15:40 Lingfield

Friday 30 March 2018

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32Red 3 Year Old All-Weather Championships Conditions Stakes

Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 1m 10.29s

(4)

Albishr^b1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: S Dow| OR: 95

20/1

Not won since his debut but ran two promising races on AW at Kempton this winter. Disappointing last time though and has a bit to find on form with several of these. Wears first-time blinkers.

Form: 2672-24

(9)

Breathless Times¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Adam J McNamara| T: H & R Charlton| D

10/1

Progressive sort who's improved with each start. Followed up a promising debut at Kempton with two Wolverhampton wins and the latest of those victories has been franked by the runner-up since. Fascinating contender but draw could have been better.

Form: 2-11

(6)

Corinthia Knight¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A Watson| OR: 105| C| D

5/4

Very smart performer who won his debut here and has won six of his eight AW outings. Very impressive when last seen in a Listed race at Chantilly, winning going away and showing he doesn't have to dominate from the front; hard to beat here.

Form: 243-111

(8)

Count Otto^h⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Joey Haynes| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 93| CD

14/1

Clearly going the right way and has recorded back-to-back C&D wins in his last two starts. Bare level of that form will need improving on if he's to land a blow here.

Form: 913-11

(3)

Desert Doctor²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: E Walker| OR: 96| CD

6/1

Made it four wins from six AW starts over C&D last time but has work to do with Corinthia Knight on their Newcastle form when that rival won by 5L. Can be a tricky customer to get right from the stalls, as seen last time, but not discounted.

Form: 12-1151

(10)

Global Academy^p⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: G Mosse| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 88| BF

50/1

Won two of his first three starts on AW but finished last of four on his C&D start last month and he was a beaten odds-on favourite at Wolverhampton last time. Needs to improve and wide draw not ideal.

Form: 641-142

(1)

Helvetian²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: M R Channon| OR: 96| D

16/1

Impressive winner over this trip at Kempton in January but beaten twice over C&D since. More exposed than several of these but not without each-way claims.

Form: 04-2133

(5)

Lake Volta²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 97| D

12/1

Two-time winner on the turf last year and placed in Group 3 company at Kempton in September. Not as good subsequently but produced a better effort last time behind a smart sort and hard to completely rule out given his experience at pattern level.

Form: 3336-43

(7)

Never Back Down¹¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Josephine Gordon| T: H Palmer| OR: 98| D

6/1

Leicester win as a juvenile worked out well and while he possibly found Listed class too strong, he was back to form with a Wolverhampton win (Corinthia Knight third). That rival has progressed subsequently but not ruled out if he's improved since.

Form: 21651-

(2)

Rock On Baileys^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 80| C| D

12/1

Highly progressive sort who has won five in a row on AW this winter. Convincing nature of her win last time suggests there's more to come and while this is obviously a much tougher test, she can't be discounted.

Form: 21-1111

Forecasts

Corinthia Knight (5/4), Desert Doctor (6/1), Never Back Down (6/1), Breathless Times (10/1), Lake Volta (12/1), Rock On Baileys (12/1), Count Otto (14/1), Helvetian (16/1), Albishr (20/1), Global Academy (50/1)

Archie Watson has been in fine form this all-weather season and CORINTHIA KNIGHT has been his stand out performer. The three-year-old is still improving and he will be hard to beat here after an impressive performance in a Listed race in France last time out. Never Back Down has a win to his name over the selection and can't be ruled out if he's improved in the interim while Breathless Times and Rock On Baileys make up the shortlist with the latter narrowly preferred given her favourable draw.