14:00 Lingfield

Saturday 4 February 2017

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Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Plus Cleves Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 1m 10.12s

(6)

Amazour³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: S M Levey| T: I Mohammed| OR: 100

9/1

Smart performer on the AW (only unplaced once) and turned in his best performance last time out when winning over 6f at Newcastle. 6f looks to suit him well (especially at Newcastle) and well worth his place here.

Form: 341-740

(2)

Boom The Groom⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: A W Carroll| OR: 107

20/1

Good class handicapper who ran well last year scoring three times. Not seen since October when running below form over 5f at Leicester.

Form: 66-3648

(8)

Gracious John¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: A Kirby| T: P D Evans| OR: 109

8/1

Winner over 5f in December in a handicap off 107 at Lingfield and followed that up with a good run at Newcastle also over 5f. Not in the same form last time out when racing too close to a strong pace but just the sort who can bounce back to form.

Form: 12-4442

(3)

Justice Good²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: S W Kelly| T: D R C Elsworth| OR: 103

8/1

In good form in his last two AW runs winning over 6f at Kempton Park off a mark of 95 and improved on that next time out at Newcastle over 5f. Just touched off at Newcastle and just worried out of the win and still looks to be improving.

Form: 031-269

(5)

Lancelot Du Lac²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: R Winston| T: D K Ivory| OR: 107

11/2

Smart sprinter who was highly tried on the turf in the summer and bounced back to form last time out at Chelmsford after a 6 month break. Boasts a very good record on the AW with 6 wins and a hard one to rule out here.

Form: -11124

(7)

Mythmaker²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Smart| OR: 102

16/1

Winner at Lingfield and Thirsk last year but looked unsuited by the 5f trip last time out. That leaves him work to do with a couple here but the return to 6f should suit.

Form: 022-625

(1)

Pretend²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 111

4/5

Lightly raced since winning the AW Sprint Championship in 2015 but looked as good as ever when winning last time out at Kempton Park. The best of these on official rating and sets a very good standard.

Form: 110/275-

Non-Runners

(4)

Rivellino⁸⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 7

T: K R Burke J: D C Costello

Forecasts

Pretend (4/5), Lancelot Du Lac (11/2), Gracious John (8/1), Justice Good (8/1), Amazour (9/1), Mythmaker (16/1), Boom The Groom (20/1), Rivellino (20/1)

A competitive renewal of this Listed 6f event with the winner of the past two years – Rivellino – looking to go off a big price here which gives you an idea of the contest this year. Lancelot Du Lac is a very smart AW performer and he can’t be left out of calculations here along with Gracious John and Justice Good. All of them will have to go to beat PRETEND though who won the AW Sprint Championship in 2015 at Lingfield; he looked as good as ever when winning last time out. 1. Pretend 2. Lancelot Du Lac 3. Justice Good