13:50 Lingfield

Wednesday 6 September 2017

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US Open Tennis At 188Bet Claiming Stakes

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 2m 32.68s

(6)

Kaisan^b,t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 59

16/1

Maiden after eight starts. Has failed to hit the frame in four runs this season and has been tried in blinkers and cheekpieces. Blinkers are retained after he finished fifth of eight last time, but he has plenty to find.

Form: 32-6545

(7)

Ejayteekay²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Charlie Bennett⁽³⁾| T: H Morrison| OR: 72

5/4

All three career wins have come at 1m, the latest at Ffos Las last month. Has shown enough to suggest she can make an impact, but has to prove her stamina. Stable has another leading candidate in Outcrop.

Form: 88P631

(2)

Light Gunner²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Tim Clark⁽³⁾| T: H Tett| OR: 48

25/1

Best effort in seven runs came three starts ago when he was third of 11 at Salisbury. The hood he wore for the fist time on his latest outing is dispensed with and he needs to take a big step forward to get involved.

Form: 0-79386

(4)

Outcrop⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: H Morrison| OR: 72

6/4

First two starts this season saw him produce form which would give him a winning chance at this level. However, two runs since being gelded have failed to see him beat a rival. Can take a keen hold and needs to settle.

Form: 83-1307

(5)

Tojosimbre^t¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 49| D

12/1

Fitted with a tongue tie when scoring for the first time in a selling handicap at Brighton, beating Bizet a short head, and may have found 1m6f too far last time. Has plenty to do at these weights.

Form: 077917

(8)

Bizet^v⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Jack Osborn⁽⁷⁾| T: J Ryan| OR: 51

12/1

Weighted to turn the tables on Tojosimbre on their Brighton running over this sort of trip and has been tried over a variety of distances since then. A case can be made for him, but one or two rivals will need to underperform.

Form: 725526

(3)

Ladofash^p1⁹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: S De Sousa| T: C Gordon| OR: 61| D

8/1

Makes his first appearance for this yard since being bought out of Karl Burke's stable for 2,000 gns. Won a Wolverhampton handicap in March so knows how to get his head in front and first-time cheekpieces may help.

Form: 461466

(1)

Greyjoy²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Shariq Mohd⁽⁷⁾| T: S Kirk| OR: 40

66/1

Still looking for his first win after 15 starts. Has been tried from 7f to 1m4f and this is his first venture into claiming company.

Form: 848780

Forecasts

Ejayteekay (5/4), Outcrop (6/4), Ladofash (8/1), Bizet (12/1), Tojosimbre (12/1), Kaisan (16/1), Light Gunner (25/1), Greyjoy (66/1)

Stable companions Ejayteekay and Outcrop set the standard by some way in an ordinary contest, but both have questions to answer., the former regarding stamina and the latter on form since being gelded. There should not be much between old rivals Tojosimbre and Bizet, but a chance is taken on LADODASH, who might be freshened up by a change of stable, wears cheekpieces for the first time and has claims at the weights.