13:10 Lingfield

Saturday 1 February 2020

All12:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:3016:05

Betway Handicap

Off time: 13:11 | Winning time: 1m 10.48s

(1)

Count Otto¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: M Dwyer| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 86| CD

4/1

C&D winner who returned to form with a narrow defeat here last time out when allowed to dictate from the front. On a nice mark and may have won if he hadn't have raced wide on the home bend that day; leading claims.

Form: 3957-52

(6)

Last Page⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A W Carroll| OR: 83| D

15/2

Off the mark for this yard at Kempton in November but failed to follow up when going off too quick over the same C&D next time; less exposed than some but faces competition for the lead.

Form: 519810-

(3)

Zeyzoun¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: R Havlin| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 82

50/1

Heavy ground winner at Epsom in September but has struggled badly in two starts for this yard and not the most straightforward type (can race too keen); others preferred.

Form: 27108-8

(8)

Mr Top Hat⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Cameron Iles⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 81| D

8/1

Chester winner from a 5lb higher mark last year and while he's yet to win on AW, he's run some creditable races at this venue including on return last week; each-way claims.

Form: 55966-3

(9)

Fuente⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J Fanning| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 80| BF| D

9/2

Hasn't won since 2018 but very at Newcastle last time out when caught on the line (seemingly had the race in the bag); plenty of pace in this race for him to aim at and ought to get competitive again.

Form: 4472-42

(7)

Reflektor¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 77| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Becoming very well-handicapped on old form but with good reason following a succession of poor runs at Wolverhampton; hard to recommend at present.

Form: 30878-8

(2)

Swiss Pride^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: George Rooke⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Teal| OR: 76| CD

5/1

All three wins since his C&D maiden success have come in claiming company; up 2lb for his win here earlier in the month and starts out for new yard but probably has a tough ask back in handicap company.

Form: 23713-1

(5)

Suzi's Connoisseur^b¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: B A Curtis| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 75| CD

7/1

C&D winner in December 2018 but not the most consistent these days and has failed to hit the frame in four starts this winter; others make more appeal.

Form: 49845-6

(4)

Barrington^v⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 75| D

5/1

Bounced back to form with a promising second at Kempton last time but faces plenty of pace pressure here and only has one win since 2016; others preferred.

Form: 5584-62

Forecasts

Count Otto (4/1), Fuente (9/2), Barrington (5/1), Swiss Pride (5/1), Suzi's Connoisseur (7/1), Last Page (15/2), Mr Top Hat (8/1), Reflektor (10/1), Zeyzoun (50/1)

FUENTE could get this race run to suit and he was unlucky not to score at Newcastle last time out; Last Page and Count Otto are both a threat if either of them manage to bag an early lead with the latter preferred from a handicapping perspective.