16:40 Lingfield

Tuesday 6 October 2020

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Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 16:44 | Winning time: 2m 6.21s

(9)

No Dress Rehearsal⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: L A Dace| OR: 55

50/1

40/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at this course (15.8f, AW) 56 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 43-0670

(7)

Thermal³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽⁷⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 54

7/2

13/2, very good second of 9 in handicap at Goodwood (9f, good to soft) 37 days ago, staying on final 1f. Shortlist material if building on that effort.

Form: 80-7932

(4)

Plansina^h¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Rossa Ryan| T: A Wintle| OR: 52

13/2

9/1, not seen to best effect when fourth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 15 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Mark eases a touch and she can make her presence felt.

Form: 755444

(3)

Lady Magda^p²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: J G Portman| OR: 55

9/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, clearly wasn't 100% on the day when thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (AW, 15/2) 22 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 865430

(2)

Cat Royale^b¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Joshua Bryan⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 49| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 7/1, respectable eighth of 15 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 10 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Blinkers back on. Each-way claims.

Form: 225078

(6)

Blairlogie²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Charlie Bennett| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 53

100/1

8/1, first run since leaving Mick Channon when sixth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (7.6f, good to firm) 29 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 0-32726

(11)

Thunder Flash^h²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S M Levey| T: Ian Williams| OR: 52| CD

9/4

Promising individual. C&D winner here in August. 6/1, creditable third of 15 in handicap at Windsor (10f, good) 29 days ago, needing stiffer test. Not taken lightly.

Form: 80-0413

(8)

Kerrera¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Sophie Ralston⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Ivory| OR: 47

16/1

20/1, returned to form after 7 months off when seventh of 13 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 19 days ago.

Form: 6-23407

(5)

Marie's Gem²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 50

12/1

Again ran poorly, albeit not seen to best effect when eleventh of 14 in handicap (20/1) at this C&D (AW) 22 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 350450

(14)

Percy Toplis^h,v³³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: E J Walsh| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 46

40/1

Two wins from 56 Flat runs. Twenty seven runs since last win in 2018. 14/1, bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 33 days ago, going with little fluency.

Form: 00-2547

(12)

Urban Scene⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Mrs L C Jewell| OR: 45WS

66/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap (50/1) at Chepstow (12f, good to firm) 77 days ago, weakening approaching final 1f. Has had a wind op. Best to look elsewhere again.

Form: 768-088

(13)

Beat The Breeze^p²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: David Egan| T: S Dow| OR: 49

8/1

Ran creditably over 2f longer trip when fourth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 10/1) 21 days ago, faring best of those held up. Each-way claims.

Form: 527584

(1)

Scarborough Castle^b²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: David Probert| T: E F Vaughan| OR: 48

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ran best race making handicap debut back up in trip when fifth of 11 at Kempton (12f, 8/1) 21 days ago. Needs more to feature.

Form: 00735

Non-Runners

(10)

Savoy Brown⁴⁰

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: M J Attwater J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Thunder Flash (9/4), Thermal (7/2), Plansina (13/2), Beat The Breeze (8/1), Lady Magda (9/1), Scarborough Castle (10/1), Marie's Gem (12/1), Savoy Brown (14/1), Kerrera (16/1), Cat Royale (18/1), Percy Toplis (40/1), No Dress Rehearsal (50/1), Urban Scene (66/1), Blairlogie (100/1)

PLANSINA wasn't seen to best effect just over a fortnight ago when finishing a staying-on fourth at Wolverhampton. She's taken to make amends here from a career-low mark. Thermal seems to be going the right way and rates as the biggest threat on paper, ahead of Thunder Flash and Beat The Breeze.