15:40 Lingfield

Friday 11 January 2019

All13:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:40

Betway Heed Your Hunch Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 58.87s

(1)

Impart^v¹¹^{(ex 6)}

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Gavin Ashton⁽³⁾| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 60| CD

3/1

Both AW wins have come over this C&D including last time when making all and showing a good attitude late on. Up 4lb but still well weighted on old form and looks sure to go close again.

Form: 211961-

(10)

Jorvik Prince¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Jessica Cooley| T: K Tutty| OR: 64| D

6/1

Won at Wolverhampton but has been disappointing in two starts since. Only 1lb higher now than that success but others preferred.

Form: 306189-

(6)

Entertaining Ben^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 64| CD

8/1

Back on last AW winning mark but just two wins overall from 25 starts on an artificial surface. Struggled on his last four starts and others more convincing.

Form: 120790-

(7)

Avon Green⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Mark Crehan| T: J Tuite| OR: 63| D

10/1

Sole win came over this trip at Wolverhampton but also goes well here. Has returned from a break with three solid runs and remains on a competitive mark. Likely to be competitive again.

Form: 488244-

(8)

Temple Road^b,t¹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-12| J: Kerrie Raybould⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Bradley| OR: 62| CD

14/1

Veteran back on a decent mark but needs to improve on three runs back and plenty to find with Mercers from latest C&D run. Stable badly out of form and also run Pranceabootthetoon

Form: 13/6958-

(9)

Little Miss Daisy²²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: W R Muir| OR: 62| CD

14/1

Form regressed at the back end of 2017 and has presumably been hard to train with just one run since. Returns on a competitive mark but probably best watched.

Form: 32889/5-

(2)

Mercers^b⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Tristan Price| T: P Butler| OR: 55| CD

7/2

Last year's winner off 3lb lower and notched up three more over the calendar year including again over this C&D two runs back. Ran to a similar level at Kempton last time and looks primed to go well.

Form: 48071-3

(5)

Zipedeedodah^p1⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: J Tuite| OR: 51| CD

6/1

Losing run stretches back to May 2017 despite falling to a very handy mark. Needs to improve on two runs back since wind surgery.

Form: 99456-7

(4)

Pharoh Jake¹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 8-10| J: Ellie Mackenzie| T: J J Bridger| OR: 46| CD

12/1

Veteran who is a five-time C&D winner but without a win since 2016. Ran solidly on return when third behind Mercers but more required to reverse the form.

Form: 347393-

(3)

Pranceabootthetoon^t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Amelia Glass⁽³⁾| T: J M Bradley| OR: 45

33/1

Sole success came on debut and down to a basement mark with good cause. Stable on lengthy losing run and hard to make a case for on recent form.

Form: 786090-

Forecasts

Impart (3/1), Mercers (7/2), Zipedeedodah (6/1), Jorvik Prince (6/1), Entertaining Ben (8/1), Avon Green (10/1), Pharoh Jake (12/1), Little Miss Daisy (14/1), Temple Road (14/1), Pranceabootthetoon (33/1)

IMPART is drawn to attack, remains on a good mark and can be followed after showing fine battling qualities in his latest C&D success. Avon Green is also competitively weighted and in form while Mercers has every chance of following up on last year's success in this race.