16:00 Lingfield

Tuesday 28 February 2017

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 2m 44.42s

(7)

Bamako Du Chatelet^v⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: A Kirby| T: Ian Williams| OR: 69

9/5

Has been in good form over 1m4f this Winter and handled the step up to 2m when contesting a handicap here last week. Drop back to 1m5f shouldn't inconvenience him and likely to go well for a top jockey once more.

Form: 424742

(3)

Attain⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: J Mitchell| T: A Watson| OR: 69

7/2

Disappointed here last time out but a winner over 1m4f here in an amateur riders event the time before. Disappointed under a penalty subsequently and interesting to see how he fares here.

Form: 234331

(2)

Amanto^t³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Tom Marquand| T: A Stronge| OR: 68

40/1

Successful in Germany in 2013 but no victories since. Ran well over hurdles on debut for this yard in December but well beaten in cheekpieces (left off here) since and makes his first flat outing since March last year in this.

Form: 20/36-12

(5)

Pinwood^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J F Egan| T: A West| OR: 71

11/4

Winner of his penultimate start over this C&D last month and not beaten far upped to 2m off this mark subsequently. In decent form at present and likely to go well once more.with latest winning jockey back in the saddle here.

Form: 7-13256

(4)

Hannah Just Hannah^p1,t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Jordan Uys⁽⁷⁾| T: Mat Salaman| OR: 67

66/1

Winner of two bumpers in 2014 and placed over jumps since then. Promise in her first maiden outing at Ffos Las in July but well held at Kempton last time out and makes her handicap debut in tongue tie and cheekpieces here.

Form:

(1)

Light Of Air²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: H Crouch⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 70

7/1

Winner in Germany in 2015 and contesting Group contests as recently as last June.First signs of form for current yard returned to the Flat (well beaten three times over hurdles) at Kempton last month and likely to go well here.

Form: 6-23443

(8)

Shining Romeo^v³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: D P Quinn| OR: 62

9/1

Application of a visor (retained) worked when victorious over 1m4f at Kempton last time out, his first win in 14 Flat outings. Steps up slightly in trip here and interesting to see if the visor has the same effect here with a top jockey up once more.

Form: 77-4165

(6)

Munsarim^b¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 8-12| J: Rob Hornby| T: L Carter| OR: 58

50/1

Winner of his penultimate at Kempton over 1m3f but well beaten when slowly away over 1m4f there subsequently. Has placed over this C&D off a higher mark in the past but likely he needs to get away on terms to figure here.

Form: 81-0859

(10)

Dynamo^t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Nicola Currie⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 57

40/1

Well beaten in two outings since returning from a break on the AW this year. Signs of promise on turf in two outings since returning to this yard (won twice for them in Spring 2016) after two failed attempts hurdling but likely best watched at present.

Form: 355607-

Non-Runners

(9)

Marshall Aid¹⁹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: M D I Usher J: K T O'Neill

Forecasts

Bamako Du Chatelet (9/5), Pinwood (11/4), Attain (7/2), Marshall Aid (4/1), Light Of Air (7/1), Shining Romeo (9/1), Amanto (40/1), Dynamo (40/1), Munsarim (50/1), Hannah Just Hannah (66/1)

LIGHT OF AIR can claim his first victory since being switched to this yard from Germany by claiming this competitive looking handicap. The selection finished runner-up at Kempton earlier this month with the form of that working out well (fourth and fifth have both won since) and can defy a 3lb rise in the weights here. The top weight Bamako Du Chatelet looks set to go well once more having finished runner-up here over further last time out while Shining Romeo and Attain are others worth considering. 1. Light Of Air 2. Bamako Du Chatelet 3. Shining Romeo