Tony Carroll saddled two winners at the afternoon meeting at Bath Racecourse on Tuesday 30th September.
Worcestershire-based trainer Tony Carroll saddled two winners at Bath Racecouse on 30th September | Photo © Richard Briggs
The handler based at Cropthorne in Worcestershire was successful in the first and sixth contests on the nine-race card at the Lansdown track.
In the opener, the Bet Wright Bet The Wright Way Apprentice Handicap over one mile and two furlongs, the Carroll-trained Annexation took the honours by one-and-three-quarter lengths at 16/1 with Matthew Lloyd on board. Runner-up was Twilight Moon.
Carroll’s second victory came in the five-furlong BetWright Safer Gambling Handicap, where 3/1 favourite HK Fourteen, ridden by Jack Doughty, prevailed by one-and-a-quarter lengths from second-placed Cressida Wildes.
The BetWright Bangers N’Cash Handicap, the second race of the afternoon, was won by 22/1 chance Endofastorm, from Joe Ponting’s yard at Hillesley in Gloucestershire. Piloted by Kieran O’Neill, Endofastorm beat second-placed Harlington, the 3/1 favourite, by a neck over one mile and five furlongs.
Next up was the one-mile Beatwright: Beat The Wright Way Handicap (Div I), which saw 16/5 favourite Thapa VC score for Leafield, Oxfordshire, handler Mark Rimell. Ridden by Jack Mitchell, Thapa VC pipped second-placed On A Vespa by a head.
The fourth race on the card was the one-mile Beatwright: Beat The Wright Way Handicap (Div II), won by Latin (5/1) from James Owen’s yard at Newmarket, Suffolk. With Paddy Bradley aboard, Latin finished one-and-a-half lengths clear of runner-up Thiscouldbefun.
The £20,000 British EBF Future Stayers’ Novice Stakes, also over one mile, was the meeting’s fifth race. And it resulted in victory for the Rob Hornby-partnered Item, trained by Andrew Balding at Kingsclere, Hampshire. Item, the 4/6 favourite, was a three-and-a-half-length winner from runner-up Blue Courvoisier.
The seventh race was the BetWright Nursery Handicap over five-and-a-half furlongs – and it provided Hornby with another triumph. This time he rode 20/1 shot Reality Queen to victory by a neck over second-placed Red Snapper. Reality Queen is trained by Jonathan Portman at Upper Lambourn, Berkshire.
The penultimate contest, the Thank You To BetWright Handicap, resulted in success by a neck for 9/2 favourite On Edge. Trained by Chris Mason (Caerwent, Monmouthshire) and ridden by Gina Mangan, the seven-year-old finished ahead of runner-up Zoulu Warrior in the five-and-a-half-furlong contest.
The closing Arabian Racehorse Magazine In Association With Trackside Handicap Stakes, over one mile and two furlongs and for purebred Arabians, was won by Sassy (7/1), ridden by Isobelle Chalmers and saddled by Steve Blackwell (Lewistown, Bridgend). Second, by a neck, was Mdawi.
Going was good to firm (good in places).
The next meeting at Bath is the Property & Construction Raceday on Thursday 9th October. There will be a six-race card, starting at 1.20pm. Tickets can be purchased here.
Bath’s fixtures for 2026 have been announced, the new season at the course getting under way on Sunday 5th April.
2026 fixtures:
- April: 5th season opener, 17th evening racing, 27th afternoon racing.
- May: 4th afternoon racing, 13th evening racing, 22nd afternoon racing.
- June: 5th evening racing, 13th ladies’ day.
- July: 1st evening racing, 15th afternoon racing, 31st evening racing.
- August: 15th evening racing, 26th afternoon racing.
- September: 2nd afternoon racing, 12th afternoon racing, 13th afternoon racing, 29th afternoon racing.
- October: 8th afternoon racing, 19th afternoon racing, 29th season finale.
Meanwhile, Bath Racecourse has been shortlisted as a finalist for The Racecourse Association Ltd Exceptional Raceday Delivery Award, thanks to its Easter Sunday Family Fun Day.
