19:55 Lingfield

Wednesday 25 April 2018

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(6)

Spiritual Man¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Fran Berry| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 60

8/1

Makes his debut on this AW surface having run below form when last seen and rather hard to weigh up at the moment. Will be suited by a return to this sort of trip though and an emphasis on stamina.

Form: 4469/06

(1)

Carvelas⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 60

7/1

Dropped in grade to take a Dundalk claimer for his last win over this sort of trip on his last run for his previous yard. Hasn't quite fired for his new yard and this trip looked a little too sharp for him when tried over it before in selling grade.

Form: 044148

(11)

Karam Albaari^v¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-6| J: S M Levey| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 59| CD

8/1

Came back to form on his penultimate start here over 2f further off a 1lb lower mark and looked as though he would build on that. Not in the same form last time over C&D when spoiling his chance at the start; capable off this mark.

Form: 130827

(8)

Avantgardist²²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S W Kelly| T: P Phelan| OR: 59

14/1

Hardly looks to have a lot in hand off his current mark and he ran well below his best last time. Didn't look to be giving his rider much help on that occasion and now drops down 4f in trip; best watched for now.

Form: 4/36755-

(14)

Arabian Oasis³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Noel Garbutt⁽³⁾| T: L McJannet| OR: 57

14/1

Turned in another creditable performance last time but has hardly looked to be a winner in waiting although the handicapper gives him another nudge downwards here. This trip looks a little on the sharp side though and 1m4f would suit better.

Form: 98-5735

(5)

Epsom Secret¹⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Paddy Bradley⁽⁵⁾| T: P Phelan| OR: 56| D

7/2

Hardly holds any secrets from the handicapper having won off a mark of 54 over this trip last summer. Ran respectably for the most part after that finishing very good second when last seen and this could well be a pipe-opener for a new campaign.

Form: 217742-

(10)

Speculator^p³³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: A Kirby| T: J Butler| OR: 55| CD

10/3

Now residing well below his last winning mark but looked totally out of sorts when last seen just under a year ago finishing last over 1m4f in a Tapeta handicap. Does have some good course form in the past and dangerous if rejuvenated by this yard.

Form: 00/0800-

(7)

Cat Royale^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Tim Clark⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 54| D

16/1

From a yard that need respecting with this type he's now well below his last winning mark although he not shown much on his last two starts. It won't be a surprise however to see him perform better and any market support needs to be noted.

Form: 874287

(3)

Cooperess²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Hollie Doyle| T: D Burchell| OR: 52

16/1

Looked to have a stiff task last time from out of the handicap but did benefit from others running below-par and doesn't look the most obvious sort to score again. Previous form looks fairly modest and others are more solid options.

Form: 4306-91

(13)

Bookmaker^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: K T O'Neill| T: J J Bridger| OR: 52| C

20/1

Four course wins to his name but all have come over shorter trip than this and he may well have had a career-low mark to thank for his win last time (ended a long losing run). 3lb higher now he may well struggle to score again.

Form: 885381

(9)

Beast^p1,t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: S Donohoe| T: J Farrelly| OR: 52

10/1

A first-time tongue-tie is now added to the blinkers which were tried for the first time last time and appeared to allow a step forward with his form over 1m4f. Comes back 2f in trip now but not written off running off the same mark.

Form: 8769-82

(4)

Turnbury^p⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: L Morris| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 50| CD

20/1

Despite winning over C&D he's shown very little of late running well below on his last three starts and it's hard to make a case for him here.

Form: 4348-59

(12)

Munsarim^b²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 8-9| J: Kieren Fox| T: L Carter| OR: 48| CD

25/1

Plenty of form around here (seven-time course winner; four-time C&D winner) but ran a typical race last time flattering only to deceive. Overall not one to trust and remains one to treat with caution.

Form: 590-054

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(2)

Chelwood Gate⁸⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 8

T: C R Dore J: Josephine Gordon

Forecasts

Speculator (10/3), Epsom Secret (7/2), Carvelas (7/1), Spiritual Man (8/1), Karam Albaari (8/1), Beast (10/1), Arabian Oasis (14/1), Avantgardist (14/1), Cooperess (16/1), Cat Royale (16/1), Chelwood Gate (16/1), Bookmaker (20/1), Turnbury (20/1), Munsarim (25/1)

A complex low-grade handicap to close the card where it will be worth keeping an eye on the market with regard to the John Butler duo Speculator and Cat Royale both of whom are lurking on dangerous marks. Cooperess and Bookmaker are two last time out winners who may struggle to follow-up those victories while Karam Albaari would have a chance if he exits the stalls on level terms. BEAST is given the vote though he took a step forward last time and now with a tongue-tie added to blinkers he could make the most of a lowly mark here.