14:20 Lingfield

Wednesday 10 April 2019

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Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 1m 40.02s

(4)

Helfire⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M R Bosley| OR: 55| CD

5/2

Nicely weighted on her best form but she is largely inconsistent nowadays. 15lb below her last winning mark but hard to be confident she can take advantage.

Form: 943-636

(8)

Ad Valorem Queen¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Knight| OR: 55

40/1

Plenty of promise on debut at Kempton but has failed to build on that in any of her five races since. Requires a big leap forward.

Form: 45600-9

(9)

Confrerie^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Nicola Currie| T: George Baker| OR: 54

5/1

Brighton 7f winner last term off 1lb lower and shaped well off the same mark at Kempton. Has struggled since off revised marks but should give a better account now, although there is a stamina doubt to address.

Form: 3127-96

(12)

Brecqhou Island⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: M Pattinson| OR: 54

33/1

Best effort came on debut over 1m3f. Has hardly beaten a rival since and a wide draw makes him even less appealing.

Form: 68-80

(3)

Three C's^p⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Wintle| OR: 52| BF| CD

5/1

Both wins have come here under this rider, including one over this trip. Competitively weighted at present and consistent enough to make him the one to beat.

Form: 9125-43

(2)

Sir Jamie^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 51| BF| CD

5/1

Took a division of this last year and was runner-up in 2017. Both those efforts came from marks of 46-47 and a 4lb rise for his latest defeat has made today's task a lot harder.

Form: 24-9702

(11)

Clement^p⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: Mrs Marjorie Fife| OR: 49| C

6/1

Clearly rejuvenated for a change of stables judged on his first run for them last week when not getting the best of runs. On a very good mark but all eight of his wins have come at 7f.

Form: 9-70502

(6)

Ramblow^t,v1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Amelia Glass⁽⁷⁾| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 47| CD

50/1

Struck a double just over a year ago when with Michael Appleby but form has dipped alarmingly since last summer. As a result her mark has dropped 15lb over her last six runs with few signs she is ready to capitalise. Headgear fitted today.

Form: 6770-86

(7)

Ahfad^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Liam Keniry| T: G & J Moore| OR: 47

9/1

Remains a maiden after 14 races and, although runner-up at Kempton on penultimate start, he looks rather one paced. Takes time to warm to his task and he looks ready for further rather than tackling this trip on a quicker circuit.

Form: 20-7425

(10)

Estibdaad^t,v1¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen⁽⁵⁾| T: P Butler| OR: 46| C

33/1

Tailed off on both starts this year and he has refused to enter the stalls ahead of two of his last four intended outings. Trip is on the short side so little to recommend him.

Form: 8586-00

(1)

Puchita^p1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 45

12/1

19-race maiden sporting first-time cheekpieces. Last three runs have been in lesser company and she is 3lb wrong in the weights so others have more going for them.

Form: 75-9035

Non-Runners

(5)

Lovely Acclamation⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: Mat Salaman J: Racheal Kneller

Forecasts

Helfire (5/2), Sir Jamie (5/1), Three C's (5/1), Confrerie (5/1), Clement (6/1), Ahfad (9/1), Puchita (12/1), Lovely Acclamation (20/1), Brecqhou Island (33/1), Estibdaad (33/1), Ad Valorem Queen (40/1), Ramblow (50/1)

It is hard to be totally confident about any of these with all having risks attached. Sir Jamie will be bidding to land this for the second year running and, although the handicapper has made his task harder, few come into this in such good shape. Clement has clearly benefitted for a change of yards. He is probably better handicapped than on previous attempts at this trip when appearing not to stay, a remark that also applies to Confrerie. THREE C'S is a C&D winner who ran well off this mark on his latest run. Hollie Doyle gets the best out of this gelding who is the most consistent of these and has fewer negatives to overcome.