11:30 Lingfield

Saturday 9 January 2021

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Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap

Off time: 11:31 | Winning time: 2m 8.87s

(8)

Subliminal^p⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Hollie Doyle| T: S Dow| OR: 66| CD

10/3

Thriving of late and bids for a hat-trick after recent C&D wins, notching up fifth success 7 days ago. Up another 3 lb but hard to rule out in current mood.

Form: 95231-1

(10)

Casual Reply^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 63

15/2

9/2, first run since leaving Roger Charlton when respectable third of 11 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 18 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 656843-

(5)

Party Island²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: George Bass⁽⁷⁾| T: D J Coakley| OR: 64

5/1

Latest win at Kempton in November and creditable third of 8 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 22 days ago. Up in trip and in the mix.

Form: 253313-

(12)

Doctor Nuno²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: A W Carroll| OR: 64| BF

14/1

4/5, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 25 days ago. Significantly up in trip and not dismissed.

Form: 8/02125-

(9)

Fair Power¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: A Kirby| T: J Butler| OR: 63| D

40/1

It's now eleven runs since last win in 2019, and only seventh of 11 in handicap (12/1) at this C&D (AW) 18 days ago. Needs to find more.

Form: 603007-

(4)

Capla Crusader⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen⁽³⁾| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 63

11/1

Unreliable sort who came in last in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f, 15/2) 47 days ago on final run for Nick Littmoden. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5/64869-

(14)

Zefferino^t⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: R Havlin| T: M R Bosley| OR: 62

22/1

Winless since 2019 but continues in good nick, third of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 43 days ago. Considered.

Form: 606773-

(11)

Henry Croft³⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 62| D

125/1

Below-form seventh in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) when last seen out 11 months ago. Has gone well fresh before so no forlorn hope and market can prove good indicator.

Form: 52172/7-

(7)

El Conquistador^t1⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S L Keightley| OR: 63

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Not disgraced when fifth of 11 in 1m handicap here 95 days ago. Not discounted now up in trip with tongue strap on.

Form: 0/735-

(2)

Sophosc¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Kingscote| T: J Tuite| OR: 62| C

11/4

Course winner who (visored) suffered poor run when ninth of 12 to Subliminal in handicap over C&D 18 days ago. Falling in the weights so he's well worth considering now.

Form: 986069-

(6)

Avorisk Et Perils⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 59| CD

33/1

C&D winner but shaped as if need of run after 4 months off/wind op when last of 11 in 1m handicap here 45 days ago. Back up in trip and not totally dismissed now.

Form: 681590-

(1)

Saucy Encore¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jim Crowley| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 59

9/1

Still without a win, and raced too freely when sixth of 11 in handicap (4/1) over C&D 18 days ago. Claims if settling better here.

Form: 076326-

Non-Runners

(3)

Corked⁴³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 8

T: A C Whillans J: Non Runner

(13)

Goodwood Showman¹⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: M F Harris J: J F Egan

Forecasts

Sophosc (11/4), Subliminal (10/3), Party Island (5/1), Corked (7/1), Casual Reply (15/2), Saucy Encore (9/1), Capla Crusader (11/1), El Conquistador (12/1), Goodwood Showman (12/1), Doctor Nuno (14/1), Zefferino (22/1), Avorisk Et Perils (33/1), Fair Power (40/1), Henry Croft (125/1)

A case can be made for a few but SUBLIMINAL continues to go from strength to strength so is fancied to complete a quick hat-trick and take his C&D winning tally up to six. Sophosc has dropped to a handy mark and didn't enjoy the rub of the green behind the selection last time so is feared most with in-form Corked the pick of the rest and a solid place prospect.