15:50 Lingfield
Friday 5 June 2020
All12:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35
BG Racing Syndicates Handicap
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  1m 4f  |  Standard / Slow  |  12 Runners  |  Polytrack  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:56Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 2m 32.22s
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Horse A-Z
Show odds
Well beaten in a 2m2f novice chase at Taunton (good) last November and is probably best watched on his first Flat appearance since October 2017.
Improved on debut effort when winning a 1m4f novice event at Wolverhampton in December. Successful by 1½L that day and he is a notable runner on handicap debut.
Ran well when finishing third in a handicap over 2m at Kempton at the end of November. Has shown good form over this trip in the past and races off a mark 2lb lower than when winning at Kempton (1m3f) in April last year.
Returning from a break when finishing third of six in a 1m6f handicap at Wolverhampton just under three months ago. One to note having won off a 4lb lower mark over this trip at the same venue in November.
Dual hurdles winner and finished a good 4L third over an extended 1m7f in a handicap hurdle at Wincanton (good-to-soft) in December. Top jockey in the saddle on his first Flat start since August 2018.
Recorded his fifth career success when taking a 1m3f handicap by a neck at Kempton in February. Disappointing 10L third in a small field event over an extended 1m4f at Newcastle subsequently and is of interest once more.
Decent effort in finishing third in a 2m handicap at Lingfield at the end of February. Drops in trip here and market support would be notable having won off higher marks in the past.
Returned from a break with a victory by a short-head in a 1m4f handicap at Kempton in September and ran well when finishing runner-up over 2m at this venue the following month. Bold show expected on seasonal reappearance.
Winner of two of his last three starts including by a neck over 1m2f at this venue in February. Raised 4lb for that effort and holds strong claims of taking this on his first attempt at this distance.
Best effort in five AW starts came when finishing 1¼L second in a handicap over this trip at Wolverhampton in November. Gelded since that effort and he is worth a check in the market on seasonal debut.
Placed on two of his three starts since winning over 1m2f at this venue in January. Races off a 6lb higher mark here and has to prove his stamina stepping up in distance.
Victorious in a 2m handicap at Chelmsford in June last year but has disappointed in five subsequent starts including when last of seven in a 2m handicap at Kempton on debut for this yard in February.
Forecasts
Imperium (3/1), Natty Night (9/2), Crimewave (9/2), Capone (13/2), Brighton Pier (8/1), Blue Medici (11/1), Noble Peace (16/1), Ilhabela Fact (16/1), Dono Di Dio (20/1), Rydan (28/1), Jumping Cats (66/1), Romanor (66/1)
IMPERIUM can get his season off to the perfect start by registering a victory in this 1m4f handicap event. The selection remains open to improvement having had just two starts in handicap company and he can see off his rivals here with handicap debutant Brighton Pier, the least experienced horse in the field taken to finish runner-up ahead of Crimewave who has won two of his last three starts and is stepping up in distance.
- Rydan
- Brighton Pier
- Crimewave
Prize Money
1st: £4,690.002nd: £1,396.003rd: £697.004th: £349.00
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