20:00 Lingfield

Tuesday 13 August 2019

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Racing Welfare Handicap

Off time: 20:03 | Winning time: 1m 24.43s

(9)

William McKinley^b⁸⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: A Stronge| OR: 62WS

10/1

Not a bad debut at Wolverhampton in January but hasn't gone on from that in two subsequent starts and goes into handicaps with plenty to prove. Has had a wind operation since last being seen, but makes little appeal all the same.

Form: 300

(10)

Fancy Flyer²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Luke Bacon⁽⁷⁾| T: D K Ivory| OR: 62

10/3

Hit the frame for the first time in 12 starts at Epsom last time, beaten just a length and running his best race for a while, but drop back to 6f not sure to suit and could have been better drawn as well. More to do.

Form: 965-993

(8)

Orliko^b,t¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R Hannon| OR: 60

9/1

Winner at Brighton in June and fairly handicapped on that, but you need some excuses for some moderate efforts on his last three starts and the addition of blinkers doesn't seem to have improved matters. Needs to bounce back to best.

Form: 625069

(4)

True Belief^h²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: B R Johnson| OR: 59

5/1

Was going nowhere until producing a much better effort over this C&D last time out, staying on nicely for second. Looks well enough handicapped at present and if he can repeat that and build a bit on it, has every chance of going one better.

Form: 5-05782

(5)

Vino Rosso⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M Blanshard| OR: 54

16/1

No win in 11 starts but was placed over C&D back in June and gives the impression there's a race to be won with her somewhere. Ran okay over Kempton's mile last time and from a reasonable draw, has place chances at least.

Form: 093005

(3)

Caesonia⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Cieren Fallon⁽⁵⁾| T: C Hills| OR: 53

10/1

Well beaten in three starts but at least goes handicapping at a low level and she does have some speed about her. Has had a break too, and if she comes back in good order, could take a hand if she can improve just a little.

Form: 066

(7)

So Claire^h1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: M Dwyer| T: W R Muir| OR: 50

6/1

Not done a lot in seven starts and you'd be hard pushed to say she's progressing, soft ground a possible excuse last time but connections already going for some headgear to try and remedy the situation and it looks more in hope than anything.

Form: 7-30644

(1)

Powerage¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: David Probert| T: M S Saunders| OR: 50

25/1

No wins or places in eight starts and in truth, isn't progressing and has been beaten big distances on her last three starts. Has the plot draw in stall 1 but that's really the only positive you can take.

Form: 577-968

(11)

Islay Mist^p,t⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Kieren Fox| T: L Carter| OR: 48

25/1

Just one win in 18 starts and although she wasn't beaten far over this C&D on her first start for this yard back in June, she's not gone on from that. Return of the cheekpieces may help, but stall 11 is no help and she's easy enough to pass over.

Form: 787740

(6)

Harbour Times¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: William Carver⁽⁵⁾| T: P R Chamings| OR: 46

7/2

First real form in six starts when second at Chepstow last time out, doing some good late work to grab second close home. Different conditions to cope with here but she's open to improvement and on that alone, has to be of interest.

Form: 779-982

Non-Runners

(2)

Sonnetina⁴²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: D J Coakley J: T P Queally

Forecasts

Fancy Flyer (10/3), Harbour Times (7/2), True Belief (5/1), So Claire (6/1), Sonnetina (13/2), Orliko (9/1), William McKinley (10/1), Caesonia (10/1), Vino Rosso (16/1), Islay Mist (25/1), Powerage (25/1)

Another race where there's no obvious pacemaker - possibly Islay Mist, especially with the return of headgear and if she's allowed to dominate, she has half a chance of making all, but she's not really in any great form and looks risky. Vino Rosso is one that could do better and is worthy of consideration, but TRUE BELIEF ran a cracker on his latest start and if repeating that, looks sure to go close. Sonnetina and Harbour Times hold e/w chances.