16:30 Lingfield

Friday 6 April 2018

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Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 1m 23.20s

(11)

Poet's Society¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 87| D

6/1

Has had a productive winter while not quite seeing out the mile on his last four starts. Drop back to this trip is in his favour but may have to work hard to get across from his wide draw.

Form: 217534

(3)

Berkshire Boy^b¹⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Rob Hornby| T: A M Balding| OR: 87| D

5/1

Back down to the same grade he won at Chepstow last year. Showed promise in two previous starts on the AW and open to improvement on this surface. Boasts an excellent record fresh and should be primed for a big run.

Form: 244717-

(2)

Six Strings²⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 86

15/8

Highly tried for Richard Fahey last season and now dropped significantly in class on his stable debut. Ran well on his seasonal reappearance last year and has previously shown a liking for the AW. Open to further improvement this season.

Form: 1/23037-

(7)

Black Bess¹⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: P Cosgrave| T: J R Boyle| OR: 85| D

12/1

Progressive on turf last year and has handled this track previously. Goes well fresh and back to her last winning grade. Another drawn wide who likes to lead.

Form: 731362-

(6)

Bint Dandy^b⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 83| CD

6/1

Down in grade but has struggled in her last three starts here. Has only managed one win in the last three years and could do with some more favours from the handicapper.

Form: 5727-59

(5)

Pepita¹⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 82| D

6/1

On the pace runner who ran right up to her best at Wolverhampton in November. Consistent record on the AW and a reproduction would see her go close for in-form stable.

Form: 261252-

(4)

Intense Style^v⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Jane Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: J L Eyre| OR: 79| D

14/1

Disappointed over a mile here in January and although the drop in trip is a positive he's likely to struggle in such a competitive race.

Form: 92104-9

(9)

Zebulon¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J Garritty| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 78

25/1

Both wins last year came at a lesser level for Richard Hannon and struggled to make an impression on stable debut at Newcastle.

Form: 46216-8

(8)

Medici Banchiere^v¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: R Kingscote| T: K R Burke| OR: 77

8/1

Visor replaces blinkers and hasn't won since his second start back in 2016. Generally inconsistent and needs to up his game to make an impression in this field.

Form: 9-52595

Non-Runners

(10)

Sea Fox³⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: P D Evans J: J F Egan

(12)

Arnarson¹⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: E A L Dunlop J: Non Runner

(1)

Siege Of Boston¹⁰

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: D C Griffiths J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Six Strings (15/8), Berkshire Boy (5/1), Poet's Society (6/1), Pepita (6/1), Bint Dandy (6/1), Sea Fox (13/2), Medici Banchiere (8/1), Siege Of Boston (10/1), Black Bess (12/1), Intense Style (14/1), Arnarson (16/1), Zebulon (25/1)

A very competitive race for the grade and there looks to be plenty of pace with several front runners. A few are dropping in class including Sea Fox who is tactically versatile and can run well despite the poor draw. Six Strings ran well in some competitive races last year and is interesting if there is market support for his new trainer. BERKSHIRE BOY looks the type who can improve again on the AW, he has a good draw to get a handy position and with his record fresh reading 1221 should be relied on for a good run.