16:50 Lingfield

Thursday 15 October 2020

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 16:52 | Winning time: 58.38s

(9)

Zulu Zander¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jim Crowley| T: P D Evans| OR: 75| BF| D

12/1

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap at Bath (5f, firm) last month and not disgraced when fourth at Wolverhampton since. Ought to be competitive again.

Form: 434214

(10)

Chitra⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 75| CD

17/2

Dual C&D winner at the end of 2019. Back to form when second at Chepstow in July but not seen since a lesser effort at Ascot at the end of that month.

Form: 773527

(5)

Dazzling Des¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: David Probert| T: D O'Meara| OR: 74| C| D

11/1

Operating below his best at present, although he was prominent for a long way at Newcastle last time. Now 7 lb lower than when winning here in January so is well treated if staging a revival.

Form: 587668

(8)

Pink Flamingo¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: K Shoemark| T: M J Attwater| OR: 74| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. 14/1, bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 544528

(1)

Veleta²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox| OR: 74| D

11/2

Tends to flash her tail but wins at Bath and Sandown on her last 2 outing show there's nothing wrong with her attitude. 4 lb rise unlikely to prevent another prominent showing from handy inside stall.

Form: 1-37311

(7)

Newyorkstateofmind^b1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Egan| T: W R Muir| OR: 72| D

9/2

Not at best in recent starts but his mark is on the slide and he won on AW at a similar time last year. No surprise if he bounces back in first-time blinkers.

Form: 245386

(6)

Baltic State²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S De Sousa| T: I Furtado| OR: 71| D

5/1

Wolverhampton winner last month. Not well drawn and probably best forgiven latest below-par fifth back there since. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 46-5715

(2)

Summit Fever¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: E Walker| OR: 70| CD

10/3

C&D maiden winner in August but has been unable to make a significant impact in handicaps since. Return to this venue needs to help her.

Form: 041547

(3)

Spirit Of The Sky⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Shepherd| T: R A Fahey| OR: 68| D

14/1

Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap (9/1) at York (5f, good) 89 days ago. Fresh for the time of year and interesting to see if there's any market confidence behind this northern raider.

Form: 215-455

(4)

Roundabout Magic⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: S Dow| OR: 62| CD

12/1

Seven-time C&D winner, the latest in July. Good third of 9 here last week, having to pick way through and unlucky not to finish closer.

Form: 361853

Forecasts

Summit Fever (10/3), Newyorkstateofmind (9/2), Baltic State (5/1), Veleta (11/2), Chitra (17/2), Dazzling Des (11/1), Roundabout Magic (12/1), Zulu Zander (12/1), Spirit Of The Sky (14/1), Pink Flamingo (25/1)

VELETA is nicely drawn and gets the nod to complete a hat-trick. Roundabout Magic's run here last week suggests she's still handicapped to go close if things drop her way. Newyorkstateofmind is well treated if first-time blinkers have a positive effect, while Spirit of The Sky is the only runner Richard Fahey sends down from his Malton base so is worth a second look in the betting.