14:55 Lingfield

Friday 29 January 2021

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 14:57 | Winning time: 2m 3.56s

(11)

Athmad¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: L Morris| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 81

15/2

Three wins last year and scored in good fashion at Wolverhampton earlier this month. 3/1, creditable second of 7 in handicap at same course (9.5f) 11 days ago. Respected on polytrack debut.

Form: 4133-12

(2)

Starry Eyes²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: A Kirby| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 79

18/1

Faced stiff task when last of 7 in minor event (20/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 25 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 65544-7

(6)

Howzer Black^h²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 78| D

6/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in December. Good second of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 4/1) 23 days ago, having run of race. Should remain competitive.

Form: 32613-2

(7)

Crimewave²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁵⁾| T: Tom Clover| OR: 76| BF| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 10/3) 23 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Shortlist material back up in trip with good value 5-lb claimer on board.

Form: 42032-3

(12)

Divine Messenger^p¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: B A Curtis| T: Emma Owen| OR: 75| C

16/1

Course winner. 28/1, creditable seventh of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 13 days ago, very slowly away. Back up in trip. Needs to sort out his starts before becoming of any interest.

Form: 29004-7

(4)

Sheila^p1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: H Palmer| OR: 75| BF| D

7/1

Winner at Chelmsford City in September. 10/3, eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (12f, AW) 20 days ago, weakening final 1f. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Merits consideration.

Form: 56132-8

(13)

Marion's Boy²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: R A Teal| OR: 75| CD

4/1

C&D winner here in November. 11/2, not disgraced when sixth of 9 in handicap at this course (12f, AW) 20 days ago. Can give a good account back down in trip.

Form: 86212-6

(3)

Union Spirit^p⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J Mitchell| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| OR: 74| BF| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Beverley in July. 4/1, ran poorly when ninth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 69 days ago, weakening when headed 2f out. Must bounce back to feature.

Form: 118529-

(9)

Commit No Nuisance⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W J Knight| OR: 74

14/1

Failed to build on the promise of his reappearance when last of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 16/1) 46 days ago, possibly amiss. Up in trip. Plenty more needed to feature.

Form: 2693/30-

(8)

Siavash¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 72

50/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in November. Again showed little when eighth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 14/1) 18 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 41580-8

(10)

First Quest^p,t⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: K Shoemark| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 70| D

100/1

Excuses when eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Taunton (16.5f, good, 4/1) 64 days ago, struck into and lost a shoe. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces on 1st time on the Flat.

Form: 242016/

(5)

Stormy Night⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: T P Queally| T: P D Evans| OR: 71

33/1

Won 10-runner claimer (3/1) at Le Croise-Laroche (12.4f, soft) 82 days ago. First run for yard after leaving H. Grewe. Market may guide expectations on handicap debut.

Form: 602501-

(1)

Uther Pendragon^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: L P Keniry| T: J S Moore| OR: 67| D

16/1

Again ran creditably when third of 12 in handicap (11/1) at this C&D (AW) 17 days ago, keeping on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 6553-43

Forecasts

Crimewave (4/1), Marion's Boy (4/1), Howzer Black (6/1), Sheila (7/1), Athmad (15/2), Union Spirit (10/1), Commit No Nuisance (14/1), Uther Pendragon (16/1), Divine Messenger (16/1), Starry Eyes (18/1), Stormy Night (33/1), Siavash (50/1), First Quest (100/1)

A competitive handicap in which CRIMEWAVE gets the nod to get back to winning ways having travelled like the winner before fading into third at Wolverhampton just over 3 weeks ago. Laura Pearson takes off a valuable 5 lb and he ought to be bang there. Sheila failed to see her race out over 1½m here earlier this month so should make her presence felt back in trip, ahead of Athmad.