17:35 Lingfield
Thursday 5 October 2017
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Happy 50th Birthday Tom Fillies' Handicap
- 3YO plus | Class 5 | 7f 1y | Standard / Slow | 13 Runners | Polytrack | Weighed In
- Off time: 17:38 | Winning time: 1m 25.37s
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Has appeared not to stay a mile lately so interesting to see her down to this trip and with her yard in such tremendous form (four winners from their last seven runners).
Yet to reproduce her juvenile form in three starts this term. Handicapper is making things easier but still hard to fancy on this year's performances.
Has won on both tracks here and tackles a new trip. Has improved considerably since learning to settle and she looks ready the extra furlong. One of the more progressive runners in this lineup.
Placed once in eight AW starts and yet to convince she is as effective at this trip. Mark looks high enough at present and the fitting of cheekpieces will need to have a significant effect.
Winner of two races and a good fifth in the Totepool Two-Year-Old Trophy. Ran well from this mark on her AW debut two weeks ago and has performed well off higher. Her record in this grade, two wins and three places from six starts, earns respect.
Winner at Bath last year and now 2lb lower than that. Supported here in May when she stumbled at the start and she has missed the break on both starts since. Carries an obvious risk but goes well fresh and worth a market check.
Beat a poor lot impressively on turf here in June and she has been disappointing since. Headgear removed and she has justifiably dropped to a career low mark.
Failed by a length to concede 11lb to Burren View Lady over C&D in April. Has since scored over a mile at Yarmouth and she probably needs a strongly run race over this trip. This is a decent contest for the grade and she may not be up to the task.
Winner in lower grade at Chepstow and form has been erratic since stepping up to this level. Others have more appealing profiles.
Picked up a Wolverhampton maiden last term and subsequently shaped well in two higher class nurseries. Below those levels this term despite continued help from the handicapper. Cheekpieces had a negative effect last month and are left off now.
Winner of a weak Leicester maiden and has been difficult to place since. Last of 13 at Kempton three weeks ago and earns a further 5lb drop in the weights. Probably has further to fall and best watched until showing more positive signs.
Picked up a weaker race than this in the spring and the runner-up Anastazia is weighted to reverse those placings. Followed up at Ayr and the ground has been too soft on last two starts. Respected but others are more appealing.
Did well to win twice on the AW over 5f (including here) for Jeremy Gask earlier in the year but her form has tapered off a little since. No real sign of improvement on first outing for this yard.
Non-Runners
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Twilight Spirit20
Weight: 8-9| Age: 3
T: A W Carroll J: Tom Marquand
NR
Forecasts
Lady In Question (7/2), Monteamiata (11/2), Chicago Star (7/1), Twilight Spirit (7/1), Mistime (8/1), Dealer's Choice (17/2), Burren View Lady (9/1), Many A Tale (11/1), High On Love (14/1), Dashing Poet (16/1), Anastazia (16/1), Wild Dancer (16/1), Mississippi Miss (20/1), One Big Surprise (33/1)
High On Love represents a yard in excellent form currently and this easy 7f could prove an ideal trip for her. Lady In Question has an admirable record in his grade and will give her usual honest account and Wild Dancer is better than her recent form indicates. MONTEAMITA has won here twice previously and has improved now settling better. She looks capable of finding more over this extra furlong and looks the one they all have to beat.
- Monteamiata
- High On Love
- Lady In Question
Prize Money
1st: £2,911.002nd: £866.003rd: £433.004th: £216.00
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