15:45 Lingfield

Saturday 31 December 2016

All12:2512:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:45

Betway Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 6  |   5f 6y  |   Standard  |   8 Runners  |   Polytrack
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
(2)
Horse silk
Pharoh Jake14
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-7| J: William Carson| T: J J Bridger| OR:  60
Five C&D victories to his name but never got his head in front off a mark this high. Place possibilities.
2
(6)
Horse silk
Temple Roadb,t14
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-7| J: G Baker| T: J M Bradley| OR:  60
Three-time C&D winner who hasn't won since the back end of 2015 but the booking of Baker is certainly a positive and starting to look very well-handicapped.
5
(9)
Horse silk
K'gari Spirit138
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: N Mackay| T: J Gask| OR:  57
Unplaced on all six starts to date but one of only two three-year-olds in the field and scope for improvement at least.
6
(5)
Horse silk
Frank The Barberb,t11
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-4| J: Adam Beschizza| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR:  57
C&D winner here in July but is an inconsistent type and tough to rely on. Blinkers return for the first time in a while (worn on maiden victory).
7
(1)
Horse silk
Ask The Gurup14
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-4| J: Kieren Fox| T: M J Attwater| OR:  57
Two time C&D winner who is drawn well to attack from his pea draw. Made all on majority of his victories so has to be feared from a dangerous mark.
9
(7)
Horse silk
Deer Song24
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: Danny Brock| T: J J Bridger| OR:  56
Looking to get off the mark at the 24th attempt but very little can be taken from his previous two outings. Some claims on his Kempton second in August.
10
(3)
Horse silk
Captain Scoobyb15
Age: 10|  Weight: 9-3| J: J F Egan| T: R C Guest| OR:  56
181st start but recorded eighteenth success last time out. Needs things to drop right and never won around here (0 from 2) but can't be ruled out.
11
(4)
Horse silk
Roy's Legacy10
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Marquand| T: S A Harris| OR:  54
Reeled off a hat-trick at the start of the summer but hasn't placed in his last eight starts so hard to fancy in current form.
12
(8)
Horse silk
Charlie Lad15
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-0| J: Josephine Gordon| T: D M Loughnane| OR:  53
Two wins from 26 starts but hasn't placed in last five outings. Had a C&D success prior to that and still has to be respected off a career low mark.
13
(10)
Horse silk
Quality Art15
Age: 8|  Weight: 8-13| J: Rob Hornby(3)| T: S Hodgson| OR:  52
Not won since April 2015 and unplaced on last seven starts including a C&D outing. Hard to fancy from a tough draw.

Forecasts

Temple Road (11/10), Pharoh Jake (5/1), Ask The Guru (6/1), Quality Art (7/1), Roy's Legacy (8/1), Captain Scooby (8/1), K'gari Spirit (10/1), Frank The Barber (12/1), Charlie Lad (14/1), Deer Song (20/1)

Verdict

TEMPLE ROAD may have the best chance having fallen so far in the handicap. His third last at Wolverhampton four days ago suggests he may be returning to form. Ask The Guru is another with a similar profile and he's dangerous if he breaks better from the gate than last time out. Captain Scooby is looking for back-to-back wins for the first time since September 2011 and is not without a chance providing they go a decent gallop. 1. Temple Road 2. Ask The Guru 3. Captain Scooby

Prize Money

1st: £2,588.002nd: £770.003rd: £385.004th: £192.00

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