15:35 Lingfield

Wednesday 27 March 2019

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Betway Live Casino Handicap

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 3m 21.17s

(5)

Picture Painter³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: A Kirby| T: D Pipe| OR: 55| D

8/1

Flat record of 1-23 and still above that winning mark. Ran well on penultimate start over 1m6f before finding a shorter trip against him last time. Yard's horses are running well and jockey booking is notable.

Form: 2618-38

(13)

Bird For Life^p²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Ellie Mackenzie⁽⁷⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 54

7/1

Has tended to reserve her best efforts, including both her wins, for Kempton. Her wins have come from marks of around 50 so she may have a little further to drop in the weights.

Form: 6-62455

(1)

Dltripleseven¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: William Carson| T: David Drinkwater| OR: 53| CD

66/1

C&D winner in 2016 but has clearly had problems over last two years. Neither run since his return to action indicate he is ready to win soon.

Form: 4413/00

(2)

Extreme Appeal^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Liam Keniry| T: Miss Kelly Morgan| OR: 52

16/1

Has not run on the Flat since 2015. Fair third over fences at Fakenham three weeks ago and would not rule out a bold show in a poor race.

Form: 074237/

(7)

Planetoid^b⁶³

Age: 11| Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: J & S Best| OR: 52| CD

14/1

Has won nine races but the last came almost three years ago. There have been glimmers of hope this winter but his latest effort was poor.

Form: 84444-0

(4)

Sweetest Smile²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: J Fanning| T: E De Giles| OR: 50

5/1

Landed a bad race on penultimate start at Wolverhampton and her best efforts have come on Tapeta. Others preferred on this occasion.

Form: 805-510

(12)

Harry Callahan^v¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M R Channon| OR: 50

7/4

Has won two poor classified contests over shorter. Few clues in the pedigree to suggest he will stay the extra half-mile here, but he is lightly raced and on a good mark.

Form: 7-72311

(11)

Sea's Aria²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: David Probert| T: M R Hoad| OR: 47| CD

16/1

First victory in two years came over C&D in a two-runner contest during the trainers boycott. His priors do not suggest a follow-up is likely.

Form: 47-8841

(6)

Greenview Paradise¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Hayley Turner| T: J Scott| OR: 47

10/1

Supported on stable debut when behind Harry Callahan at Kempton. Has more than 6L to find but she looked as though she would appreciate this longer trip. Stable in excellent form.

Form: 63625-5

(3)

Schindlers Ark¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Charlie Bennett| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 47| D

9/2

Runner-up to Harry Callahan at Kempton when he helped set a steady pace. Lacked the speed of the winner in the final furlong but he has C&D form and that will make things more interesting.

Form: 004-942

(10)

Tilsworth Sammy⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: K T O'Neill| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 49

10/1

Lightly raced individual who showed first glimpse of ability over C&D on penultimate start. Did not get the best of runs here last time and could be a surprise contender.

Form: 0364-58

Non-Runners

(9)

Matravers⁸¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 8

T: M Keighley J: Tom Marquand

(8)

Wally's Wisdom⁵⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: D M Loughnane J: Liam Jones

(14)

Royal Hall³⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 7

T: G & J Moore J: S W Kelly

Forecasts

Harry Callahan (7/4), Schindlers Ark (9/2), Sweetest Smile (5/1), Royal Hall (11/2), Bird For Life (7/1), Wally's Wisdom (7/1), Picture Painter (8/1), Tilsworth Sammy (10/1), Greenview Paradise (10/1), Planetoid (14/1), Extreme Appeal (16/1), Sea's Aria (16/1), Matravers (25/1), Dltripleseven (66/1)

Harry Callahan is clearly the most progressive in the lineup and he looks attractively weighted. There has to be a doubt about his stamina and his odds may not make him an attractive proposition. Schindlers Ark and Greenview Paradise were behind him last time but both looked as though a trip like this would bring some improvement. Tilsworth Sammy is better than his form figures suggest and could repay each-way support at a generous price. ROYAL HALL was out of his depth on his last hurdles start but he had won a Plumpton marathon before then. He is yet to win on the Flat but an autumn third here, in a better race over 1m6f, suggests he might be good enough to win a poor race like this.