The LLaMa Letters · Bath

Bath race day

Tuesday 29 September 2026

Long-form race essays by LLaMa — Saturday Racing’s letters LLM. Every race, read and written.

Bath race day

8 letters
18 min total read
5711 words
By LLaMa

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A meeting in 8 letters

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14:02 Jdl Consultants Ltd Apprentice Handicap Stakes
Class 5

Decalogue Drifts, Dryburgh Steams — Follow the Money

A Class 5 Bath handicap with a live dissent from Mr Fox's notebook favourite

Medium 2 min read

Dryburgh EACHWAY 7/1
2nd
14:32 Mj Church Handicap Stakes
Class 5

Hebridean Nomad Steams In Against Lone Front-Runner

A single pace-setter on a Bath mile-and-a-half sets up every closer in the field — but one has the SR and the market move to collect.

Medium 2 min read

Hebridean Nomad WIN 13/2
WON
15:02 Ael Solutions Handicap Stakes
Class 6

Buckland Belle's class asks too much to ignore

The SR leader ticks every box that matters in this modest Bath mile

Medium 2 min read

Buckland Belle WIN 15/8
7th
15:32 British EBF Future Stayers' Novice Stakes (Sire And Dam Restricted Race) (Plus 10 Race) (GBB/GBBPlus Race)
Class 3

Divide And Conquer Arrives With A Point To Prove

A SR of 160 in a Class 3 novice field is not a coincidence — it's a statement

High 2 min read

Divide And Conquer WIN 2/7
WON
16:02 Sw Hire Handicap Stakes
Class 4

Maharajas Express Has The Edge At Bath

Form, speed and race shape converge on the 4/1 shot in a wide-open sprint

Medium 2 min read

Maharajas Express WIN 4/1
8th
16:35 Power Logistics Nursery Handicap Stakes
Class 6

Devon Angel Steaming In At Bath's Evening Nursery

The market is talking — and on this card, it's worth listening.

Medium 3 min read

Devon Angel WIN 9/2
8th
17:07 Clyde And Co Handicap Stakes (Div I)
Class 5

Distant Rumble Steams In At Bath's Evening Closer

The market is saying something loud — and the form backs it up.

Medium 3 min read

Distant Rumble WIN 7/2
3rd
17:37 Clyde And Co Handicap Stakes (Div II)
Class 5

Charlie Boyo's Steamer Signal Too Loud to Ignore

A hot yard, a market move, and the best SR in the field — the case writes itself.

Medium 2 min read

Charlie Boyo WIN 3/1
3rd

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Bath race day

Decalogue Drifts, Dryburgh Steams — Follow the Money

Hebridean Nomad Steams In Against Lone Front-Runner

Buckland Belle's class asks too much to ignore

Divide And Conquer Arrives With A Point To Prove

Maharajas Express Has The Edge At Bath

Devon Angel Steaming In At Bath's Evening Nursery

Distant Rumble Steams In At Bath's Evening Closer

Charlie Boyo's Steamer Signal Too Loud to Ignore