18:00 Lingfield

Saturday 31 August 2019

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Lin Purvey Birthday Celebration Handicap

Off time: 18:05 | Winning time: 3m 20.59s

(7)

Gavlar^v²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: David Egan| T: W J Knight| OR: 72| C| D

9/2

Good third over 2m on the AW at Kempton on his penultimate start but finished well beaten over the same C&D last time. Won off higher marks in the past and is interest if putting latest effort behind him.

Form: 875335

(5)

Colwood^p⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: R Eddery| OR: 68| CD

7/1

Victorious by a head in a C&D handicap in early June. Struggled in an amateur riders event at Doncaster (good-to-firm) on only subsequent start and is one to note having shown his best form on the AW.

Form: 334417

(8)

Tin Fandango^p¹²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Josephine Gordon| T: M D I Usher| OR: 67| CD

10/1

Broke his maiden when winning by 2L in a C&D handicap at the start of April. Fair fifth over the same trip at Chelmsford later that month and is worth a check in the market on return from a break.

Form: 35-2215

(9)

Cogital^h⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: P J Dobbs| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 66

5/2

Placed on two most recent starts including over 1m6f at Salisbury (good) last week. Step up in trip appeared to suit that day and he is one for the shortlist upped in distance once more.

Form: 384932

(3)

Continuum^v⁵²

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: T P Queally| T: P Hedger| OR: 63

25/1

Returning from a break when beaten 22L in a 2m handicap at Kempton last month. Well handicapped on old form but hasn't won in over five years.

Form: 398-2P9

(2)

Lucy Lou¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R Winston| T: C Hills| OR: 69

7/1

Improving with racing and ran well to finish third in a 1m4f novice race at Ffos Las (good-to-soft) earlier this month. Notable runner stepping up in distance on handicap debut.

Form: 873

(1)

Break The Rules²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: E J Walsh| T: Martin Smith| OR: 68| C

18/1

Successful by a head in a four runner 1m4f novice race here in March. Well beaten at Nottingham next time out but showed promise when fifth at Newmarket (1m4f, good-to-firm) on handicap debut at the start of this month. Interesting upped in trip.

Form: 0-185

(6)

Yvette^p1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 58

11/4

Glimpses of ability in novice company and finished a fair fifth on handicap debut over 1m2f at Newcastle last time out. Cheekpieces tried for the first time stepping up markedly in distance.

Form: 8885

Non-Runners

(4)

Conkering Hero¹⁰

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: J Tuite J: Charles Bishop

Forecasts

Cogital (5/2), Yvette (11/4), Gavlar (9/2), Colwood (7/1), Lucy Lou (7/1), Tin Fandango (10/1), Conkering Hero (16/1), Break The Rules (18/1), Continuum (25/1)

COGITAL shapes as if this extra distance will suit and he can register a victory in this competitive looking staying handicap. The selection is tackling this distance for the first time and he can get the better of Lucy Lou who can take secnd on her handicap debut while third place can go to bottom weight Yvette who is out of a mare who ran well in staying contests.