14:25 Lingfield

Thursday 28 November 2019

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 2m 5.62s

(10)

Red Gunner⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Kevin Lundie⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 55| D

11/4

Seeks a November hat-trick following wins at Wolverhampton (1m1½f) and Chelmsford (1m2f); carries a 5lb penalty for his 4½L drubbing of Arlecchino's Arc; trainer cannily deploys the 5lb claimer Kevin Lundie.

Form: 734311

(6)

Sir Gnet^b1²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: K Shoemark| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 55| CD

12/1

Sole win (from 26 starts) came over C&D in March; hasn't fired lately (now 7lb lower); blinkers belatedly applied.

Form: 574779

(2)

Gerry The Glover^p³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd| T: L Carter| OR: 55

16/1

Has been around the block a few times (is quirky and often slowly away); remains a maiden on the AW (0-12); 1lb higher than when a keeping on 1L second to Mabo at Kempton (1m) 37 days ago.

Form: 839462

(9)

Never To Forget³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Hogan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 55

50/1

Hasn't built upon a fair opening effort (fifth) at Kempton (1m) in September; is probably worth tracking in the market just in case ahead of handicap debut.

Form: 575

(14)

Onomatopoeia³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Charles Bishop| T: C Poulton| OR: 55

66/1

Dismal since introduced to handicapping (tailed-off on all three starts); virtually impossible to fancy from a wide draw in stall 14.

Form: 96/3000

(3)

Pike Corner Cross^t,v²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 53

14/1

Consistent throughout October and November, winning from a 3lb lower mark at Wolverhampton (1m1½f); enters the thinking in a weak race, with a placed finish considered a probable outcome.

Form: 303142

(4)

Foresee¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Rob Hornby| T: A W Carroll| OR: 52| D

7/4

Back to form lately recording successive wins at Kempton and Wolverhampton (both 1m4f); carries no penalty for the latest success (apprentices handicap); the drop back in trip isn't an obvious next step, yet merits respect nevertheless.

Form: 576511

(1)

Presence Process²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Charlie Bennett| T: P Phelan| OR: 52| CD

14/1

All three previous wins have come at this track (1m-1m2f); competes from a perfectly feasible looking handicap mark if he can recapture his peak form from 2018; handy draw in stall 1.

Form: 598954

(12)

Fire Island²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: T Ward| OR: 55

8/1

Iffraaj filly (picked up unraced for 10,000gns in May); hasn't set the world alight in three runs in AW maidens/novice contests (1m-1m1½f); lowly rated for handicap debut.

Form: 766

(7)

Ramatuelle²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 55| D

33/1

Off the mark at the tenth time of asking when readily winning a Brighton selling handicap (1m2f, good to firm) for Sir Mark Prescott; joined this trainer at the subsequent auction; seemingly has work to do with Foresee.

Form: 536319

(13)

Spark Of War^v²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 51

11/2

16-race maiden; has flirted with hurdling in recent months; returned to the AW at Newcastle (1m) three weeks ago when finishing 2½L fourth of 12 to Proceeding; makes the long journey south from Belstane.

Form: 562464

(5)

Johni Boxit^v²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Finley Marsh⁽³⁾| T: B Barr| OR: 51

66/1

Hasn't beaten a single rival in two Flat starts (at or around 1m) since competing over hurdles at Uttoxeter in July; look elsewhere with a high degree of confidence.

Form: 3-36790

(8)

Mister Musicmaster¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: R J Hodges| OR: 51| C

20/1

Veteran, 11 wins from 102 starts; beaten in excess of 5L when a keeping on fourth to Avorisk Et Perils here (1m) 12 days ago; stays 1m2, but better known as a miler.

Form: 853344

Non-Runners

(11)

Sunshineandbubbles¹⁴⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: P D Evans J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Foresee (7/4), Red Gunner (11/4), Spark Of War (11/2), Fire Island (8/1), Sir Gnet (12/1), Pike Corner Cross (14/1), Presence Process (14/1), Gerry The Glover (16/1), Mister Musicmaster (20/1), Sunshineandbubbles (25/1), Ramatuelle (33/1), Never To Forget (50/1), Johni Boxit (66/1), Onomatopoeia (66/1)

Both RED GUNNER and Foresee are on hat-trick missions following a productive spell of racing. The latter carries no penalty for a recent Wolverhampton win (apprentices handicap) but it remains to be seen how he copes with dropping back in trip (from 1m4f) at a sharp track like Lingfield. Therefore, the confident selection is the David Loughnane-trained runner with the 5lb claimer Kevin Lundie cannily deployed in the saddle to negate an incurred penalty. For anyone seeking a better priced each-way alternative, Pike Corner Cross merits serious consideration.