13:20 Lingfield

Thursday 28 November 2019

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Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Nursery

Off time: 13:21 | Winning time: 58.9s

(9)

Birkenhead^p1³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J L Eyre| OR: 75| D

6/1

Consistent; was always just held by the winner (Swinley) at Wolverhampton (5f) five weeks ago; 4lb higher with cheekpieces introduced.

Form: 322662

(3)

Seraphinite^p1⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Nicola Currie| T: J A Osborne| OR: 74

14/1

33-1 winner at Kempton (6f) in May; went closest since when a 3L runner-up to Angel Grey at Windsor (6f, good) in August; not as sharp lately, so the cheekpieces are added seeking an extra edge.

Form: 262306

(2)

Colonel Whitehead⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Ellie Mackenzie⁽⁷⁾| T: H Main| OR: 68| D

11/8

Back to winning ways over 5f at Newcastle last week, beating Pepper Bay by ½L; 2lb well in under his 6lb penalty (is due an 8lb rise); seems to have a decent rapport with Ellie Mackenzie; contender.

Form: 331071

(1)

Silver Start³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: K Shoemark| T: C Hills| OR: 72| D

25/1

Hasn't progressed since winning on debut at Bath (5f, good to firm) in May; doesn't look to be that well handicapped from an easing mark of 72.

Form: 10308

(6)

Colouring³⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: H Crouch| T: E Walker| OR: 72

9/2

Progressing with racing and ought to find a winning opportunity sooner or later; one for the shortlist on handicap debut after finishing 2½L second to Raaeb (the 2-5f) at Kempton 37 days ago.

Form: 022

(7)

Heer We Go Again^v²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: P D Evans| OR: 71| D

20/1

Made all, winning unchallenged at Bath (5f, firm) in May; so far has failed to bring his positive early season form into backend nurseries; stablemate of Chasanda.

Form: 322108

(5)

Chasanda^h⁵⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 71| D

33/1

Won on debut at Windsor (5f, good) in April and made a reasonably encouraging return from a short break at Chepstow in September; poor since and needs to bounce back to form; stablemate of Heer We Go Again.

Form: 404249

(10)

Wilfy⁵¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: L P Keniry| T: S Kirk| OR: 70

16/1

Far from disgraced in a fair Newbury maiden (6f, good) on his penultimate start; possible excuses (restless in the stalls, slowly away, switchback track) for a poor nursery debut at Brighton (7f).

Form: 6650

(8)

Champagne Supanova^b1⁴⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Angus Villiers⁽⁷⁾| T: R Spencer| OR: 70

10/1

Beat Elpheba by an emphatic 4L when winning a 6f nursery at Chelmsford in August - the handicapper has been in charge since; blinkers added with the talented 7lb claimer Angus Villiers enlisted.

Form: 641445

(4)

Rathagan²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Finley Marsh⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 67

8/1

Cost £55,000 as a yearling; by far his best run to date was on his second start on heavy ground at Nottingham (5f); merits a market check on handicap debut; others preferred if support isn't forthcoming.

Form: 526

Forecasts

Colonel Whitehead (11/8), Colouring (9/2), Birkenhead (6/1), Rathagan (8/1), Champagne Supanova (10/1), Seraphinite (14/1), Wilfy (16/1), Heer We Go Again (20/1), Silver Start (25/1), Chasanda (33/1)

Heather Main has her hand somewhat forced in turning out Colonel Whitehead so swiftly following last week's Newcastle success (2lb well in under a 6lb penalty). Meanwhile, Wilfy is undoubtedly a horse to keep an eye upon in the preliminaries and assuming that he's on his best behaviour, he could run into the frame at rewarding odds on just his second handicap start. However, the preferred option is the progressive filly COLOURING who ought to have a race of this nature within from a perfectly fair opening mark of 72.