12:50 Lingfield

Tuesday 14 November 2017

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Christmas Parties At Lingfield Park Mares' Intermediate Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 3m 46.08s

Agathe Rosalie^h²³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: L P Aspell| T: L Wadham

11/2

Done little in two starts and the addition of a hood on her final start didn't eke out any improvement either. Hard to recommend on those efforts and others preferred.

Form: 07-

Bullfrog

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore

3/1

Newcomer that's bred to have a bit more speed than a few of these, and the surface shouldn't pose an issue either. Yard 0-7 in A/W bumpers, which tempers confidence a bit, but still looks a player.

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Frizzle

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Miss E C Lavelle

7/2

Half-sister to the smart hurdler No Comment, bred to have some speed and yard introduced the useful Enniscoffey Oscar in an A/W bumper last year. Market the best guide, but looks one to keep onside at this stage.

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Much Too Much¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: T Scudamore| T: H Morrison

14/1

Rare runner for the yard in this sphere but she looked like one that simply needed more time based on her effort at Aintree last month where she finished well down the field.

Form: 0

Musical Stardust

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: A Nicol| T: S Thomas

16/1

Yard don't tend to get winners in bumpers, but this one is related to horses that have form on this surface and she ought to have some speed about her. Interesting jockey booking too and she's worth a glance in the market.

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Oborne Lady

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Kevin Jones⁽⁵⁾| T: J W Mullins

9/2

Yard have a 10% strike rate in bumpers but this one is bred to want a trip, and it's probable we won't see the best of her for a while. Likely to find things happening too quickly here and others preferred.

Form:

Royalewhit^h1,t1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: David Noonan| T: A J Honeyball

7/2

Yard know the time of day in bumpers (18% strike rate) but there's no great interest in her pedigree and it's disconcerting to see both the hood and tongue-tie applied for her debut today. Others make more appeal.

Form:

The Ginger Ninjer³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Jack Sherwood⁽³⁾| T: Miss S Smith

66/1

Never in the hunt on debut at Fontwell last month, finishing well beaten, and can only be watched on that.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Bullfrog (3/1), Frizzle (7/2), Royalewhit (7/2), Oborne Lady (9/2), Agathe Rosalie (11/2), Much Too Much (14/1), Musical Stardust (16/1), The Ginger Ninjer (66/1)

An all weather bumper to kick the card off with, and the one that makes the most appeal on paper is FRIZZLE, who is bred to be decent and the yard know what it takes to win a bumper on the sand. Musical Stardust may be ignored in the market but she too makes plenty of appeal, being related to MIdnight Chorister, who handled this surface fine. She and Bullfrog may be the two that give the selection the most to think about.