12:33 Lingfield

Thursday 26 November 2020

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Visit attheraces.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:33 | Winning time: 6m 26.29s

Milanstorm³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 100

11/4

Heavy-ground bumper winner. Yet to match that level over hurdles but certainly too soon to write him off and he gets his ground conditions here.

Form: 6/05-538

Miss Molinari³¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul O'Brien| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 95| CD

7/2

Improved at second time of asking in handicaps when scoring over C&D (heavy) in January. Form nothing special but lightly-raced profile provides hope for better still. Player if primed for return.

Form: 5P/751-

Moonlit Sea²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: P Phelan| OR: 93

22/1

Fit from the Flat, shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when 21 lengths third of 7 at Fontwell (19f, soft) last month but failed to build on that when down field at Stratford since.

Form: 642P-39

Lakeside Lad¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Kevin Jones| T: J W Mullins| OR: 90

12/1

Well held in maiden/novice hurdles and failed to improve for the switch to handicap company at Exeter (23f) last time.

Form: 6999

Invincible Cave^p¹⁰^{(ex 7)}

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr Nathan Brennan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: C Gordon| OR: 83

3/1

Tricky customer who finally capitalised on his reduced mark when seeing off the reopposing Alka Step at Plumpton last week under Richard Johnson. Not easiest of rides for a conditional.

Form: 70-8P51

Pat Kelly^p1³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Cillin Leonard⁽³⁾| T: H Whittington| OR: 84

17/2

No impact in a couple of handicaps 7 months apart and will need to improve for the application of cheekpieces.

Form: 06804-0

Alka Step^p¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Tabitha Worsley| T: J J Bridger| OR: 79

9/2

Fontwell winner on heavy ground last month and bounced back from a disappointing run there when length second to reopposing Invincible Cave at Plumpton in cheekpieces (retained) last week. Big player.

Form: UP01P2

Bostin³²⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 10-5| J: Mitchell Bastyan| T: D C O'Brien| OR: 79

200/1

Dual winner in spring 2017 but hasn't hit the same heights since, including well beaten both outings last season. Fair bit to prove on return.

Form: 8036/80-

Thegreymarestail^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: K Bishop| OR: 70

100/1

Little sign of ability, sent off at 40/1 when falling on Plumpton handicap debut last week.

Form: 0-7876F

Non-Runners

Corrie Lake¹⁰

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: J & S Best J: Luca Morgan

Jones Well³⁷⁶

Weight: 10-6| Age: 7

T: O Murphy J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Milanstorm (11/4), Invincible Cave (3/1), Miss Molinari (7/2), Alka Step (9/2), Corrie Lake (5/1), Pat Kelly (17/2), Lakeside Lad (12/1), Jones Well (14/1), Moonlit Sea (22/1), Thegreymarestail (100/1), Bostin (200/1)

ALKA STEP is 7 lb better off with Invincible Cave for just a one length beating at Plumpton last week so has sound prospects of turning the tables on that reopposing rival if in similar form. The returning Miss Molinari was having just her second start in handicaps when scoring over C&D in January and is feared most.