14:33 Lingfield

Thursday 26 November 2020

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Off time: 14:33 | Winning time: 4m 16.62s

Annual Invictus²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Joshua Moore| T: C Gordon

1/1

Irish point winner who built on his hurdling debut promise after 9 months off when ¾-length second of 10 to Captain Morgs in 2m Ascot novice 26 days ago. May do better still and has leading claims.

Form: P/125-2

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Dolphin Vista¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁷⁾| T: J R Boyle

14/1

Second on Fakenham hurdle debut in 2018 came when he was a smart Flat performer and he's not capable of that form on the level nowadays, and was well held back in this sphere at Sandown 18 days ago.

Form: 2/5

Itsnotwhatyouthink²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford

8/1

Runner-up in a pair of Fontwell bumpers 9 months apart and should have a future over hurdles.

Form: 2-2

John Betjeman¹⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Dave Crosse| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 114

50/1

Fair maiden on Flat, stays 7f. Well beaten in a brace of events this past summer but was placed all 3 starts over hurdles last winter.

Form: 232-

Mongol Emperor^h1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland

25/1

Winning pointer who has shown definite signs of ability on both starts under Rules, latterly in 16.3f Newbury novice. Hood on for 1st time.

Form: 4241-76

My Last Oscar^h1³⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: Nicky Martin

100/1

Oscar gelding who shaped as if in need of the experience when down the field in a Uttoxeter bumper on debut a year ago. Hood now added for hurdle bow.

Form: 6-

Pour Me A Drink¹⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: D A Jacob| T: J & S Best

40/1

Fairly useful winner on Flat (stays 1½m), but proved a let-down sent hurdling at Catterick in January and has since left Keith Dalgleish.

Form: F-

Stormbomber⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: M Madgwick

150/1

Fair Flat winner, stays 1¼m, step back in right direction when mid-field last time. Goes hurdling now but is unproven in the mud.

Form:

The Mick Preston⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| D

13/8

Hereford bumper winner who made an encouraging start to his hurdling career after 10 months off when runner-up to a useful one in a Newton Abbot novice (16.8f) in October. Will improve.

Form: 1-2

Touch Tight¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr P York⁽³⁾| T: P York

200/1

Winner of one of his half-a-dozen starts between the flags, but offered little on recent Rules debut in 2m Kempton novice hurdle.

Form: 32F21/7

Non-Runners

Reeceltic⁵⁶⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: P Phelan J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Annual Invictus (1/1), The Mick Preston (13/8), Itsnotwhatyouthink (8/1), Dolphin Vista (14/1), Mongol Emperor (25/1), Pour Me A Drink (40/1), John Betjeman (50/1), Reeceltic (50/1), My Last Oscar (100/1), Stormbomber (150/1), Touch Tight (200/1)

THE MICK PRESTON and Annual Invictus look the pair to concentrate on. The former pulled well clear of the rest when runner-up to a useful one on his Newton Abbot hurdle debut, and edges the vote. Itsnotwhatyouthink showed enough in bumpers to suggest he should have a future in this sphere and he may prove best of the remainder.