13:20 Lingfield

Friday 29 January 2021

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Play Ladbrokes 5-A-Side On Football Claiming Stakes

Off time: 13:21 | Winning time: 1m 24.7s

(1)

Gypsy Boy^b1,h²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: George Bass⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 56

12/1

Modest colt. 9/2, raced too freely when seventh of 10 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 23 days ago. Blinkers on now and more needed if he's to gain a first victory.

Form: 03357-7

(4)

Human Action⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: F Norton| T: W Jarvis

50/1

8/1, soon detached when last of 7 in maiden at this course (6f, AW) on debut 8 days ago. Significantly more required now.

Form: 7

(9)

Colorando⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: M Botti| OR: 68| CD

4/5

Fair filly who arrives on back of career-best win in 10-runner handicap over C&D 8 days ago. Another bold showing on the cards at these weights.

Form: 43859-1

(3)

Varenna Storm¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 54

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, respectable eighth of 12 in 10f handicap here 17 days ago. This is easier so she's respected back down in trip.

Form: 6696-8

(7)

Hell Of A Year^b1⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 46

40/1

Poor maiden who beat only two in 1m nursery at Southwell (12/1) 52 days ago. Blinkered now with plenty to find at these weights.

Form: 7798-

(10)

October Upstate

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: L P Keniry| T: J S Moore

125/1

Estidhkaar filly. Closely related to winner abroad by Alhebayeb and half-sister to 2 winners, including French 1m Hanabi. Dam unraced. Makes belated debut and others preferred.

Form:

(8)

Free Degrees²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: K Shoemark| T: H Kobeissi

150/1

Twice-raced maiden, and last of 10 on both occasions in novices at Wolverhampton and here. Easily opposed.

Form: 0-0

(6)

Banoffee¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 57

15/2

Modest maiden who turned in a laboured effort when only eighth of 10 in 1m handicap at Kempton 16 days ago. Holds good claims at these weights if able to shrug off latest run.

Form: 7884-28

(5)

Eyes^b⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Nicola Currie| T: J A Osborne| OR: 56

7/2

Gained breakthrough win at Chelmsford City in January and (blinkered) good fourth of 11 in handicap there 4 days ago, especially as twice hampered when making her challenge. Sure to go well.

Form: 385-514

(2)

Lucy's Max⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: B A Curtis| T: G Boughey

17/2

14/1, green and raced wide when fifth of 8 in 6f maiden at Southwell on debut 40 days ago. Can do better but she needs to if she's to figure.

Form: 5-

Forecasts

Colorando (4/5), Eyes (7/2), Banoffee (15/2), Lucy's Max (17/2), Varenna Storm (9/1), Gypsy Boy (12/1), Hell Of A Year (40/1), Human Action (50/1), October Upstate (125/1), Free Degrees (150/1)

COLORANDO looks the one to focus on here given she arrives on the up after a recent C&D victory in handicap company and is better treated than most at these weights. Eyes is another in-form filly who seems sure to have a big say after enduring a luckless passage when fourth at Chelmsford, while Banoffee can make her presence felt too if shrugging off a below-par recent effort.