16:10 Lingfield

Wednesday 27 March 2019

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Betway Casino Handicap

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 2m 4.49s

(10)

Sir Gnet^h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 62

7/2

17-race maiden with a tendency to pull hard. The need to find cover leads to occasional problems getting a clear run and a wide draw makes matters worse.

Form: 7/827-45

(9)

Sunbreak^b1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 59

12/1

Dual AW winner (7f-1m); in poor form since late 2017 and hard to make a case for based on five well-beaten efforts this campaign. Blinkers tried this time.

Form: 0/05-680

(1)

Creative Talent²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 58

2/1

It took 23 attempts to break his duck on the Flat but today's rider produced him to score at Wolverhampton. Probably got to the front earlier than planned as he travelled so well so a 3lb rise may not be enough. Seems as effective on Polytrack.

Form: 024-521

(5)

Tesorina^v⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: W J Knight| OR: 57| C

7/4

Opened her account at the 15th attempt when making all under this rider to score here over 1m4f. Seemed less effective back at this trip off today's mark last time.

Form: 75-9213

(3)

Phobos⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Rob Hornby| T: M Blanshard| OR: 52

33/1

Showed a bit of promise on first two starts but she has gone backwards since including on her handicap debut last time out.

Form: 646-0

(7)

The Celtic Machine⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Charlie Bennett| T: P Phelan| OR: 45

20/1

Five-race maiden; seemingly of limited ability; didn't get home when upped in trip (to 1m3f) for handicap debut at Kempton in February.

Form: 87-50

(8)

Ice Cool Cullis^t1⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: E J Walsh| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 45

33/1

Has taken a backward step with each race and was particularly poor last time. Has had a break since and now makes handicap debut, but there is little to recommend him.

Form: 98-7

(4)

Altaira^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: David Probert| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45| D

33/1

Winner at Bath (1m2f, firm) last September but form soon tailed off. Not shown much in his last three starts and difficult to recommend even though the change in trip should suit.

Form: 370-900

(2)

Amy Kane^b1²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Sean Kirrane⁽⁷⁾| T: J C Fox| OR: 45

50/1

Has an official rating of 38 and has barely beaten a rival on her last two starts. Blinkers tried this time but hard to envisage that being enough.

Form: 567-700

(11)

Nicky Baby^b⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Sophie Ralston⁽⁷⁾| T: D K Ivory| OR: 45

33/1

Best effort of 2018 came over C&D but she is a 22-race maiden officially rated 38 and facing another stiff task from 7lb out of the weights.

Form: 607-687

(6)

Cloud Nine^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: K T O'Neill| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45

50/1

20-race maiden who has finished last on her two most recent starts. Effectively 7lb wrong in the weights and impossible to recommend.

Form: 6644-90

Forecasts

Tesorina (7/4), Creative Talent (2/1), Sir Gnet (7/2), Sunbreak (12/1), The Celtic Machine (20/1), Altaira (33/1), Nicky Baby (33/1), Ice Cool Cullis (33/1), Phobos (33/1), Cloud Nine (50/1), Amy Kane (50/1)

Few of these have realistic prospects and it may even be a bad enough race to allow Sir Gnet to gain a first success. CREATIVE TALENT took a while to open his account but he has improved since teaming up with today's rider and appeared to have enough left at Wolverhampton to defy a slight rise in the weights. Tesorina will have the run of things up front and looks the main danger.