17:00 Lingfield

Wednesday 8 March 2017

All14:0014:3015:0015:3016:0016:3017:00

Betway Stayers Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 7f 169y  |   Standard  |   6 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:06  |   Winning time: 3m 28.46s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
2
(7)
Horse silk
Icebuster28
Age: 9|  Weight: 9-12| J: Ryan Tate| T: B R Millman| OR:  75
7/2
Yet to place in 25 starts on the AW and he looks more effective over shorter than this trip.
4
(2)
Horse silk
Ayr Of Elegance54
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-9| J: R Kingscote| T: P Hide| OR:  72
5/2
Didn't need to improve to land the odds last time in a maiden and handicapper looks to have got her mark about right on all known form. Place claims.
5
(9)
Horse silk
Wynford20
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-8| J: Josephine Gordon| T: D Loughnane| OR:  76
13/2
Shown nothing for this yard in two starts over hurdles but more at home back in this sphere and unexposed on the AW. May suit judged on his pedigree.
6
(5)
Horse silk
Free Bountyt37
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-1| J: S De Sousa| T: P J McBride| OR:  69
15/8
Hard to say he looks well-handicapped but return to further will no doubt help and the jockey booking is a positive. Still early days and not beyond posibilities there's more to come so has to be of interest in a weak event.
7
(6)
Horse silk
Rocky Elsomp1,t14
Age: 10|  Weight: 9-1| J: T J Murphy| T: Mrs S Leech| OR:  64
25/1
In no form over hurdles of late but on a fair mark judged on his form from when he was last seen on the Flat in 2014. Will be fit from hurdles exploits at least so one of the more interesting ones.
8
(4)
Horse silk
Treble Strikep21
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-11| J: Jack Duern(3)| T: D K Ivory| OR:  65
9/1
Good second here three starts back but very little shown on two recent starts and tailed off on both outings. Hard to fancy on the back of that.

Non-Runners

1
(3)
Horse silk
Victoria Pollard4
Weight: 10-0|  Age: 5
T: A M Balding  J: Non Runner
NR
3
(1)
Horse silk
Winter Spice50
Weight: 9-12|  Age: 6
T: S Thomas  J: Non Runner
NR
9
(8)
Horse silk
Marshall Aid19
Weight: 8-11|  Age: 4
T: M D I Usher  J: K T O'Neill
NR

Forecasts

Free Bounty (15/8), Ayr Of Elegance (5/2), Marshall Aid (3/1), Icebuster (7/2), Victoria Pollard (4/1), Wynford (13/2), Treble Strike (9/1), Winter Spice (16/1), Rocky Elsom (25/1)

Verdict

The booking of Silvestre De Sousa looks like a shrewd move by the connections of FREE BOUNTY and it's possible he may eek out a little more improvement from the colt while Rocky Elsom is on a fair mark if he returns in a better mood than his latest hurdles outings. Marshall Aid has been knocking on the door of late and should be thereabouts despite still holding his maiden tag.
  1. Free Bounty
  2. Rocky Elsom
  3. Marshall Aid

Prize Money

1st: £2,911.002nd: £866.003rd: £433.004th: £216.00

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