16:40 Lingfield

Friday 3 February 2017

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Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 2m 44.82s

(2)

Attain⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| OR: 64

2/1

Effective around this course and won here five times now and produced a career best here last time out over 1m4f when slowly away. Should remain competitive even under a penalty over a furlong further today.

Form: 234331

(7)

Halling's Wish^b⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: G Baker| T: G & J Moore| OR: 65

8/1

Below form again last time out here over a furlong less than this after making the running and more needed.

Form: 1405-32

(1)

Marshall Aid²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: K T O'Neill| T: M D I Usher| OR: 65

14/1

Still a maiden and ran well below form last time out when last of eight at Wolverhampton.

Form: 6-82233

(3)

Burnside^v⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: A Kirby| T: Ian Williams| OR: 65

11/10

0/10 on the Flat but has put in some good efforts of late and Adam Kirby taking the ride for Ian Williams yard catches the eye. Dropped into a claimer last time out and possibly didn't want to go past in that race but the addition of Kirby may well help on this occasion back in a handicap.

Form: 009432

(6)

Epsom Day^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Shepherd⁽³⁾| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 63

25/1

Won a maiden over a furlong shorter at this course in January 2016 when with John Gosden. Beaten in handicaps since including four times for this stable and never really in the hunt last time out over this C&D.

Form: 3-16467

(4)

Mamoo^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Josephine Gordon| T: M Murphy| OR: 57

8/1

Fair maiden but again below form in handicaps when sixth at Wolverhampton last time out with the headgear retained here having little effect.

Form: 422634

(8)

Salient¹⁷

Age: 13| Weight: 8-7| J: Kieren Fox| T: M J Attwater| OR: 49

50/1

Been out of sorts since winning at Kempton last year and no real signs of a revival last time out.

Form: 15090U

Non-Runners

(5)

Thomas Blossom¹⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: A Stronge J: Tom Marquand

Forecasts

Burnside (11/10), Attain (2/1), Thomas Blossom (4/1), Halling's Wish (8/1), Mamoo (8/1), Marshall Aid (14/1), Epsom Day (25/1), Salient (50/1)

One of the more competitive races on the card and Burnside for the Kirby/Williams combination will be popular but he didn’t look that keen last time out and maybe one to not take too short a price about. Attain won well at this track last time out and has to be respected around here but THOMAS BLOSSOM may be the one to offer the most value. He certainly showed up well last time out behind an in-form and flourishing rival and although he’s not won beyond 1m4f on the Flat may be to rectify that situation in this contest. 1. Thomas Blossom 2. Attain 3. Burnside