13:45 Lingfield

Tuesday 12 January 2021

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 58.59s

(2)

Capla Spirit^v²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: George Bass⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 69| D

6/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in August but only sixth of 7 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 23 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 163326-

(1)

Spurofthemoment^t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Havlin| T: C Hills| OR: 69| CD

3/1

9/1, back on track to land 9-runner handicap over C&D 22 days ago. Up 4 lb but she remains of interest.

Form: 127541-

(4)

Something Lucky²²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M J Attwater| OR: 67| CD

25/1

C&D winner in June but his recent form is far less encouraging, eighth of 9 to Spurofthemoment in handicap at this C&D (AW) 22 days ago. Questions to answer at present.

Form: 674698-

(9)

Smokey²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: William Carson| T: C Wallis| OR: 66| D

9/2

Three-time winner last year and good third of 9 to Spurofthemoment in handicap at this C&D (AW, 8/1) 22 days ago. Much respected off unchanged mark.

Form: 112333-

(6)

Roundabout Magic¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Callum Shepherd| T: S Dow| OR: 60| CD

7/1

7-time C&D winner but rare below-par effort when seventh of 10 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 10 days ago. Not written off with yard in great nick.

Form: 53752-7

(7)

King Robert¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: Hayley Turner| T: C Wallis| OR: 57| D

12/1

It's now twenty one runs since last win in 2019, and tried blinkered when below-form sixth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 16 days ago. Headgear quickly dispensed with but has work to do.

Form: 440806-

(8)

Thegreyvtrain^b²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R Harris| OR: 56| D

8/1

Blinkers replaced cheekpieces when bagging 5f handicap at Wolverhampton 25 days ago. Up 3 lb but not ruled out.

Form: 355831-

(5)

Hey Ho Let's Go⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: L Morris| T: M R Hoad| OR: 55| D

7/2

Scored at 5f on turf here in September and knocking on the door again, excellent second of 9 over 6f here 7 days ago when collared only late. Merits serious consideration now returned to optimum trip.

Form: 65022-2

Non-Runners

(3)

Saaheq³

Weight: 9-10| Age: 7

T: Mrs A J Perrett J: Callum Hutchinson

(10)

A Go Go¹⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: P D Evans J: Charles Bishop

Forecasts

Spurofthemoment (3/1), Hey Ho Let's Go (7/2), Smokey (9/2), Capla Spirit (6/1), Saaheq (13/2), Roundabout Magic (7/1), Thegreyvtrain (8/1), A Go Go (10/1), King Robert (12/1), Something Lucky (25/1)

A tightly-knit sprint in which in-form HEY HO LET'S GO is given the nod now he reverts to the minimum trip having been collared late over 6f here last week. Spurofthemoment is feared most on the back of her C&D success, with Thegreyvtrain another recent winner who can't be dismissed lightly either.