18:45 Lingfield

Saturday 8 June 2019

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Will Brooke Final Fling Handicap

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 2m 6.14s

(11)

Irish Art¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M Dwyer| T: D R Lanigan| OR: 65| BF

6/1

Sent off favourite on Bath comeback at this trip last month but never really travelled when finishing fourth of six. Thought capable of better though started slowly again that day which will make life difficult from wide draw.

Form: 8044-4

(14)

Shamkha⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: F Sweeney| T: R Hannon| OR: 64

25/1

Didn't improve for the step up to this distance at Doncaster last week and although dropped 5lb for two handicap starts, has plenty to prove now.

Form: 4-6506

(6)

Petits Fours^h³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Nicola Currie| T: C Fellowes| OR: 63

10/1

Mid division when last seen at Nottingham and while improvement is needed, this is a drop in class and with the hood retained she looks one for the short list.

Form: 446-67

(5)

Bartimaeus⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: D J Coakley| OR: 63

7/1

Hasn't shown much in three maidens at shorter but bred to be better at this sort of trip and could be open to improvement. Worth noting in market.

Form: 67-9

(9)

Crystal Tribe^b1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 62

11/4

Sent off just 3/1 for Newbury debut but showed little. Ridden by inexperienced claimer on latest maiden effort and likely to be open to plenty of improvement now handicapping for top yard with blinkers now tried.

Form: 097

(4)

Seven For A Pound⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Sean Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 62

22/1

Showed a glimmer of ability in maidens but strong 5/1 chance on Pontefract handicap debut over 1m in April. Showed little that day but evidently thought capable of better and now up 2f.

Form: 555-7

(7)

Twpsyn^b1³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Theodore Ladd⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 60| D

20/1

Landed a three runner race in Guernsey last time but that tells us little and his form in Britain leaves him with something to find in first time blinkers.

Form: 337081

(3)

Purbeck Hills¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 60

16/1

Didn't stay 1m4f when front running at Salisbury on latest but earlier form is moderate and readily passed over back down in trip.

Form: 440-090

(8)

Shifting Gold³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jack Dinsmore⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Knight| OR: 60

33/1

Similar level of ability all starts. Now up in trip and won't have to improve a great deal to take a hand in the finish.

Form: 544-56

(2)

Fame N Fortune²¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S W Kelly| T: J Tuite| OR: 59

9/1

Promise on debut in the autumn but failed to build on that in two further runs in the autumn. Now starts off handicapping for new yard and market should reveal any confidenc.e

Form: 486-

(13)

Temujin⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: R Kingscote| T: C Hills| OR: 59

7/2

Improved effort when doing best of those who raced prominently when second over 1m1f last week. More runs than most of these but if extra 1f suits, no reason why he shouldn't play a part.

Form: 0403-52

Non-Runners

(1)

Debbonair¹⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: H Palmer J: Sebastian Woods

(12)

Bolt N Brown¹⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: Miss Gay Kelleway J: Toby Eley

(10)

Legend Island²⁴

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: E Walker J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Crystal Tribe (11/4), Temujin (7/2), Irish Art (6/1), Debbonair (6/1), Bartimaeus (7/1), Fame N Fortune (9/1), Petits Fours (10/1), Bolt N Brown (12/1), Purbeck Hills (16/1), Legend Island (16/1), Twpsyn (20/1), Seven For A Pound (22/1), Shamkha (25/1), Shifting Gold (33/1)

CRYSTAL TRIBE is just the type to show plenty of improvement now handicapping off a lowly mark and with Tom Marquand taking over in the saddle can be expected to show plenty of improvement now. The recent run of Temujin has to make him of interest and Petits Fours makes up the short list.