11:45 Lingfield

Saturday 21 December 2019

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Betway Casino Handicap

Off time: 11:45 | Winning time: 58.23s

(1)

Katherine Place^t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: E J Walsh| T: W G M Turner| OR: 58| D

3/1

In the form of her life at present and chases a third win on the AW since the beginning of October. She's 10lb higher than when her revival started but ran well on her only previous try over C&D so plenty going for her again here. Shortlisted.

Form: 256121

(6)

Roundabout Magic³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: S Dow| OR: 58| CD

9/4

Already a five-time C&D winner and has to merit consideration from what is a handy current mark. Losing run stretches back to last May but he's currently 7lb below his last winning rating. Dangerous to rule out.

Form: 435892

(8)

Pink Iceburg⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽⁵⁾| T: P Crate| OR: 57| D

16/1

Dropped to a career lowest mark after a couple of moderate displays; including a poor effort on her Polytrack debut at Kempton when last seen. Dropping back to 5f will suit but the filly still has a lot to prove.

Form: 463408

(7)

George Thomas⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Selma Grage⁽⁷⁾| T: R Eddery| OR: 57

16/1

A lightly raced three-year-old who was picked up for just £600 at the Ascot sales last month; debuts for a new yard and lacks previous experience of a synthetic surface. Hard to recommend at present.

Form: 74660

(4)

Fareeq^b,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: C Wallis| OR: 56| CD

7/1

A regular visitor to this course and counts a C&D success among his four previous career wins. Races from 2lb below his last winning mark but has recent form to reverse with Roundabout Magic and Nautical Haven; no easy task.

Form: 953706

(5)

Terri Rules²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: L Carter| OR: 56| D

5/1

Effective at both 5f and 6f and has made the frame in six of her eight previous runs at Lingfield; yet to win here but her consistency is commendable and she'd be dangerous to omit from the equation.

Form: 525193

(10)

Angel Force^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 52| D

10/1

Currently 16lb below her last winning mark but has been well below her best on a number of occasions over the last year or so; also yet to really convince when racing on an AW surface. Would be a surprise if she can bounce back this time.

Form: 868966

(9)

Starchant^b1³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: K T O'Neill| T: J J Bridger| OR: 46

10/1

Blinkers replace cheekpieces (applied in her last two starts) no doubt in the hope of return to the sort of form that saw her go close on turf here (5f) in August. However, she's lost her way a tad since and is hard to recommend on recent evidence.

Form: 225859

(3)

Pharoh Jake¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 8-7| J: Aled Beech⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Bridger| OR: 45| CD

25/1

Veteran campaigner with a prolific record of at least making the frame when racing on the AW; this is a tough ask of him from just out of the weights but he is reliable enough to exploit any weakness if his main rivals under perform for any reason.

Form: 466556

Non-Runners

(2)

Nautical Haven³⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: J & S Best J: D C Costello

Forecasts

Roundabout Magic (9/4), Katherine Place (3/1), Terri Rules (5/1), Nautical Haven (5/1), Fareeq (7/1), Starchant (10/1), Angel Force (10/1), George Thomas (16/1), Pink Iceburg (16/1), Pharoh Jake (25/1)

Lingfield brings the best out of ROUNDABOUT MAGIC and he is tipped to confirm superiority over Nautical Haven and Fareeq now that he is back at his favourite course. The selection will be hard to resist if granted a strong pace; expect a late rattle if that scenario unfolds. Terri Rules also goes well at this venue and cannot be ruled out of making the frame. Neither can the in-form Katherine Place even though she is creeping up the weights and needs to post a personal best if she's going to add to her tally.