14:10 Lingfield

Wednesday 16 December 2020

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Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 1m 11.46s

(9)

Blessed To Empress^b⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 60| D

16/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City (6f) in August. 10/1, eighth of 10 in handicap back at that venue 41 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 670128

(2)

Sir Hector²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: William Carson| T: C Wallis| OR: 59| CD

5/2

C&D winner. 16/1, improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 23 days ago, responding well. Fancied to go well again.

Form: 2-14031

(5)

Storm Melody¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Hogan⁽³⁾| T: A Stronge| OR: 58| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 17/2, respectable third of 9 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 16 days ago, running on. Not discounted.

Form: 643703

(6)

Ghepardo^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: P R Chamings| OR: 58| D

22/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap (16/1) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 16 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip but running poorly in any case. Another needing to step up.

Form: 498299

(8)

Apollinaris^h¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Shepherd| T: S Dow| OR: 57

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving C. W. J. Farrell when seventh of 8 in handicap (16/1) at Chelmsford City (5f) 13 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 5-607

(12)

Comeatchoo³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: P S McEntee| OR: 56| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap (8/1) at this C&D (AW) 3 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Each-way claims with a repeat here.

Form: 265155

(10)

Heer At Last²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J Butler| OR: 55

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 7 in minor event at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 250/1) 22 days ago. Worth monitoring in the betting for shrewd connections now handicapping.

Form: 085

(4)

Valentine Blues³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: T Ward| OR: 55

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 13/2) 30 days ago. Needs a little more from this sort of mark but she does remain low-mileage.

Form: 05494

(7)

Regulator^b1,t1²⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: R Havlin| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 54| DWS

22/1

One win from 27 Flat runs. 6/1,well below form when tenth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (7f) when last seen in March. Undergone wind surgery since but others make greater appeal.

Form: 5-47000

(3)

Spreadsheet²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Charlie Bennett| T: J R Boyle| OR: 54

5/2

Unreliable type. Very good 1¾ lengths fourth of 10 to Comeatchoo in handicap at this C&D (AW, 4/1) 22 days ago, left with too much to do. Not dismissed out of hand.

Form: 809874

(11)

The Lacemaker^p,t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 54| CD

40/1

C&D winner. 11/1, 10½ lengths ninth of 10 to Comeatchoo in handicap at this C&D (AW) 22 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 442509

(1)

Vincenzo Coccotti^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: George Rooke⁽⁵⁾| T: P R Chamings| OR: 53| D

9/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City (6f) in October. 7/1, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 27 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 612162

Forecasts

Sir Hector (5/2), Spreadsheet (5/2), Comeatchoo (8/1), Valentine Blues (8/1), Vincenzo Coccotti (9/1), Storm Melody (10/1), Blessed To Empress (16/1), Ghepardo (22/1), Regulator (22/1), Apollinaris (25/1), The Lacemaker (40/1), Heer At Last (80/1)

SIR HECTOR ran right up to his best when doubling his career tally for the year at Chelmsford 23 days ago, showing a good attitude in the process, and a repeat here should see him firmly in the mix once more. Vincenzo Coccotti and Spreadsheet head up the dangers, along with Valentine Blues.