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Elite Racing Club Handicap Stakes (Div I)

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

Spirit Lead Me (IRE) (3/1F) won the Elite Racing Club Handicap Stakes (Div I) at Bath on 19 October 2026, beating Mooretown Lad (IRE) by a nose under Finley Marsh for trainer Richard Hughes. 14 ran on Good To Soft going over 1m.

Winner Spirit Lead Me (IRE)
SP: 3/1 fav J: Finley Marsh T: Richard Hughes O: Eamonn J Kelly
Won by a nose
Pos No Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st 4(12) Spirit Lead Me (IRE) p 4g Calyx (GB) – Fern (IRE) (War Command) Eamonn J Kelly Finley Marsh Richard Hughes 9-7 5896A93C 1:42.11 3,454 3/1 fav
2nd 13(4) Mooretown Lad (IRE) 6g Footstepsinthesand (GB) – Fastnet Lady (IRE) (Fastnet Rock) Adrian Wintle nse Jack Callan Adrian Wintle 8-9 4583A93C 1:42.12 1,621 22/1
3rd 5(1) Sceptic (IRE) 6g No Nay Never (USA) – Aljaazya (USA) (Speightstown) Seascape Bloodstock Limited 3¼ Olivia Haines(7) George Baker 8-13 5778A88C 1:42.70 810 4/1
4th 6(9) Pitney (IRE) v 5g Mehmas (IRE) – Mercifilly (FR) (Whipper) Dare To Dream Racing 1½ Kieren Fox Michael Attwater 9-3 5477A85C 1:42.97 405 14/1
5th 2(13) Dalmally (GB) 4g Highland Reel (IRE) – Respectfilly (GB) (Mark Of Esteem) M I Pattinson Racing 2 ½ Kieran Shoemark Mark Pattinson 9-8 5981A84C 1:43.06 202 6/1
6th 11(3) Georg Zhukov (IRE) t 4g Smooth Daddy (USA) – Moulane Lady (IRE) (Lilbourne Lad) Marc Williams & Partner 1 Kieran O'Neill Bernard Llewellyn 8-11 4867A82C 1:43.25 — 9/2
7th 8(7) Sub Thirteen (GB) v 5g Territories (IRE) – So Refined (IRE) (Cape Cross) The Punchestown Syndicate 1¾ Callum Hutchinson Jeremy Scott 9-0 5165A79C 1:43.56 — 9/2
8th 1(8) She's Ideal (IRE) p 4f Belardo (IRE) – Vocal Warm Up (IRE) (Vocalised) Mr B W Parren 1½ Charlie Tucker(7) Bernard Llewellyn 9-2 6062A76C 1:43.84 — 16/1
9th 9(6) Ocean Force (IRE) tb 5g El Kabeir (USA) – Balaagha (USA) (Mr Greeley) Jrb Williams And F Harris 1¼ Lewis Edmunds Gary & Josh Moore 8-13 5055A74C 1:44.06 — 14/1
10th 14(11) Blue Point Express (IRE) p 4f Blue Point (IRE) – Miss Fay (IRE) (Sayif) Mr M Brown ¾ Joe Leavy Adrian Wintle 8-9 4449A73C 1:44.20 — 33/1
11th 3(5) Havana Halo (GB) 4f Havana Grey (GB) – If I Were A Boy (IRE) (Invincible Spirit) R F Haynes 5 Rob Hornby Dominic Ffrench Davis 9-7 5851C64C 1:45.11 — 40/1
12th 10(10) Birkie Boy (IRE) p 5g Kuroshio (AUS) – Morazie (IRE) (Iffraaj) Eastern Promise Syndicate 2 Alfie Redman(7) Miss Celine De La Haye 8-5 4935C60C 1:45.47 — 40/1
13th 12(2) Raqraaq (USA) b 8g War Front (USA) – Firdaws (USA) (Mr Greeley) The Foxford House Partnership 6 William Cox Patrick Chamings 8-9 4639C49C 1:46.56 — 100/1
14th 7(14) Wildfell (IRE) tb 6g Tasleet (GB) – Indian Ink (IRE) (Indian Ridge) Mr Kevin Flook 14 William Carson John & Rhys Flint 9-1 5245C24C 1:49.11 — 100/1

In-running commentary is not available from our data provider for this period.

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 19 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 £4
Tote Place £2.10 £6.20 £1.70
Exacta £84.30
CSF £81.28
Tricast £291.87
Trifecta £475.40
KTB Intelligence AI race report

Spirit Lead Me won the Elite Racing Club Handicap Stakes Division I at Bath over 1 mile on good to soft going. The 3/1 favourite beat Mooretown Lad by a nose, with Sceptic finishing third. The result saw the Irish-bred winner confirm market expectations in the Class 6 contest.

The pre-race read Bath 4:50 Race Preview — 19 October 2026 A Class 6 handicap division at Bath over a mile on good ground brings together a field of 14 limited performers where the KTB Fit Scores are tightly bunched at the top. How we read it before the off →
How we called it Placed
KTB Selection Sceptic 59/100 top-rated of 14
Advised 9/1 SP 4/1 Finished 3rd

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 I) at Bath in 2026?
Spirit Lead Me (IRE) won the Elite Racing Club Handicap Stakes (Div I) at Bath on 19 October 2026, ridden by Finley Marsh and trained by Richard Hughes.
What was the finishing order of the 2026 Elite Racing Club Handicap Stakes at Bath?
1st Spirit Lead Me (IRE) (3/1F), 2nd Mooretown Lad (IRE) (22/1), 3rd Sceptic (IRE) (4/1).
What price was the winner of the 2026 Elite Racing Club Handicap Stakes at Bath?
Spirit Lead Me (IRE) returned a starting price of 3/1F.
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.

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