12:40 Lingfield

Sunday 24 January 2021

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Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 2m 7.51s

(1)

Melgate Majeure⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Joanna Mason⁽⁵⁾| T: D Brooke| OR: 61| D

9/4

20/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 9 days ago, keeping on well. Enters calculations.

Form: 8/8508-1

(11)

Deleyll⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: A Kirby| T: J Butler| OR: 56| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 50/1) 64 days ago.

Form: 008700-

(3)

Narjes^v1²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Appleby| OR: 55| CD

5/2

3-time C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap (3/1) at this C&D (AW) 20 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Has good chance on form.

Form: 46456-5

(6)

Butterfield³⁶¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: B Forsey| OR: 53

18/1

One win from 2 runs last year. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap (8/1) at Kempton (16f). Off 12 months. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 3741/17-

(10)

Enchantee⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: Sir M Todd| OR: 53

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Yarmouth (11.5f, heavy). Off 96 days. Has work to do.

Form: 98/530-

(4)

Music Major^p¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: R Havlin| T: M J Attwater| OR: 49| CD

15/2

3-time C&D winner. 10/1, eleventh of 15 in minor event at this course (12f, AW) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 56004-0

(7)

The Bull^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: L Morris| T: R Brisland| OR: 45

14/1

One win from 25 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap (40/1) at this C&D (AW) 20 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 70767-4

(5)

Cooder¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W J Knight| OR: 45

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 300/1, thirteenth of 14 in minor event at Kempton (12f) 18 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 90-0

Non-Runners

(9)

Violet's Lads²⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 7

T: B R Johnson J: William Carson

(2)

Perfect Outing⁹⁹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: P R Chamings J: R Kingscote

(8)

The British Lion⁹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 6

T: Alexandra Dunn J: Daniel Muscutt

(12)

Zuckerberg¹⁹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: I Furtado J: L P Keniry

Forecasts

Melgate Majeure (9/4), Narjes (5/2), Violet's Lads (5/1), Enchantee (11/2), Music Major (15/2), The British Lion (8/1), Deleyll (17/2), The Bull (14/1), Zuckerberg (16/1), Butterfield (18/1), Perfect Outing (20/1), Cooder (22/1)

NARJES wasn't seen to best effect here 3 weeks ago and is worth another chance off a tempting mark and in first-time headgear. Last-time-out winners Melgate Majeure and Violet's Lads are others to consider.