17:00 Lingfield

Thursday 3 May 2018

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Europa League Betting At 188Bet Handicap

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 2m 7.32s

(4)

X Rated⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: A Kirby| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 73| D

15/8

Consistent performer but struggling to get his head in front as a result and finds himself above his last winning mark. This jockey rides the course particularly well and his booking looks significant on return from a short absence for this yard.

Form: 04734-4

(5)

Bayston Hill¹⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Watson⁽⁵⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 69| CD

14/1

C&D winner a couple of starts back but hasn't won off a mark this high in handicap company. Well beaten when last seen and others make more appeal.

Form: 7341-58

(2)

Music Major¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: M J Attwater| OR: 69| CD

14/1

Three-time course winner (two C&D) but never won off a mark this high and seemingly need of some relief from the assessor on the back of his most recent efforts.

Form: 2-63449

(8)

Scoones²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 68| CD

7/2

Sole win came over C&D but has failed to place in his seven other outings. Has run well without troubling the judge the last twice and another who looks in need of some leniency from the handicapper.

Form: 5410-44

(1)

Presence Process¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Paddy Bradley⁽⁵⁾| T: P Phelan| OR: 68| CD

3/1

Clearly thriving of late and landing a third course success over C&D last time when winning with a bit in hand. Not gone unnoticed by the handicapper but he's clearly in fine form.

Form: 211531

(3)

Mac O'Polo^p1¹¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Hayley Turner| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 67| BF

6/1

Still a maiden after seven runs but his better efforts have come on AW. Should be thereabouts if first-time cheekpieces eke out a bit of improvement.

Form: 55332-4

(7)

Bridge Of Sighs^b1¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: S M Levey| T: L Carter| OR: 66| CD

20/1

Long losing run goes all the way back to 2016 and still not that well-handicapped. Has run well here before but needs first-time blinkers to sharpen him up here.

Form: 87-2367

(6)

Dragon Dream²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽⁵⁾| T: R Ingram| OR: 56

50/1

Still above her last winning mark and she's been in particularly poor form of late. Stamina unproven for this test and others preferred.

Form: 6697-09

Forecasts

X Rated (15/8), Presence Process (3/1), Scoones (7/2), Mac O'Polo (6/1), Bayston Hill (14/1), Music Major (14/1), Bridge Of Sighs (20/1), Dragon Dream (50/1)

The booking of Adam Kirby on board X RATED is an obvious positive, particularly at this track and it would be no surprise to see the combination return to the winners' enclosure here. Music Major has some useful course and distance form to his name while Mac O'polo has produced his better effort on the all-weather.