16:50 Lingfield

Tuesday 25 September 2018

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British EBF Nursery

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 58.89s

(2)

Khafooq¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Jim Crowley| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 70

2/1

60,000gns yearling; didn't show a great deal in his first two outings, but was a much improved 3L third to Lady Madison (second placed Fognini a winner since) on AW debut at Chelmsford (6f) 15 days ago; dropped in trip for nursery debut.

Form: 873

(1)

Spirit Of May²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan⁽³⁾| T: R A Teal| OR: 69

7/2

Runner-up on debut at Bath (5½f, firm) in May, and despite racing consistently since hasn't shown any significant degree of improvement; makes AW debut; second start in a nursery.

Form: 2436

(10)

Ginvincible²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: David Egan| T: J G Given| OR: 69

16/1

Five-race maiden; placed in four of her five career starts, with the pick of those efforts coming at Thirsk in August (5f, good to soft) when finishing just under 2L third to Moojim; AW debut.

Form: 72333

(9)

Keyhaven²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: George Wood| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 68

7/1

Raven's Pass filly; 33/1 when finishing a close up fourth of ten to Gold Arrow at Brighton (6f, good to firm) earlier this month; open to further improvement now switched to handicapping on the AW.

Form: 674

(5)

Swiss Chime¹²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: M Dwyer| T: D K Ivory| OR: 67

50/1

Runner-up to the 1/4f Tin Hat at Brighton (5f+) in May, but disappointing on her final start for Richard Hannon three weeks later; off since, and makes her stable/AW and nursery debut with well-being to prove.

Form: 428

(8)

Parliament House¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S De Sousa| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 65

10/1

Slade Power filly; half-sister to eight winners; only minimal encouragement arising from her opening couple of starts, but better at Hamilton latest when finishing just over 1L fourth (of seven) to Autumn Flight (5f, soft); makes AW/nursery debut.

Form: 064

(6)

Dawn Affair¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: Tom Clover| OR: 65

9/2

Consistent filly; finished just over 2L third on AW debut at Chelmsford (5f) ten days ago; tries the handicapping option on her fifth career start; more recommendable than some of today's rivals.

Form: 5263

(3)

Pimlico Pleaser²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hannon| OR: 64

20/1

£34,000 yearling; difficult to say that she's either progressive or a winner in waiting, but she remains in the care of Richard Hannon after four career starts; finished third of four over 5½f at Bath (firm) latest; AW debut.

Form: 9353

(7)

Kingi Compton^b²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Edward Greatrex| T: A Watson| OR: 62

9/1

Back on the right track when finishing 4L second to Prince Of Rome (Richard Hughes-trained) in a 5f Chelmsford nursery last month; possesses plenty of pace, but likely to prove vulnerable at the business end of the race.

Form: 44072

Non-Runners

(4)

Four Wheel Drive⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: D H Brown J: Jason Watson

Forecasts

Khafooq (2/1), Spirit Of May (7/2), Dawn Affair (9/2), Keyhaven (7/1), Kingi Compton (9/1), Parliament House (10/1), Four Wheel Drive (10/1), Ginvincible (16/1), Pimlico Pleaser (20/1), Swiss Chime (50/1)

Plenty of unknowns to consider with a number of these juveniles not only making their handicap debut, but also encountering an artificial surface for the very first time. Parliament House falls into this category, and she's appeared to be a slow burner for her trainer Mark Johnston, but on an upward trajectory now has obvious claims if handling this track. Early pace is likely to be plentiful with a number of these horses capable of getting on with things early, including Four Wheel Drive and Kingi Compton. However, in a race which makes limited appeal for punting, we'll chance KHAFOOQ, and hope that his opening mark is lenient.