18:45 Lingfield

Saturday 22 June 2019

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Off time: 18:51 | Winning time: 2m 49.81s

(10)

Dagueneau^v1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: R Havlin| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 76

10/1

Ran a fair race last time having slipped back down to his last winning mark seemingly perked up by the return of cheekpieces (first-time visor on today). Ran into one on the up last time (few if any of that ilk in this field); shortlisted.

Form: 20-6042

(4)

Berrahri¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Kieren Fox| T: J R Best| OR: 75| D

7/2

Front-runner whose best form has come on the ice in Switzerland but has some creditable placed efforts on his dance card of late. Continued in good heart with a third at Goodwood last time; has little in hand off this mark though.

Form: 145233

(3)

Dance To Paris^b¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Hayley Turner| T: L Wadham| OR: 75

8/1

Has mixed hurdles with AW outings of late winning over 2m on the Polytrack in December but offered little on her comeback run at Kempton last time. That race was a rather strange affair though; blinkers worn for her last win return today.

Form: 2/4231-0

(1)

Blazing Saddles^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Bentley| T: R M Beckett| OR: 74| BF

3/1

May well have thrown away his best chance for some while when hanging his chance away last time (wears headgear for a reason) over shorter here last time. Clearly has his quirks; looks capable off this mark but hard to trust totally.

Form: 165-042

(8)

El Borracho^h¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: S Dow| OR: 73

6/1

Ran well last time out from an easing mark that allows him to run in this grade; travelled well and finished a very sound fourth. Still 5lb above his last winning mark but looks proficient enough to win off this weight; enters calculations.

Form: 26-9034

(2)

Nabhan^p,t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Joshua Bryan⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 70

14/1

Nearly made use of a career-low mark over hurdles last time at Ffos Las; now returns to the Flat having finished second in a Leicester seller over 1m4f the time before. Hasn't won on the Flat since July 2017; not that well treated back on the level.

Form: 08/86-62

(5)

Navajo War Dance³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Charles Bishop| T: A Stronge| OR: 69

10/1

Far from certain to be suited by this trip; fit from hurdles when tried over 1m4f last time at Newbury having not won on the Flat since May 2016. Not the most reliable and hard to think that one or two of these aren't better handicapped.

Form: 48388/7

(7)

Cacophonous¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Watson| T: D Menuisier| OR: 69| BF

9/2

Better expected when equipped with a first-time visor last time from a stable that has struck form of late; ran badly though (first off the bridle, looked a hard ride). Headgear quickly dispensed with; temperament/attitude remains under suspicion.

Form: 4584-48

(6)

Tobouggaloo⁶⁶⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: W S Kittow| OR: 65| D

33/1

Hard to know what to expect as she returns from a significant absence having shown some fair form when she was last seen (won two 1m4f handicaps). Back on her last winning mark if she is ready; market to provide some clues.

Form: 0511U3/

(9)

Pepper Street^p1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: George Wood| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 63

25/1

Returns to the Flat having failed to complete over hurdles when last seen; yet to run on the Flat for this stable. Lost her maiden tag off a 2lb lower mark when with Hugo Palmer one run before leaving that yard; cheekpieces now on first-time.

Form: 565317-

Forecasts

Blazing Saddles (3/1), Berrahri (7/2), Cacophonous (9/2), El Borracho (6/1), Dance To Paris (8/1), Dagueneau (10/1), Navajo War Dance (10/1), Nabhan (14/1), Pepper Street (25/1), Tobouggaloo (33/1)

Not many of these are ahead of their marks but quite a few have shown some sound form of late although the attitude of Cocopkonous and Blazing Saddles could be called into question of late. Berrahri is unlikely to find his favourite icy surface even in the middle of a poor English summer but he should run his usual solid race from the front. El Borracho deserves to win a race like this having travelled well at Goodwood last time and this is very much his grade. DAGUENEAU has slipped back down the weights and looks set for a return to winning ways with the visor on to pep him up some more after he ran into one on the up last time.