18:20 Lingfield

Thursday 21 June 2018

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188Bet Royal Ascot Specials Selling Stakes

Off time: 18:20 | Winning time: 59.48s

(1)

Just Us Two^p⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Danny Brock| T: P S McEntee| OR: 73| D

11/4

Won a couple of handicaps last year when trained by Robert Cowell. Two disappointing efforts so far this year but has claims now dropped into a seller and is the chief threat to Bigtimemaybe.

Form: 1566-97

(4)

Chip Or Pellet^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Paddy Bradley⁽⁵⁾| T: M Pattinson| OR: 45| D

66/1

Plenty to find with the principals on ratings and form despite a decent draw. Surprise if he could win this and easily passed over.

Form: 875057

(3)

Big Time Maybe^p,t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Winston| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 78| D

4/9

Clearly the best of these in terms of ability and rating. Likely to pop out here and make them all go from a decent draw. Should be very tough to catch indeed on these terms.

Form: 1-32029

(7)

Pharoh Jake^b³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 8-12| J: K T O'Neill| T: J J Bridger| OR: 43| CD

25/1

Multiple winner including over C&D but form has tailed off somewhat an has heaps to find with the principles here so likely to struggle.

Form: 384347

(2)

Felstead Knight¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: J F Egan| T: J Tuite| OR: 45

16/1

Seven-race maiden who has not looked in love with good to firm ground on his last two starts. Switch to this surface may help but on pure ability a minor role is all that is likely anyhow.

Form: 8-68300

(5)

Grand Acclaim^b1⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: J P Fahy| T: H J L Dunlop| OR: 45

50/1

Last of eight in a seller here over 6f last week. Wasn't beaten all that far but needs major jolt of improvement to be involved. Blinkers go on for the first time.

Form: 548-468

(6)

Littlelordconford⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽⁵⁾| T: R Spencer| OR: 47

20/1

Has been beaten double digits in all his starts this year. Starting to look very regressive and impossible to fancy on these terms.

Form: 597-000

Non-Runners

(8)

Katherine Place⁵

Weight: 8-1| Age: 3

T: A Stronge J: Hollie Doyle

Forecasts

Big Time Maybe (4/9), Just Us Two (11/4), Katherine Place (14/1), Felstead Knight (16/1), Littlelordconford (20/1), Pharoh Jake (25/1), Grand Acclaim (50/1), Chip Or Pellet (66/1)

This looks like it maybe a match between Just Us Two and BIG TIME MAYBE. Clear preference is for the latter who has the best form of these, is likely to make the running and it is very hard to make a case for any of these getting by him on recent evidence.