12:40 Lingfield

Wednesday 27 January 2021

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Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 2m 6.11s

(1)

Curtiz⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Charlie Bennett| T: H Morrison| OR: 62| BF

6/1

3/1 and blinkered for 1st time, bit below form fourth of 13 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 90 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Back up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 2/69824-

(8)

Voi^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: C Allen| OR: 61| D

6/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2019. 15/2, good second of 13 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 11 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 4553-32

(5)

Ruby Red Empress¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J Mitchell| T: G Boughey| OR: 61

2/1

8/1, first run since leaving Amanda Perrett when good fourth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 11 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 66603-4

(7)

Gold Souk^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽⁷⁾| T: D Steele| OR: 60

16/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 200/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 15 days ago.

Form: 7559-00

(4)

Born To Sire²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: William Carson| T: C Wallis| OR: 60

7/1

Creditable second of 13 in handicap (7/2) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 21 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently.

Form: 36972-2

(10)

Tebay³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: R Havlin| T: J R Best| OR: 59| D

8/1

Three wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win at Chelmsford City in December. 11/2, creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 36 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 113016-

(6)

River Sprite^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 58

7/1

11/2, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 13 days ago, finishing with running left.

Form: 7029-24

(3)

Merweb¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁷⁾| T: R Harris| OR: 57

10/1

One win from 26 Flat runs. Twenty one runs since last win in 2018. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (AW, 12/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 0043-75

(2)

Essgee Nics¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: L Morris| T: R Brisland| OR: 47| D

20/1

6/1, creditable fifth of 9 in minor event at Chelmsford City (13.3f) 13 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 7694-45

(9)

Buzz Lightyere^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Josephine Gordon| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 45

200/1

Temperamental sort. Twenty two runs since last win in 2018. 150/1, good fourth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 21 days ago, very slowly away. Something to find on form.

Form: 00990-4

Forecasts

Ruby Red Empress (2/1), Curtiz (6/1), Voi (6/1), River Sprite (7/1), Born To Sire (7/1), Tebay (8/1), Merweb (10/1), Gold Souk (16/1), Essgee Nics (20/1), Buzz Lightyere (200/1)

RUBY RED EMPRESS shaped well starting out for this yard after 4 months off over C&D 11 days ago, meeting trouble and unlucky not to finish closer, and she could be the answer off the same mark. Voi finished in front of the selection that day when headed only late on, so rates the main threat ahead of Born To Sire, who fared best of those ridden prominently when runner-up at Wolverhampton.