15:45 Lingfield

Saturday 17 November 2018

All11:5512:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:1515:45

Betway Handicap

Off time: 15:48 | Winning time: 2m 30.28s

(9)

Luna Magic²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Joey Haynes| T: Mrs L Pearce| OR: 60| C

14/1

Has proven inconsistent in the past and while she's edging back to a competitive mark, is very difficult to fancy on the evidence of her latest three efforts.

Form: 642700

(13)

Prairie Town¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Poppy Bridgwater⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 60

8/1

Had been in good form over fences and was given a chance by the handicapper on his first run on the Flat since 2016 when not disgraced at Kempton. Still has a bit to find on that though.

Form: 56068/5

(16)

Delirium^p³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: William Cox⁽⁵⁾| T: E De Giles| OR: 57

12/1

Costly to follow as a beaten favourite three starts in a row before a poor run at Bath. Yet to get competitive in four previous AW runs and looks opposable.

Form: 536250

(7)

Full Suit⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Charlie Bennett| T: R J Smith| OR: 57

5/1

Sole success came in a seller but ran near to her best when fourth at Nottingham on her last start for Archie Watson. Open to more improvement than most and interesting up to this trip on stable debut.

Form: 351534

(6)

Delicate Kiss^v¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: J J Bridger| OR: 57

20/1

14-race maiden but had shown more promise in two starts before a disappointing run last time. Remains vulnerable at a trip this far.

Form: 380359

(5)

Wally's Wisdom²³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 55| D

12/1

Sole win in 20 starts came in a poor race at Kempton and now makes his first run since March for a new stable. Best watched.

Form: 007/415

(14)

Taurean Dancer¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Tudhope| T: R A Teal| OR: 60

10/1

10-race maiden hasn't built on early promise and looked a tricky ride when unconvincing in first start at this distance.

Form: 544648

(15)

Vanity Vanity⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Charles Bishop| T: D J Coakley| OR: 60

16/1

Remains a maiden after eight starts and needs to both improve on recent form and prove she stays a distance this far.

Form: 425669

(2)

Cat Royale^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Liam Keniry| T: J Butler| OR: 54| C| D

7/2

Won in game fashion over 1m2f here and has run well off this mark twice since. Has won in the past over just a half furlong shorter and worth a try at this far. Should be relied upon to go close again.

Form: 435143

(1)

Aria Rose²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: M Dwyer| T: D W P Arbuthnot| OR: 58

16/1

Lightly-raced and while he didn't improve on handicap debut, he did race too keenly. Progress required but it wouldn't be a huge surprise.

Form: 6796

(12)

Casa Comigo⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: R Havlin| T: J R Best| OR: 58

14/1

Has really struggled to make an impact in five starts so far, including when dropped to this grade latest. A big step forward required.

Form: 07-008

(8)

Harry Callahan¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: M R Channon| OR: 57

12/1

Didn't impress in three starts for Tom Dascombe or on stable debut following a lengthy absence. Needs to find significant progress for this step up in distance.

Form: 970-8

(11)

Your Band⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Nicola Currie⁽³⁾| T: J A Osborne| OR: 53

14/1

If there is improvement to come it will most likely be due to this significant step up in trip but hard to make a case for on three runs to date.

Form: 096

(10)

Hallingham^p¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: H Crouch| T: K O Cunningham-Brown| OR: 48| D

16/1

Returns from jumping and while yet to win on the AW, does act here. Just two wins from 34 starts on turf, remains very hard to predict and others look more reliable.

Form: 376530

(4)

Zarrar^b,t³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Liam Jones| T: B G Powell| OR: 52| CD

33/1

C&D winner off 6lb lower in May but that looked a weak contest. Tailed off the last twice, albeit once in Listed company and others preferred.

Form: 133880

(3)

Banta Bay⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Josephine Gordon| T: J R Best| OR: 45

20/1

Remains a maiden after 18 starts and after a much more promising run three starts back, has been well below that since. Questions to answer up to this trip.

Form: 6-50D70

Forecasts

Cat Royale (7/2), Full Suit (5/1), Prairie Town (8/1), Taurean Dancer (10/1), Wally's Wisdom (12/1), Harry Callahan (12/1), Delirium (12/1), Your Band (14/1), Luna Magic (14/1), Casa Comigo (14/1), Vanity Vanity (16/1), Aria Rose (16/1), Hallingham (16/1), Banta Bay (20/1), Delicate Kiss (20/1), Zarrar (33/1)

There's a fair few in the field with questions to answer at present and it ma pay to stick with the in-form CAT ROYALE who remains on a good mark. Full Suit heads to her new surroundings off the back of a good effort and may have more progress to come at this distance. Aria Rose paid the price for not settling when losing his position on handicap debut but made some late progress and there's a chance he could pop up at a price.