15:30 Lingfield

Saturday 30 December 2017

All11:3012:0012:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:30

Betway Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 6  |   1m 2f  |   Standard  |   12 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:31  |   Winning time: 2m 8.46s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(14)
Horse silk
Ban Shoofb81
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: R Winston| T: G & J Moore| OR:  65| BF
6/1
Went close over C&D two starts ago, and having won on the turf at Brighton earlier in the year he looks set to run a big race here as long as he can overcome the widest draw of all.
2
(1)
Horse silk
Diamond Reflectiont17
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-7| J: Liam Keniry| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR:  65
66/1
13 race maiden across both codes and impossible to fancy after a 31L defeat over C&D in maiden company earlier in the month.
4
(7)
Horse silk
Pink Ribbon16
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: S Kirk| OR:  64| CD
10/1
C&D winner who also won at Wolverhampton earlier in the month, but needs to improve on two less impressive efforts since, though he is only 1lb higher in the weights.
5
(4)
Horse silk
Beepeeceeb12
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR:  65
5/1
Polytrack winner at Chelmsford over 1m who also stays this far, and can't be ruled out after a solid effort here two starts ago.
6
(9)
Horse silk
Unit of Assessmentt,v17
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: W J Knight| OR:  65
7/2
10 race maiden but has shown he has ability on a number of occasions. Handicap mark slowly coming down and easy to envisage him getting off the mark sooner rather than later.
7
(6)
Horse silk
Udogo14
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-4| J: M Dwyer| T: B G Powell| OR:  62| D
25/1
Much better than this class of race when trained in Ireland but has regressed since moving to Britain and needs a fairly major revival now.
8
(3)
Horse silk
Zephyros115
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-4| J: Poppy Bridgwater(7)| T: D G Bridgwater| OR:  62| D
16/1
Versatile performer who can put in solid efforts at times but is on a long losing streak now and has also never won on the AW.
9
(11)
Horse silk
Zoffany Bayp8
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: K T O'Neill| T: G Peckham| OR:  63| D
10/1
Won over 1m2f on Polytrack at Chelmsford two starts ago and is 5lb higher in the weights now. Needs to prove himself off this mark but still has a chance.
10
(5)
Horse silk
Attain17
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-2| J: Nicola Currie(7)| T: A Watson| OR:  60| BF| CD
4/1
Five of his six wins on the AW have come here, including C&D, and he has run well here the last twice. Major claims off only 1lb higher with his apprentice rider claiming 7lb.
11
(2)
Horse silk
Zulu15
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: B R Millman| OR:  62
14/1
More lightly-raced than most of these but failed to impress on handicap debut at Chelmsford last time and has stamina to prove over this trip.
13
(8)
Horse silk
Hallingham39
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-1| J: Hollie Doyle| T: K O Cunningham-Brown| OR:  59| D
14/1
Has run creditably over hurdles the last twice, and also has a good record on the AW despite not having won on a synthetic surface in three attempts. Not ruled out on the return to the Flat.
14
(10)
Horse silk
Estibdaadt17
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Shepherd(3)| T: P Butler| OR:  58| CD
25/1
C&D winner and also won at Chelmsford over this trip two starts ago, but isn't drawn ideally and is 4lb higher than at the time of that recent victory.

Non-Runners

3
(13)
Horse silk
Ceyhan2
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 5
T: J A Osborne  J: Non Runner
NR
12
(12)
Horse silk
The Gay Cavalier4
Weight: 9-1|  Age: 6
T: J Ryan  J: Non Runner
NR

Forecasts

Unit of Assessment (7/2), Attain (4/1), Beepeecee (5/1), Ban Shoof (6/1), Ceyhan (6/1), Pink Ribbon (10/1), Zoffany Bay (10/1), Hallingham (14/1), Zulu (14/1), Zephyros (16/1), The Gay Cavalier (20/1), Estibdaad (25/1), Udogo (25/1), Diamond Reflection (66/1)

Verdict

Attain commands respect given his form at this course but preference is for UNIT OF ASSESSMENT. Adam Kirby's mount my remain a maiden but has demonstrated he has ability including when a good third over C&D last time out. He should be capable of getting off the mark off his current handicap rating and is the suggestion here, with Ban Shoof also making the shortlist from a wide draw.
  1. Unit of Assessment
  2. Attain
  3. Ban Shoof

Prize Money

1st: £2,264.002nd: £674.003rd: £337.004th: £168.00

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