Andrew Asquith provides an overview of the key things to note on Tuesday.
Three points of interest
More to come from Riffa Spirit
Simon & Ed Crisford have a good record at Lingfield, boasting a 26% strike rate and a £1 level-stakes profit of over £15, and their sole runner at the track on Tuesday, Riffa Spirit, has a good chance in the Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Nursery Handicap (14:45).
He’s bred to make a speedy two-year-old and attracted support on his debut at Newcastle in July, but he failed to make an impact having been kicked at the start.
It is best to put a line through that and he showed his true colours when winning at Chelmsford last month, seeming to relish the drop to six furlongs and looking like winning by a wider margin for the majority of the race.
Riffa Spirit was closed down late in the day by a newcomer who got the hang of things, but was always holding on, and he’s open to improvement now making his handicap debut – he’s the only runner in the field with the’ Timeform small p’.
An opening mark of 72 looks fair enough for a horse who is bred to be useful and he should be able to get into a good racing position from his handy draw in stall 3.
Democracy Dilemma can get an easy lead
Only five runners are set to go to post for the Eddie And Violet Smith Conditions Stakes (15:38) at Beverley and it looks a good opportunity for the Robert Cowell-trained Democracy Dilemma to record another success.
He had been a bit in and out on his first four starts this season, but a three-month break, and return of a visor worked the oracle when he resumed winning ways in fine style at Haydock earlier this month.
Democracy Dilemma had plenty go in his favour on that occasion, his early speed enabling him to bag the stand rail, which looked a lot faster than any other part of the track at that meeting, and he wasn’t for catching from that point onwards.
There’s a strong chance he’ll get another easy lead in this field and, over a course and distance where he won a listed event last season, he stands out at the weights on these terms.
One Night Thunder can complete a hat-trick
The Fango Handicap (16:08) at Beverley looks a competitive handicap for the grade, but One Night Thunder arrives in excellent form, and is fancied to complete a hat-trick.
He was rated as high as 93 in his pomp for Richard Hannon and he has got his act together this summer for these connections, belatedly taking advantage of a tumbling mark at Carlisle at the beginning of this month.
The style of that success suggested that he retains all of his old ability and he duly followed up under a penalty over the same course and distance eight days later.
One Night Thunder was all the rage in the betting that day, and he won with something up his sleeve, looking in control entering the final furlong and closed down only late on when the race was already won.
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Another 5lb rise in the weights forces him into a more competitive handicap, but he has landed an excellent draw, is clearly thriving at present, and remains well treated on the pick of his efforts.
