14:50 Lingfield

Sunday 13 December 2020

All11:4012:1012:4513:1513:4514:2014:5015:20

Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 14:53 | Winning time: 2m 32.26s

(11)

Lady Of York^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 56| D

6/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 11/2) 19 days ago, very much having run of race.

Form: 646381

(1)

Gold Standard¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: A W Carroll| OR: 55

5/2

Creditable third of 13 in handicap at this course (10f, AW, 4/1) 18 days ago, slowly away. Expected to be bang there returned to this trip.

Form: 322503

(6)

Music Major²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: R Havlin| T: M J Attwater| OR: 51| CD

20/1

Five-time course winner. 66/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 29 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 265600

(12)

Arabescato^p1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: A Kirby| T: N P Littmoden| OR: 55| C

11/4

Course winner. Good second of 13 in handicap at this course (10f, AW, 15/2) 18 days ago, never nearer. Cheekpieces on first time. Not taken lightly for in-form yard.

Form: 417082

(2)

Howardian Hills^p⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: V R A Dartnall| OR: 50| D

25/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2018. 100/1, ninth of 10 in novice hurdle at Taunton (16.5f, good) on NH debut 46 days ago.

Form: 536444

(5)

Aleatoric^b¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Hayley Turner| T: Martin Smith| OR: 48

7/2

14/1 and blinkered for first time, good second of 13 in handicap at this course (15.8f, AW) 18 days ago, getting first run. Back down in trip.

Form: 693842

(9)

Rathbride Prince^h¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 46

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Hooded for first time, first run since leaving Matt Sheppard when seventh of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 25/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 3000/7

(7)

Milldean Felix^v⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: R Woodman| OR: 45

33/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 12/1) 7 days ago, slowly away. Significantly back up in trip. Visor back on.

Form: 0054-59

(3)

Argent Bleu^p1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽⁵⁾| T: R Ingram| OR: 45

100/1

Sixth of 8 in minor event (200/1) at Kempton (11f) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time.

Form: 0080-56

(8)

Estibdaad^t²⁷⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 8-12| J: Georgia Dobie⁽⁵⁾| T: P Butler| OR: 45| CD

125/1

Four-time course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2017. Seventh of 11 in handicap at this course (10f, AW, 50/1). Off 9 months.

Form: 00-9507

(4)

Stevie Mckeane^p1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: J Mitchell| T: Tom Clover| OR: 45

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 17/2, good fifth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time.

Form: 80065

Non-Runners

(10)

Global Wonder¹⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: J & S Best J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Gold Standard (5/2), Arabescato (11/4), Aleatoric (7/2), Lady Of York (6/1), Stevie Mckeane (17/2), Global Wonder (10/1), Rathbride Prince (18/1), Music Major (20/1), Howardian Hills (25/1), Milldean Felix (33/1), Argent Bleu (100/1), Estibdaad (125/1)

GOLD STANDARD was quickly back on his game when third over 10f here 18 days ago, never nearer after a tardy start, and with the return to this trip in his favour, he could be the way to go. Arabescato was just ahead of the selection that day and is a danger in a change of headgear, with Lady of York another to consider.