14:00 Lingfield

Wednesday 27 March 2019

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Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Handicap

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 1m 36.45s

(5)

Wall Of Sapphire^b³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Edward Greatrex| T: H Palmer| OR: 66

8/1

Career best came over C&D in similar company three starts ago. Blinkers did not appear to help last time, but return to this trip and lesser company are positives.

Form: 065-245

(2)

Image Of The Moon¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A Kirby| T: S L Keightley| OR: 65

4/1

Attracted some support on handicap debut after five months on the sidelines. Top rider has kept the mount and she has little to find in order to be competitive.

Form: 094-2

(4)

Dragon Sun¹⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 65

3/1

Done little to justify 230.000gns price tag and has now been gelded during the winter. Making handicap debut, but hard to suggest he is well-handicapped and clues in the pedigree suggest he might want further.

Form: 989-

(7)

Spirit Kingdom⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 63

16/1

Form has somewhat levelled out but she is weighted to give a good account and rider good value for his claim. Looks a player with the return to a mile another positive.

Form: 049-334

(11)

Rajman^h¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: Tom Clover| OR: 63| C

7/1

Handled this tight track well to score on his only previous visit here (7f). Beaten back at Kempton last time in a slowly run race but should enjoy a better pace now. Only second attempt at a mile but the first indicated stamina is not an issue.

Form: 203-513

(12)

Shug^p1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: L P Keniry| T: E Walker| OR: 61

8/1

Has improved since sent handicapping. Came from a long way back to chase home an improving sort over C&D and again gave himself a bit to do at Kempton last time. Cheekpieces fitted now and he is going to require some luck in running.

Form: 6-5524

(1)

Truckingby^b²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 60

20/1

Half-brother to 7f winner Portledge has improved with each run and opening mark seems fair enough. Failed to stay 1m2f last month but interesting here from a handy draw.

Form: 0-65

(9)

What Will Be³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J P Spencer| T: O Murphy| OR: 59

9/2

Came in for hefty support here last time when he was a bit too keen early and caught out wide. Finished ½L behind Shug and 3lb better off now with the jockey booking signalling intent.

Form: 077-4

(10)

Archdeacon²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Rob Hornby| T: D K Ivory| OR: 52

10/1

Down in trip having weakened over 1m2f last time. Came in for support on handicap debut two runs ago so connections will be pleased to see his mark drop further still.

Form: 760-49

(8)

Freedreams²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: K T O'Neill| T: A W Carroll| OR: 47

100/1

Has not beaten many home so far and now makes handicap debut having got progressively worse with each run. Looks easy to discount.

Form: 89-0

(3)

Iris's Spirit⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Hayley Turner| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45

50/1

Has looked moderate so far, and was beaten over 4L from this mark at Kempton last time. Much more needed.

Form: 980-76

(6)

Jasmine B²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Nicola Currie| T: J Ryan| OR: 45

66/1

Unplaced on all eight starts and has an official rating of 31 which is 15lb below the mark she has to race off here.

Form: 00-0070

Forecasts

Dragon Sun (3/1), Image Of The Moon (4/1), What Will Be (9/2), Rajman (7/1), Shug (8/1), Wall Of Sapphire (8/1), Archdeacon (10/1), Spirit Kingdom (16/1), Truckingby (20/1), Iris's Spirit (50/1), Jasmine B (66/1), Freedreams (100/1)

WHAT WILL BE meets Shug on better terms than when ½L behind him over C&D last month. Olly Murphy's charge came in for strong support that day and he was too fresh on his first run for several months. He can be expected to be straighter with that run under his belt. The likes of Archdeacon and Wall Of Sapphire are better than their form figures suggest, whilst Spirit Kingdom and Rajman are consistent sorts racing off attractive weights. Image Of The Moon showed her first signs of ability for today's rider on her handicap debut and faces a similar test today. Any improvement since then will make her that much more difficult to beat.