11:30 Lingfield

Wednesday 16 December 2020

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Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap

Off time: 11:33 | Winning time: 1m 38.41s

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Key Look^p1,t1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 55

28/1

Modest maiden. 22/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 18 days ago. Ability there and her mark has dropped 15 lb. She could be interesting in first-time tongue strap and cheekpieces.

Form: 660780

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(12)

Emerald Fox²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: George Rooke⁽⁵⁾| T: P R Chamings| OR: 54| CD

4/1

C&D winner last month. 6/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at this course (10f, AW) 21 days ago. Should be competitive again despite wide draw.

Form: 253414

(6)

Blue Whisper⁸^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: William Humphrey⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs S J Humphrey| OR: 49

9/2

8/1, off the mark in 13-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 8 days ago under good ride from his young jockey. Revised mark/penalty to contend with but can go well again.

Form: 058921

(7)

Small Pianist³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes| OR: 54

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden on AW. 200/1, tenth of 11 in maiden at Kempton (8f) 30 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Improvement needed, but could have it in the locker.

Form: 870

(4)

Violet's Lads¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: William Carson| T: B R Johnson| OR: 53

10/1

One win from 30 Flat runs. 9/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 760638

(5)

Itsajungleoutthere¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Charlie Bennett| T: P Phelan| OR: 54

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, eighth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 16 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 6668

(8)

Good Luck Charm^b³²

Age: 11| Weight: 9-4| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽⁷⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 52| CD

14/1

Temperamental sort. C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Respectable 3¾ lengths sixth of 10 to Emerald Fox in handicap (17/2) at this C&D (AW) 32 days ago.

Form: 462766

(11)

Enzo^b⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 52| D

7/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 10/1, creditable 3¼ lengths fourth of 13 to Blue Whisper in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 8 days ago, running on. Merits consideration.

Form: 092404

(3)

Restricted Access^v1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J G Portman| OR: 52

12/1

Modest maiden. Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (10f, AW, 28/1) 21 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 446507

(10)

Four Mile Bridge^v⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S L Keightley| OR: 50

6/1

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. Good third of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 16/5) 8 days ago, finishing well. Not taken lightly.

Form: 35-0293

(9)

Pearl Spectre^p⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: P S McEntee| OR: 50| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Thirty one runs since last win in 2019. 6/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 6 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 256956

(1)

Jeanette May⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: W Stone| OR: 50| D

11/2

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Leicester in June. 9/2, below form sixth of 13 in handicap at this course (10f, AW) 71 days ago, needing stronger gallop.

Form: 113736

Forecasts

Emerald Fox (4/1), Blue Whisper (9/2), Jeanette May (11/2), Four Mile Bridge (6/1), Enzo (7/1), Violet's Lads (10/1), Restricted Access (12/1), Pearl Spectre (14/1), Good Luck Charm (14/1), Small Pianist (18/1), Key Look (28/1), Itsajungleoutthere (66/1)

It could be worth chancing KEY LOOK. It's been downhill for her since her promising February debut when she arguably would have won with more luck, but she's tumbled in the weights all the while and the fitting of a tongue tie and cheekpieces here could prove significant. The revitalised Blue Whisper and in-form Emerald Fox are a couple of the more obvious contenders.