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Visit Bath Handicap

Bath · 26 July 2012
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m 5f 22y
  • GoingFirm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners12
  • HandicapYes

Laser Blazer (GB) (8/1) won the Visit Bath Handicap at Bath on 26 July 2012, beating Holden Eagle (GB) by 1½ lengths under Mirco Demuro for trainer Jeremy Gask. 12 ran on Firm going over 1m 5f 22y; the winning time was 2m 49.21s (slow by 3.11s). The 13/8 favourite, Taroum (IRE), finished 3rd, beaten 1¾ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 12 — The market

Winner Laser Blazer (GB)
SP: 8/1KTB Rating 78A J: Mirco Demuro T: Jeremy Gask
Won by 1½ lengthsFav: Taroum (IRE) 13/8 · 3rd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 9 Laser Blazer (GB) p 4g Mirco Demuro Jeremy Gask 8-13 5678A 2:49.21 1,617.25 8/1
2nd 6 Holden Eagle (GB) 7g 1½ Ian Burns(7) Tony Newcombe 9-0 6476A 2:49.46 481.25 16/1
3rd 8 Taroum (IRE) 5g nk Kieren Fox Tony Carroll 9-0 5776A 2:49.50 240.50 13/8 fav
4th 11 Beneath (GB) tb 5g 3½ Liam Keniry Neil Mulholland 9-1 5872A 2:50.09 120.25 33/1
5th 14 The Calling Curlew (GB) 4g 2¾ Amy Scott(5) Henry Candy 9-1 6368A 2:50.54 — 7/1
6th 2 Belleau (IRE) b 4f 1½ Charles Bishop(5) Matt Sheppard 8-9 5759A 2:50.79 — 20/1
7th 10 Eastern Magic (GB) 5g shd Jack Duern(7) Reg Hollinshead 8-8 5858A 2:50.85 — 9/1
8th 4 Pelham Crescent (IRE) 9g 1¼ Raul Da Silva(3) Bryn Palling 9-2 6264A 2:51.04 — 20/1
9th 1 Rio Gael (IRE) 6g 10 Tom McLaughlin Peter Bowen 8-13 5655C 2:52.71 — 4/1
10th 7 Astroleo (GB) 6g ¾ Chris Catlin Mark H Tompkins 8-8 5150C 2:52.84 — 22/1
11th 13 Dove Cottage (IRE) v 10g 87 Fergus Sweeney Stuart Kittow 9-6 6362C 3:07.34 — 12/1
F 12 Colonel Flay (GB) 8g — Amir Quinn Nerys Dutfield 8-11 54— — — 50/1

Winning time 2m 49.21s (slow by 3.11s)

Non-runners Gordon Flash (unsuitable ground), Transfer (unsuitable ground)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (11 of 12 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Visit Bath Handicap at Bath in 2012?
Laser Blazer (GB) won the Visit Bath Handicap at Bath on 26 July 2012, ridden by Mirco Demuro and trained by Jeremy Gask.
What was the finishing order of the 2012 Visit Bath Handicap at Bath?
1st Laser Blazer (GB) (8/1), 2nd Holden Eagle (GB) (16/1), 3rd Taroum (IRE) (13/8F).
What price was the winner of the 2012 Visit Bath Handicap at Bath?
Laser Blazer (GB) returned a starting price of 8/1.
How many horses ran in the 2012 Visit Bath Handicap at Bath?
12 horses ran in the 2012 Visit Bath Handicap at Bath. Non-runners: Gordon Flash (unsuitable ground), Transfer (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2012 Visit Bath Handicap at Bath?
The winning time was 2m 49.21s (slow by 3.11s).

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