12:45 Lingfield

Tuesday 3 December 2019

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Off time: 12:46 | Winning time: 3m 32.60s

Northern Poet²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Aspell| T: N J Gifford| CD

10/3

Yeats gelding; made a winning start when driven out to beat Global Harmony by 1¼L over C&D three weeks ago - had a number of these rivals behind; carries a 7lb penalty for that success.

Form: 1

Ace Time²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: J R Jenkins

20/1

Sinndar gelding; finished 7¼L fourth to Northern Poet over C&D three weeks ago; must improve in order to reverse those placings, albeit that can't be ruled out on 7lb better terms.

Form: 4

Arc Of Bubbles^t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: Mrs H R J Nelmes

66/1

Arcadio gelding; has failed to show up positively in two starts to date (Cheltenham and Wincanton), so it'll come as a major surprise if he has a constructive role to play.

Form: 00

Ballycloven Beat²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore

25/1

Beat Hollow gelding; was making his debut for Gary Moore when finishing fifth of 13 (beaten 8¼L) to the reopposing Northern Poet over C&D three weeks ago.

Form: 75

Edward Blue^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: Noel Williams

10/1

Vinnie Roe gelding (€1,000 yearling, £23,000 3yo); fourth foal; half-brother to the bumper winner Monkhouse; wears a tongue-tie for racecourse debut.

Form:

Gorgeous George^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: James Davies| T: R Rowe

66/1

Fair Mix gelding; 50-1 when finishing a hopelessly tailed-off last of 13 to Northern Poet over C&D three weeks ago.

Form: 0

Millstone²³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

12/1

Alkaased gelding; half-brother to four winners and boasts a reasonable amount of experience; took a clear step forward when finishing third (beaten 2½L) to Willie Butler (Mr Perfect second) at Huntingdon (2m, good) in April; off since.

Form: 53-

Minella Tara²¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

13/8

Kayf Tara gelding; bought for £90,000 in May; held every chance when falling at the last on sole point-to-point start for John Nailen (3m, Stowlin); is closely related to the bumper winner Owenacurra Lass among others.

Form: F

Mr Perfect²³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C J Todd⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Williams

7/1

Mustameet gelding; a shade unruly in the prelims yet posted a pleasing debut at Huntingdon (2m, good) in April when vainly chasing home the winner Willie Butler (Millstone ¾L back in third); enters the reckoning on return to the track.

Form: 2-

Dancing Doris²²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Bryony Le Clerc| T: N B King

5/1

Malinas filly; half-sister to the AW bumper/2m4f-2m5f hurdle winner Peggie's Venture; Bryony Frost is a notable jockey booking; it'll be interesting to see how the sole filly in this line-up figures in the market exchanges.

Form: 2-

Forecasts

Minella Tara (13/8), Northern Poet (10/3), Dancing Doris (5/1), Mr Perfect (7/1), Edward Blue (10/1), Millstone (12/1), Ace Time (20/1), Ballycloven Beat (25/1), Arc Of Bubbles (66/1), Gorgeous George (66/1)

Northern Poet had the measure of a number of these rivals, including Ace Time (fourth) and Ballycloven Beat (fifth) when winning over C&D three weeks ago and should confirm those placings despite a 7lb penalty. However, the pair to concentrate upon are possibly Mr Perfect and MILLSTONE who finished second and third respectively in a Huntingdon bumper in April. Of the remainder, the Fergal O'Brien-trained rules debutant Minella Tara should be monitored for strong signs of market confidence.