15:40 Lingfield

Tuesday 21 November 2017

All12:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:40

Betway Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 2m 30.63s

(5)

What A Welcome¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Charlie Bennett| T: P R Chamings| OR: 67| C

13/8

Stepped up markedly on his three outings in maiden company when winning over 1m2f here earlier this month. Raised 4lb for that success and shapes as if this step up in trip will suit.

Form: 0051

(1)

I'm Running Late³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Jack Duern| T: D K Ivory| OR: 66| C

6/1

Victorious in a 1m2f maiden here back in May and put a couple of disappointing efforts behind him when finishing fifth over this C&D last month. Interesting to see how he fares today.

Form: 761005

(10)

Relevant^p1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Patrick Pilley| T: K R Burke| OR: 65

20/1

Six race maiden but came within a head of rectifying that when finishing runner-up over an extended 1m4f at Newcastle earlier this month. One to note with cheekpieces tried for the first time.

Form: 344252

(4)

Ode To Glory⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Sebastian Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: Rae Guest| OR: 65| BF

8/1

Sole success in ten starts came over an extended 1m at Wolverhampton 14 months ago. Running well without winning so far this year and finished runner-up over this trip on her penultimate outing.

Form: 623326

(6)

Kohinoor Diamond^p1⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: H Crouch| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 62| BF

7/2

Appreciated the marked step up in trip when making a winning handicap debut over 1m2f at Chelmsford last month. Possible the run came too quickly when disappointing next time and wears cheekpieces for the first time stepping up in trip once more.

Form: 597-16

(2)

Enola¹³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K Shoemark| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 62| D

33/1

Debut winner over an extended 1m3f on good-to-firm ground here in June but held twice since and joined this yard for just 5,000 gns in July. Probably best watched at present.

Form: 169

(3)

Widnes^b²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Tim Clark| T: A Bailey| OR: 61

12/1

13 race maiden but ran well stepping up in trip when finishing 2L fourth over 1m2f at Yarmouth (good-to-soft) last time out. Tackles this distance for the first time today.

Form: 764084

(9)

Desert Song²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: P Phelan| OR: 56

14/1

Career best effort when finishing a neck second over 1m3f at Kempton last time out. Tries this trip for the first time following a 2lb rise in the weights.

Form: 06892

(7)

Bird For Life¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Nicola Currie⁽⁵⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 48| D

12/1

Broke her maiden when victorious over 1m4f at Kempton last time out. Races off a 2lb higher mark with a promising apprentice on board once more for a yard who are going well at present (2/8).

Form: 689541

(8)

Ripper Street^h¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Jane Elliott⁽³⁾| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 45

80/1

16 race maiden and managed just one placed effort in that time. Best efforts have come over 1m2f and plenty to prove from 1lb out of the handicap stepping up in trip.

Form: 630840

Forecasts

What A Welcome (13/8), Kohinoor Diamond (7/2), I'm Running Late (6/1), Ode To Glory (8/1), Widnes (12/1), Bird For Life (12/1), Desert Song (14/1), Relevant (20/1), Enola (33/1), Ripper Street (80/1)

WHAT A WELCOME is taken to follow up his handicap debut success here earlier this month on his first try at this trip. The selections breeding and latest effort both suggest he should relish this step up in trip and he is taken to defy top weight at the chief expense of Kohinoor Diamond, a disappointment last time out but another who has a handicap victory over this trip to her name. Bird For Life hails from an in form stable and having won over this trip last time out she can claim third today.