15:10 Lingfield

Monday 13 January 2020

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Sky Sports Racing On Virgin 535 Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 6m 48.1s

High Up In The Air⁸^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 93

7/4

Given an enterprising ride by Joshua Moore when getting off the mark at the sixth attempt over an extended 2m4f at Plumpton (soft) last week -some scope to brush up his hurdling technique; fair chance under a 7lb penalty.

Form: 695-781

Bact To Black^b1⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Rex Dingle⁽³⁾| T: R Walford| OR: 99| CD

10/1

Disappointing over fences so far this season (0-2); returns to hurdles in a newly applied set of blinkers from a mark which is 2lb higher than when a short-head winner (Auenwirbel second) of this race in 2019.

Form: 6316-P6

De Bene Esse^h,t⁵²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Lorcan Williams⁽³⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 94

25/1

Won (by 11L) off this mark in the mud at Ffos Las (2m6f, heavy) in April 2018; precious few positives to take from his more recent efforts, including over fences (comeback run) 52 days ago.

Form: 831P7/P

Dandy Times¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: J M Quinlan| T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy| OR: 92

50/1

With Robert Tyner when winning a four-runner maiden at Bandon (3m, heavy) in March 2019; has shown no worthwhile form under rules; tackles a new trip on handicap debut.

Form: 31-P767

Kestrel Valley^h,t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Stan Sheppard⁽³⁾| T: M Sheppard| OR: 85

12/1

13-race maiden; has eased 4lb in the weights since finishing 10¼L third to Drewmain Legend at Leicester (1m7½f, heavy) on her penultimate start; holds place prospects but no more.

Form: 0P-0934

Epsom Des Mottes^p⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 77

1/1

Very well supported in the market when hacking up in a conditional jockeys' race at Ayr (2m5½f, heavy) last week; carries no penalty for that taking 14L success; a rare Lingfield Park runner for the Catterick trainer Phil Kirby; take the hint.

Form: 0-95861

Modulus^p²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Max Kendrick⁽³⁾| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 70

16/1

Won four times for Peter Winks in 2017 (2m1f-2m4f); well backed when falling on debut for D J Jeffreys at Newcastle in December; holds a similar chance to Kestrel Valley on the basis of recent Ffos Las form; stamina reserves?

Form: 076P-F5

Non-Runners

Sissinghurst⁵¹³

Weight: 12-1| Age: 10

T: T Symonds J: Benjamin Poste

Auenwirbel⁵⁴

Weight: 11-1| Age: 9

T: Mrs L J Young J: G Sheehan

Forecasts

Epsom Des Mottes (1/1), High Up In The Air (7/4), Sissinghurst (6/1), Bact To Black (10/1), Kestrel Valley (12/1), Modulus (16/1), Auenwirbel (16/1), De Bene Esse (25/1), Dandy Times (50/1)

The bang in-form North Yorkshire trainer Phil Kirby has only ever saddled one previous runner over jumps at Lingfield Park (1-10 on the Flat) so we should take the hint about the well-handicapped Ayr scorer EPSOM DES MOTTES. Very well supported in the market he soon had his six rivals under the sword courtesy of a competent Danny McMenamin ride. Impossible to oppose carrying no extra weight for that taking 14L success (race was for conditional jockeys') those playing for places are limited to High Up In The Air, Bact To Black and Auenwirbel.