18:25 Lingfield

Thursday 20 June 2019

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Komfort Partitioning And Knauf AMF Selling Stakes

Off time: 18:25 | Winning time: 58.27s

(2)

Deer Song^b⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Cieren Fallon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Bridger| OR: 44| D

100/1

Modest handicapper whose last two starts have failed to inspire with a drop into this grade failing to work the oracle. One of his two wins did come at this trip but he faces a very stiff task at the weights and is hard to endorse.

Form: 997504

(6)

Sir Hector^h1⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J Mitchell| T: C Wallis| OR: 64| CD

5/1

Shaped as though he retained some ability when returning from almost a year off in handicap company in March over 5f (AW). Has run poorly twice since though back on the AW; now drops in grade hooded for the first time; C&D winner.

Form: 444-670

(3)

Green Door^v¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 82| CD

1/3

Formerly a smart handicapper (has won off a mark of 95) but hard to think he would be capable of running to that mark these days. Did run with credit over C&D last time, only beaten by an improving sort; hard to beat at the weights.

Form: 47-6822

(4)

Avon Green⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Charles Bishop| T: J Tuite| OR: 53| D

14/1

An unlucky 13 starts since her last win which came at the start of last year over 5f (AW; Tapeta); only win so far. Produced the odd good effort this year without looking a winner waiting to happen; below-par last time (rare try on turf).

Form: 754909

(7)

Sylvia's Mother^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Liam Keniry| T: J Tuite| OR: 64| D

7/1

Kept busy as a juvenile winning two of her nine starts (both over sprint trips; in headgear both times). Hasn't been able to match her previous form this year and now dropped in grade; possibility that she hasn't trained on.

Form: 215-899

(5)

Raise A Little Joy^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Danny Brock| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 42

50/1

The only member of the field that has yet to win a race; looked very ring-rusty back from eight months off last time on turf over 6f. Failed to travel in the race and now back on the AW over the minimum trip; far from persuasive.

Form: 83405-0

(1)

Staffa¹⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Michael Pitt⁽⁷⁾| T: D J Coakley| OR: 56| CD

25/1

Her C&D win came on this card in 2017 (won the following handicap) but has only won once since and enters this contest with her losing run starting to stack up. Has a fair absence to overcome; would need to make significant progress to get involved.

Form: 335737-

Forecasts

Green Door (1/3), Sir Hector (5/1), Sylvia's Mother (7/1), Avon Green (14/1), Staffa (25/1), Raise A Little Joy (50/1), Deer Song (100/1)

The official ratings give GREEN DOOR a huge edge over his rivals and he’s likely to be a short-priced market leader (favourites have won three out of four runnings of this event) having run well over C&D in a far better event last time. Dangers aren’t easy to find although Sir Hector also a C&D winner and now hooded for the first time would be the nearest to fitting that criterion. None of the others make much appeal although Staffa is a C&D winner and Sylvia’s Mother should appreciate this ease in grade.