"I'll have to keep the boys off the cider. It'll be top two in the league. Gloucester are on fire and we're not too bad either.
"It's my first win here at Bath as a coach. It means a lot to me and I am pleased - I can even walk home because I still live in Bath.
"We knew it wasn't going to be a classic. But I'm pleased."
Bath Perry; Maddock, Barkley, Fuimaono-Sapolu, Abendanon; Berne, Walshe; Barnes, Hawkins, Flatman, Short, Grewcock, Beattie (capt), Scaysbrook, Faamatuainu.
Replacements: Ward, Ovens, Louw, Goodman, Travagli, Walker, Bory.
Bristol: Arscott; Robinson, Brew, Higgitt, Morgan; Hill, O'Riordan; Hilton, Regan, Crompton, Winters, Llewellyn (capt), Budgett, El Abd, Ward-Smith.
Replacements: Blaney, Clarke, Lewis, To'oala, Nicholls, Strange, Cox.