15:20 Lingfield

Tuesday 31 December 2019

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Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 1m 11.87s

(12)

Royal Dynasty³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Moubarak| OR: 60

13/2

Has gone close for both Ralph Beckett and James Fanshawe in three starts for both trainers, but yet to win. Now on a more realistic mark for debut for latest stable, but has worst of the draw and will do well to break her duck.

Form: 328-627

(5)

Knockout Blow^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: J E Long| OR: 60| CD

11/4

Arrives seeking a C&D hat-trick after successive wins in similar grade. Stayed on well to claim the latest of those, and remains a big player from 3lb higher mark.

Form: 084711

(10)

Bahamian Heights^v1⁴⁶⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁷⁾| T: Emma Owen| OR: 60| D

25/1

Dual Chelmsford winner over 5f/6f, but refused to race there last time he was seen on AW, and arrives with plenty to prove. Visored for the first time.

Form: 60977R-

(7)

Catheadans Fury^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: A Kirby| T: M R Bosley| OR: 59| D

7/2

1-12 on AW, having scored at Chelmsford (6f) 14-months ago. Has run with credit on her last two outings, and should be thereabouts from this mark for a stable whose runners are in good form.

Form: P20626

(6)

Little Miss Lilly^v¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Amelia Glass⁽⁷⁾| T: C G Cox| OR: 57

7/1

5f Kempton winner last year, when 2lb lower. Came back from almost a year off with an excellent effort over C&D last time, when 1L third. Same mark here, but 7lb claimed and should go very close.

Form: 17527-3

(11)

Perfect Symphony^p¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: M Pattinson| OR: 57| D

10/1

Scored over this trip on Chelmsford's Polytrack in May, when 4lb higher. Therefore, can't be written off from this mark, but he is another who will do well to win from a wide draw.

Form: 637507

(9)

Falcao³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Joey Haynes| T: J Butler| OR: 56| D

10/1

Won a Southwell claimer (6f) in April, and has run with credit on this surface, 0-14 in handicaps and no obvious reason why that will change today.

Form: 771644

(4)

Mercers^v¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁷⁾| T: P Butler| OR: 55| C| D

14/1

Triple 5f course winner who has scored over 6f elsewhere. 4lb higher than when scoring at Kempton on her penultimate start, but held from this mark here last time. More needed.

Form: 949018

(1)

Tawaafoq^h¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Finley Marsh⁽³⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 54| CD

11/1

Sole AW win came over C&D in April 2018. Would have been entitled to need his recent reappearance after wind surgery and could do better now from the inside draw. Interesting.

Form: 213897

(2)

Porto Ferro^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: K T O'Neill| T: J J Bridger| OR: 53| CD

12/1

Won a C&D fillies' maiden almost three years ago. Powers some way short of that form these days, but is nicely drawn and was competitive from a similar mark on her penultimate run, so not ruled out.

Form: 528029

(3)

Major Assault⁴⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: William Carson| T: Debbie Hughes| OR: 48| CD

25/1

Class 7 winner over C&D last year, when 4lb higher. Well below that level on his last five starts in 2018, and not seen for 14 months. Returns for different stable and can only watch.

Form: 460777-

Non-Runners

(8)

Kath's Lustre²²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: R Hughes J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Knockout Blow (11/4), Catheadans Fury (7/2), Kath's Lustre (4/1), Royal Dynasty (13/2), Little Miss Lilly (7/1), Perfect Symphony (10/1), Falcao (10/1), Tawaafoq (11/1), Porto Ferro (12/1), Mercers (14/1), Bahamian Heights (25/1), Major Assault (25/1)

Hat-trick seeking Knockout Blow again has decent claims from 3lb higher, but the suggestion is to take him on with LITTLE MISS LILLY, who could benefit from having 7lb taken off her back after a good reappearance effort. Catheadans Fury should be very competitive, while Porto Ferro, Tawaafoq and Kath's Lustre are others who can get involved.