16:30 Lingfield

Thursday 3 May 2018

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188Bet Live Casino Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 1m 12.71s

(5)

Playfull Spirit¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 72

11/10

Has shown plenty of ability in her three starts and the return to AW a potential positive. Every chance she could improve down in trip on handicap debut off a workable looking mark.

Form: 624

(3)

Shania Says²¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: George Downing| T: Ian Williams| OR: 70| D

7/1

Just one win from her eight starts and seemingly struggling a little in handicap towards the back end of last year. Will need to improve on debut for new yard here.

Form: 333138-

(1)

Belated Breath⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Oisin Murphy| T: H Morrison| OR: 69| D

9/2

Improved from her first two runs to win at Wolverhampton in March but form of that race not really done any favours since and while the handicapper hasn't gone over-board with her opening mark, there may be others better treated.

Form: 531

(4)

Diamond Pursuit¹²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: J Hughes| OR: 69

16/1

Gained just a second win at Wolverhampton in November and she's shown very few signs of getting back in the winners' enclosure since. Yard have had a slow start to the campaign and she's entitled to need this on her first run of the season.

Form: 45164-4

(2)

Precious Silk²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Raul Da Silva| T: J Santos| OR: 67| D

9/2

Won her Southwell handicap well on first start for his previous yard in February but not shown that form away from that unique surface on either side of that run. Drop in trip a likely positive but others make more appeal.

Form: 841664

(6)

Hic Bibi¹⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Watson⁽⁵⁾| T: D H Brown| OR: 64| BF| D

12/1

Well beaten on her first three starts but took a big step forward on handicap debut and has run well on both his AW starts. Not impossible there's more to come but 4lb rise for not winning hardly in his favour from last time out.

Form: 05712-

(7)

Queen Of Dreams²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: L Morris| T: W J Knight| OR: 49

25/1

Cost a fair bit and well-bred but well beaten on all four of her starts to date. No surprise if she did better at some stage but tough ask from out of the handicap here.

Form: 897-6

Non-Runners

(8)

Flora Tristan²⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: M Botti J: Gabriele Malune

Forecasts

Playfull Spirit (11/10), Precious Silk (9/2), Belated Breath (9/2), Shania Says (7/1), Flora Tristan (8/1), Hic Bibi (12/1), Diamond Pursuit (16/1), Queen Of Dreams (25/1)

John Gosden does well with his three-year-olds and there's every chance there's more to come from PLAYFULL SPIRIT given a more patient ride down in trip here. Hic Bibi gets the useful apprentice Jason Watson taking off 5lb and he will need to be worth every ounce that after the handicapper put the filly up 4lb for a placed effort last time. Belated Breath improved last time out and could finish in the places if building upon that effort.