17:10 Lingfield

Wednesday 30 August 2017

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Off time: 17:13 | Winning time: 2m 37.27s

(7)

Hermosa Vaquera^p¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 55| CD

2/1

Winner of a bad race here last month but underlined her wellbeing at Fontwell two weeks ago. A 6lb rise in the weights for that C&D victory looks harsh but there is a lack of reliable competition in this.

Form: 73360-1

(4)

Tatawu^b1³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: William Carson| T: P W Hiatt| OR: 53

8/1

Now 10lb below his last winning mark but yard are having a poor year. Blinkers are now employed but he looks risky at present.

Form: 058-998

(10)

Ravenswood²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: P R Chamings| OR: 52

11/4

Looked one paced when producing a career best in the mud here last time to finish third of five in a higher grade race. That effort may flatter him and a tendency to hang makes him one to be wary of.

Form: 996-03

(5)

Halling's Wish^b²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 52| D

7/2

Has looked well treated for a while but has not looked ready to win any time soon. Latest effort was a backward step but earns a further 3lb drop in the weights.

Form: 333448

(2)

Sir Dylan^h⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: L P Keniry| T: P Gundry| OR: 51| D

12/1

Last win on the Flat came in January 2013. Both efforts last month suggest that drought will not be ending soon.

Form: 92/9-208

(1)

Ocean Bentley³⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: George Downing| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45

25/1

21-race maiden who has been off the track since October 2016. Form looks distinctly poor and hard to recommend.

Form: 665033-

(6)

Rod Of Iron^v1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: K T O'Neill| T: M Madgwick| OR: 45

33/1

Looks clearly held by Hermosa Vaquera on running here a month ago and well beaten again since. Visor now tried.

Form: 0980-55

(3)

Barbary Prince¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Manuel Fernandes⁽⁷⁾| T: S A Harris| OR: 45

12/1

Well beaten on all starts to date and arrives here with the stable going through a quiet spell. Hard to fancy.

Form: 995006

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(8)

L'ami De Rouge⁴⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: R J Smith J: Hollie Doyle

(9)

Wassail⁷

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: E De Giles J: S De Sousa

Forecasts

Hermosa Vaquera (2/1), Wassail (9/4), Ravenswood (11/4), Halling's Wish (7/2), Tatawu (8/1), Sir Dylan (12/1), Barbary Prince (12/1), L'ami De Rouge (14/1), Ocean Bentley (25/1), Rod Of Iron (33/1)

A distinct lack of recent form to go on here with just Hermosa Vaquera and WASSAIL having produced noteworthy performances this season. The former landed a poor race here last month but this looks just as bad. A 6lb rise in the weights for that victory may just tilt this towards WASSAIL who was narrowly beaten off this mark in a better race last time and who has the services of Silvestre De Sousa.

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