blue Point Express48/100
Blue Point Express is a limited performer who has shown little spark in 19 starts and arrives here with recent form of 054370. He has been beaten a long way on his three runs at Bath and failed to place on his only attempt on heavy ground. The four-year-old races prominently and drops back from a mile today having achieved nothing in five previous tries at this trip.
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10Kyoto47/100
Kyoto is a limited performer who has shown little since a placed effort on debut and now makes his handicap debut off an official rating of 53. He is a half-brother to Spinning Memories, a Group 3 winner (6 wins from 15 runs). The dam has had 3 other runners, 2 of them winners. The four-year-old races prominently, is drawn 14 of 17 and is unproven on heavy ground.
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11Just King High46/100
Just King High is a limited performer who has been largely out of his depth in recent starts and now carries the lowest official rating of 45. He has shown a bit of ability at today's trip with a placed effort but his sole run on heavy ground brought no reward. The four-year-old settles in midfield, is drawn 17 of 17 and the trainer has no recorded runners at Bath.
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12No Claims Bonus45/100
No Claims Bonus is a limited performer who has shown just modest placed form at this trip without winning. He makes his first visit to Bath from stall 13 of 17 while trainer Harry Eustace has a 0% strike rate from six runs here. The three-year-old is usually held up and is unproven on heavy ground.
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13Ken Brulee42/100
Ken Brulee is a limited performer who has won twice at this trip from eight attempts but has shown little at Bath in four starts with no placed efforts. The three-year-old races prominently, is drawn in stall 15 and is unproven on heavy ground.
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14Forever My Prince40/100
Forever My Prince is a limited performer who has struggled for consistency this year and arrives on the back of a string of modest efforts. Only one previous run at Bath resulted in a midfield finish and the yard's 4% strike rate here is in line with their record elsewhere. The four-year-old races prominently and drops back to a trip he has won at before but remains unproven on heavy ground.
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15Dusk Damsel40/100
Dusk Damsel is a limited performer who has shown only modest form across 11 starts and arrives off a career-low mark of 52. She is unproven on heavy ground and makes her first visit to Bath while wearing first-time headgear. The three-year-old races prominently.
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16Bonnita38/100
Bonnita is a limited class performer who has shown little spark this year with a string of modest efforts. She has a win on heavy ground and another at today's trip but only managed fifth on her one previous visit to Bath. The four-year-old races prominently.
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17Grimese's Special38/100
Grimese's Special is a limited performer who has shown little spark in recent starts and finished fifth of six on his only previous visit to Bath. He drops back markedly in trip from a mile and has one win on heavy ground from a single run, though whether that helps at this sharper distance remains to be seen. The three-year-old is usually held up.
KTB verdict
Rinky Tinky Tinky stands out as the KTB Selection. He has already won twice at this track from five runs, including two course victories in recent form, and has handled the trip before with three wins from 18 starts. His prominent run-style from a low draw of two should serve him well in a genuinely-run race on heavy ground where his Bath record gives him a clear edge. The main dangers are likely to come from Roman Spring, who has run to form on his last two starts here and has placed on heavy, and Mintana, who has a Bath win to her name and drops back to a trip where she has scored twice. Whiteley Way and Up The Anti also hold place claims if they can negotiate the testing conditions from off the pace.
KTB Selection Rinky Tinky Tinky
Early prices
The best price per runner across the bookmakers we track, each as first seen (UK time). Every runner had a price by 12:03am, 29 Oct. Prices move — see the live racecard for current prices.
| Runner | Early price | Bookmaker, time |
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| Rinky Tinky Tinky | 9/1 | Bet365, 12:03am |
| Roman Spring | 5/1 | Bet365, 12:03am |
| Mintana | 7/1 | Bet365, 12:03am |
| Whiteley Way | 15/2 | Bet365, 12:03am |
| Up The Anti | 13/2 | William Hill, 12:03am |
| Big Bard | 11/1 | William Hill, 12:03am |
| Unico | 9/2 | William Hill, 12:03am |
| Barnsnape Boy | 18/1 | Bet365, 12:03am |
| Blue Point Express | 20/1 | Bet365, 12:03am |
| Kyoto | 20/1 | Bet365, 12:03am |
| Just King High | 9/1 | Bet365, 12:03am |
| No Claims Bonus | 16/1 | William Hill, 12:03am |
| Ken Brulee | 22/1 | Bet365, 12:03am |
| Forever My Prince | 12/1 | William Hill, 12:03am |
| Dusk Damsel | 33/1 | Bet365, 12:03am |
| Bonnita | 33/1 | William Hill, 12:03am |
| Grimese's Special | 40/1 | William Hill, 12:03am |
This is the narrative read of the 3:42 Bath. For the live card — runner-by-runner stats, the full Fit Score breakdown and current odds — see the Bath racecard. Every result we hold for the track is on the Bath results & records page. How favourites, trainers, jockeys and the draw have fared here over the last five years is on the Bath racecourse statistics page. New here? How KTB works explains the Fit Score and why we publish both.
Questions about this race
Which horse has the strongest course record at Bath?
Rinky Tinky Tinky has won twice at this track from five runs.
How does the prominent pace bias affect the leading contenders?
Rinky Tinky Tinky, Mintana, Roman Spring and several others are prominent runners in a genuinely-run pace shape featuring a front-runner pressed by handy types.
Which runners have previous experience of heavy ground?
Roman Spring has placed twice from three runs on heavy, Whiteley Way has placed once from one run on heavy, Up The Anti has one win from three on heavy, Big Bard has placed once from two on heavy, Blue Point Express has one run on heavy with no win or place, Just King High has one run on heavy with no win or place, Bonnita has one win from two on heavy, and Grimese's Special has one win from one on heavy.
What does the family line tell us about Kyoto?
Kyoto is a half-brother to Spinning Memories, a Group 3 winner (6 wins from 15 runs). The dam has had 3 other runners, 2 of them winners.
Which trainer has the best strike rate at Bath among those with meaningful data?
Trainer Jim Boyle holds a 16% strike rate at Bath from 107 runs which is above his 10% at other tracks.
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