15:30 Lingfield

Monday 26 February 2018

All13:5514:2514:5515:3016:0016:35

Betway Handicap

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 1m 25.07s

(5)

Sayesse³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd⁽³⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 70

6/4

All four wins came in 2016 but he produced some good runs in defeat last season off much higher marks. Appeared to be finding his level last time and this drop in class looks potentially helpful.

Form: 065-743

(3)

Daring Guest²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Jane Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: G G Margarson| OR: 69| C| D

8/1

Successful three times in 2017 including a 6f contest here. Looking more favourably treated now and has a decent draw.

Form: 61240-7

(2)

Bernie's Boy^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Gabriele Malune⁽⁷⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 68| C| D

7/1

Came from a long way to pick up a first handicap victory last time. Likes it here and the extra furlong is no problem. Good claimer negates a 6lb rise and no surprise if he followed up.

Form: 0-31641

(6)

Chetan^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: C Wallis| OR: 67| D

16/1

Down to his last winning mark after notching a hat-trick last autumn. Seems better in class six races these days and latest efforts at this level give him a lot to find.

Form: 10037-8

(7)

Mansfield^b1,h⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: F Norton| T: M Wigham| OR: 67| D

5/2

Sole victory in 15 career starts came over this trip at Brighton as a two-year-old, though he went close in successive races over this trip in December. Respected on that form, though failed to fire at Newcastle last time and new headgear applied.

Form: 08822-7

(4)

Clement^v¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Robinson⁽⁵⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 65| CD

8/1

Completed a rapid fire hat-trick over C&D in February 2016, but the handicapper took charge subsequently. More lenient marks have not revived fortunes recently.

Form: 09-0448

(1)

Rightway²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 56

16/1

Latest effort was more encouraging and followed a five month layoff. Well-handicapped if building on that run and getting a good pace to race off.

Form: 85080-5

Forecasts

Sayesse (6/4), Mansfield (5/2), Bernie's Boy (7/1), Daring Guest (8/1), Clement (8/1), Chetan (16/1), Rightway (16/1)

Rightway could be a surprise package off bottom weight as he is nicely weighted and appeared to be coming back to somewhere near his best last time. Bernie's Boy took 16 races to land his first handicap, but did so with a useful turn of foot and in a manner which should suggests he could now be ahead of the assessor. SAYESSE has dropped to an attractive mark and signalled a return to the winner's enclosure was imminent last time. A drop in class may be enough to turn that into a reality here.