12:00 Lingfield

Saturday 22 December 2018

All12:0012:3513:1013:4514:1514:5015:25

Betway Boost Handicap

Off time: 12:01 | Winning time: 58.81s

(4)

Red Invader³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: P Howling| OR: 62| CD

14/1

Good second over 6f here in June but struggled at Wolverhampton last month. Debuting for a new trainer in this contest.

Form: 7-01020

(9)

Temple Road^b,t²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: A Kirby| T: J M Bradley| OR: 62| CD

10/1

Victorious over C&D 12 months ago. Lightly raced since and top jockey takes over having been apprentice ridden on his return to action at Wolverhampton last month.

Form: 8913-69

(1)

Sandfrankskipsgo⁶⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: S W Kelly| T: P Crate| OR: 59| CD

8/1

Returned to form with a 2L second over this trip at Kempton in October. Given a short break since and is one to note in this contest.

Form: 314682

(10)

Juan Horsepower^b⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Noel Garbutt⁽³⁾| T: R T Phillips| OR: 59| CD

20/1

Neck second over 6f at Chelmsford in October. Struggled on turf at Yarmouth ten days later and makes his debut for a new trainer.

Form: 546720

(3)

Social Butterfly^h¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: F Norton| T: M R Channon| OR: 59| D

15/8

Bidding to complete a hat-trick following two narrow margin victories over this trip at Wolverhampton. Raised 3lb for latest success and well drawn on this occasion.

Form: 176211

(7)

Shackled N Drawn^v1³⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Charles Bishop| T: P Hedger| OR: 58| BF| CD

10/3

Placed on his final three starts of 2017 including over this C&D. Absent for nearly a year and wears a visor for the first time on his return to the track.

Form: 550322-

(6)

Staffa⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: D J Coakley| OR: 57| CD

10/1

Beaten a short-neck when finishing third in a large field good-to-soft ground handicap at Windsor (5f) in October. Both previous wins have come on the AW and she has a top jockey booked to ride.

Form: 333573

(8)

Ask The Guru^v⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Kieren Fox| T: M J Attwater| OR: 54| CD

25/1

Winner on the AW in February and placed since. Struggled at Kempton when seventh of ninth last time out and given a break since.

Form: 566347

(2)

Hurricane Alert⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: M R Hoad| OR: 50| CD

14/1

Beaten 1L in a 5f handicap at Kempton on his penultimate start. Held over the same C&D subsequently and more needed following a break.

Form: 823727

(5)

Stopdworldnletmeof⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: J F Egan| T: D Flood| OR: 46

7/1

20 race maiden has placed on his last two starts including over 6f at Wolverhampton a week ago. Interesting contender once more.

Form: 350423

Forecasts

Social Butterfly (15/8), Shackled N Drawn (10/3), Stopdworldnletmeof (7/1), Sandfrankskipsgo (8/1), Temple Road (10/1), Staffa (10/1), Hurricane Alert (14/1), Red Invader (14/1), Juan Horsepower (20/1), Ask The Guru (25/1)

SOCIAL BUTTERFLY is the selection to register a third consecutive win by taking this opening handicap. The selection has a good draw here and can get the better of long standing maiden Stopdworldnletmeof who can claim the runner-up sport ahead of Sandfrankskipsgo who is returning from a break.