13:25 Lingfield

Saturday 13 January 2018

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:40

Betway Sprint Handicap

Off time: 13:26 | Winning time: 1m 10.67s

(2)

Reckless Endeavour¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: D C Costello| T: J A Osborne| OR: 97| BF| D

7/2

Placed over C&D last time out in a potentially useful horse in Dubai One. Also won over this trip when at Dundalk when trained in Ireland and should find mark and draw both workable.

Form: 101353-

(7)

Boom The Groom⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 96| CD

7/1

Has won much better handicaps than this in the past as well as over C&D. Second at Chelmsford last time was encouraging and this looks easier, so he could be one to side with.

Form: 009U0-2

(5)

Kasbah¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: J Mitchell| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 91| CD

9/2

Just ahead of Reckless Endeavour over C&D last time out but is only up 1lb for that effort. That was his best effort for a while and he holds claims if building on it.

Form: 059062-

(8)

Reflektor²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: M Harley| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 90| D

25/1

All three wins have come on turf, but is fairly lightly-raced on the AW. Still needs to leave his last effort (over 6f at Wolverhampton) a long way behind to have a say here.

Form: 913088-

(1)

Human Nature^t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: P J McDonald| T: S C Williams| OR: 90| D

7/4

Ended last year in fine form, winning a 6f handicap at Chelmsford having run well in a races at Kempton. 5lb higher now but should be able to handle this mark and can go very well.

Form: 149221-

(6)

Ascot Day¹⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: George Bass⁽⁷⁾| T: D M Simcock| OR: 90| C| D

16/1

Recently stepped back up to this trip at Newcastle when winning a slightly weaker handicap than this. Up 5lb won't make this easy and he has to defy a break.

Form: 116461-

(3)

George Dryden⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Marquand| T: C Wallis| OR: 89| D

10/1

Has mostly been regressing since winning a nice handicap at York in September 2015, and is best watched on his first start for a new yard.

Form: 5/50709-

(4)

Leo Minor¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Fran Berry| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 85| D

14/1

Behind a couple of these over C&D towards the end of December. Dropped 5lb but still yet to prove he is up to performing at this level.

Form: 3103/06-

(9)

Upavon^h,t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Aaron Jones⁽³⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 80| CD

33/1

Fair strike-rate overall, but all of his more recent wins have come in weaker events than this, and he's liable to be outclassed against some more in-form rivals.

Form: 43583-8

Forecasts

Human Nature (7/4), Reckless Endeavour (7/2), Kasbah (9/2), Boom The Groom (7/1), George Dryden (10/1), Leo Minor (14/1), Ascot Day (16/1), Reflektor (25/1), Upavon (33/1)

It may be worth siding with grand campaigner BOOM THE GROOM. A winner on multiple occasions at a much higher level than this, he ran well at Chelmsford last time and on his best form would have plenty in hand with the rest of these. Recent C&D placer Reckless Endeavour may be next best, ahead of the fairly progressive Kasbah.