17:20 Lingfield

Wednesday 11 April 2018

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Take The Reins Handicap

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 2m 36.55s

(4)

Cayuga⁵^{(ex 6)}

Age: 9| Weight: 9-13| J: Rossa Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: B R Johnson| OR: 75| C

7/1

Winner of a handicap off a 3lb lower mark over 1m2f here in January but showed his versatility when stepping up to 1m5f for success in a claimer last time out. One to note in this contest.

Form: 677/191

(2)

Stuccodor^v³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Hayley Turner| T: C R Dore| OR: 75

16/1

Winner of a selling handicap hurdle on final start for Sophie Leech in February and made a satisfactory start to his career with this stable when beaten a neck in a Southwell seller over 1m4f last time. Interesting back in a handicap.

Form: 05009/2

(8)

Amanto^p,t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: George Wood⁽³⁾| T: A Stronge| OR: 74| C| D

10/1

Placed over hurdles since winning over 2m here 12 months ago. Drops in trip having finished fifth over that trip on his return from a break last month.

Form: 12162-5

(6)

Smiley Bagel¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: E Walker| OR: 70| BF| CD

4/1

Placed twice including over this trip last time out since winning over C&D in February. Beaten 1¾L into third last time and is one for the shortlist off the same mark today.

Form: 8-06123

(5)

Fool To Cry²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Tim Clark⁽³⁾| T: J Farrelly| OR: 70

33/1

Held in two starts since returning from a break. Handicap mark is falling as a result and she is chasing her fifth career success today.

Form: 5541/59

(1)

Scoones³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 69| C

3/1

Victorious over 1m2f here in September. Held in two starts since and stepping up in trip racing off a mark 4lb higher than for that success.

Form: 75410-4

(3)

Compatriot³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: J P Spencer| T: O Murphy| OR: 69| BF| D

9/4

Successful twice over this trip at Wolverhampton in February and ran well when finishing runner-up following an 8lb rise over 1m3f at Southwell subsequently. Interesting runner today.

Form: 224-112

(9)

Attain¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽⁷⁾| T: A Watson| OR: 68| CD

8/1

Chasing a hat-trick over C&D having won twice here last month. Races off a mark 3lb higher than for his latest success and one to note with a promising 7lb claimer in the saddle once more.

Form: 315311

(7)

Silver Mountain¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁷⁾| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 62| C| D

33/1

All three victories have come on the AW but lightly raced in recent years and well held behind Attain on his return from nearly two years off the track recently.

Form: 65770/8

Forecasts

Compatriot (9/4), Scoones (3/1), Smiley Bagel (4/1), Cayuga (7/1), Attain (8/1), Amanto (10/1), Stuccodor (16/1), Fool To Cry (33/1), Silver Mountain (33/1)

With a number of these in good form in recent times it may pay to side with the hat-trick seeking ATTAIN who has won his last two under today's promising apprentice and can defy a 3lb rise in the weights to record his third C&D success of the year today. Compatriot can claim second following a good effort on the fibresand last time out while Smiley Bagel who finish third behind the selection last time out can claim third.