14:10 Lingfield

Monday 5 March 2018

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Enhanced Place Odds At 188Bet Standard Open NH Flat Race (AW)

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 3m 35.2s

Balli Martine^h²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Garner⁽³⁾| T: Noel Williams

16/1

Half-brother to three NH winners. Made a fine start when 66/1 third in Uttoxeter bumper in November but disapointing when well beaten at Kempton on AW last month. Has to prove he can handle this artificial surface but not without hope.

Form: 30

Dazibao

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Andrew Tinkler| T: George Baker

10/1

Made £58,000 gns as a three-year-old. Half-brother to two French Flat winners. Yard has been very quiet this winter but any market support on debut here would be significant.

Form:

Procrastinating

Age: 13| Weight: 11-2| J: Unknown| T: G & J Moore

Form:

Talk Of Monty³⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-2| J: Unknown| T: L Wadham

Form: 00

Telegraph Place²⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Fergus Gregory⁽⁷⁾| T: O Murphy

11/2

Gelded son of Ascot Gold Cup legend Yeats but pulled up in sole Iris point-to-point last May. Makes Rules debut for yard in fine form so has to be respected on that score.

Form: P

Foxtrot Juliet³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: David England| T: O Murphy

12/1

Shirocco mare whose dam was a winning hurdler and half-sister to Grand National hero Rule The World. Yard in great form and not disgraced when seventh of 9 on racecourse bow here last month. Likely to improve for that run and shouldn't be far away.

Form: 7

Moor Freedom

Age: 12| Weight: 10-9| J: Unknown| T: P Gundry

Form:

Thank You Before⁴³

Age: 12| Weight: 10-9| J: Unknown| T: G & J Moore

Form: 5

Ace Cheetah

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Jamie Bargary⁽³⁾| T: J R Jenkins

12/1

Never made it to the racecourse for David Lanigan and sales price dropped sharply from 40,000 gns to 9000 gns for current connections in November. US pedigree so may not be out of place on this surface.

Form:

Costa Galera¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-8| J: Unknown| T: O Murphy

Form: 5

Elviz

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: J E Moore| T: A W Carroll

16/1

Nicely bred Medicean gelding out of a listed place Flat mare. Looks the part on paper and jockey booking rather catches the eye. Wouldn't surprise if he's very much on the premises on debut.

Form:

Skyline⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: T J O'Brien| T: H Morrison

4/7

Beaten just a head when well backed on debut in Doncaster bumper in December and not disgraced when sixth in listed event at Cheltenham a few weeks later. This is easier and he rates a leading form contender.

Form: 26

Cazza Cazam

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: M Goldstein| T: C Hobson

66/1

By German sire out of mare who a maiden point-to-point. Plenty of stamina in pedigree and looks the sort that may need time before reaching her potential. Others make more appeal.

Form:

Forecasts

Skyline (4/7), Telegraph Place (11/2), Dazibao (10/1), Foxtrot Juliet (12/1), Ace Cheetah (12/1), Balli Martine (16/1), Elviz (16/1), Cazza Cazam (66/1)

SKYLINE stands out on form and should be hard to beat if coping with the switch to Polytrack. His runs at both Doncaster and Cheltenham are easily the best form on offer here. The mare Foxtrot Julliet looks the more interesting of the in-form Olly Murphy pair, while it wouldn't surprise to see Balli Martine run better than last time. Newcomers Dazibao and Elviz both have interesting pedigrees and any money for either would be worth noting.