12:00 Lingfield
Saturday 30 December 2017
All11:3012:0012:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:30
Betway Sprint Handicap
- 3YO plus | Class 3 | 6f 1y | Standard | 10 Runners | Polytrack | Weighed In
- Off time: 12:00 | Winning time: 1m 10.32s
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Performances at Dundalk over this trip given plenty of reason for encouragement, especially when paired with two solid runs for this yard so far. Not ruled out even with others potentially better treated.
Has an attractive record on the AW, including here, but others arrive here having run better races in deeper contests than his own recent record.
Group 3 winner and 6f AW winner at Wolverhampton last time out. Not quite the force of old but should still be capable of running a big race off this mark.
Three time winner in AW sprints. 4lb higher than the last of those and it's a mild concern that he ran relatively poorly here last time, but he was hampered at once stage and could go close if ready to go after a break.
Two of his three wins have come on the AW and he hasn't had too much racing for his age, but his recent efforts have been far from encouraging and others are preferred.
Only race since October 2016 came at Kempton last month. Poor there but entitled to come on for the run and remains lightly-raced enough to suggest improvement is certainly possible.
Only win of this year so far came on the AW and has run okay since, including on turf. Minor claims after a good effort here last time out over shorter, when drawn wide and doing his best work late.
Has form here but is on a long enough losing streak by now and hasn't been given too much assistance by the handicapper. Down the field over this trip on his last couple of starts, in what were probably weaker races.
Encouraging strike-rate, especially on the AW, but possibly better over further and was beaten favourite over this trip at Chelmsford last time out.
Sixth behind Tropics at last time (has a 5lb pull at the weights), but both wins have been in much weaker races than this and others hold much more convincing claims.
Non-Runners
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(11)
Kodiline39
Weight: 8-12| Age: 3
T: C G Cox J: Non Runner
NR
Forecasts
Reckless Endeavour (3/1), Dubai One (7/2), Tropics (4/1), Pearl Spectre (5/1), Kasbah (7/1), Kodiline (8/1), Stellarta (12/1), Doc Sportello (18/1), Leo Minor (40/1), Zac Brown (50/1), Turanga Leela (66/1)
Dubai One holds obvious claims given his record in AW sprints but preference is for TROPICS. A Group 3 winner at his peak, he is almost certainly past his best now but won nicely at Wolverhampton last time out and should be able to go very close again having been raised 4lb. Kodiline has a wide draw to overcome but should go well if that doesn't prove to be too much of an issue.
- Tropics
- Dubai One
- Kodiline
Prize Money
1st: £7,246.002nd: £2,169.003rd: £1,084.004th: £543.005th: £270.00
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