12:45 Lingfield

Friday 29 January 2021

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Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 12:45 | Winning time: 1m 23.87s

(2)

Pour La Victoire^p¹³

Age: 11| Weight: 9-9| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 62| CD

4/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, AW, 22/1) 13 days ago, running on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 9125-55

(3)

Holy Tiber^b¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 60| D

11/1

Latest win here in August. 11/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 13 days ago, not clear run. Had been in good order previously, so warrants consideration.

Form: 71474-0

(6)

De Little Engine^p²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: B A Curtis| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 59| D

8/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in December. 10/3, ninth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 26 days ago, never involved after a slow start. Likely to bounce back.

Form: 82316-9

(1)

Heptathlete^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁵⁾| T: K P De Foy| OR: 58| D

11/8

3/1, won 10-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 18 days ago. Warrants respect again under another useful claimer.

Form: 22270-1

(5)

Para Mio^t³²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: George Bass⁽⁷⁾| T: F Brennan| OR: 58

28/1

Fourth of 7 in handicap (11/2) at Southwell (7.1f). Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving Seamus Durack. Worth a market check.

Form: 566204-

(4)

Midnight Drift³³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox| OR: 56

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 14/1, sixth of 12 in maiden at this C&D (AW), well positioned. May do better now switched to handicaps, though does have a lengthy absence to overcome.

Form: 7/56-

(8)

Rockesbury^b³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: P S McEntee| OR: 55| D

12/1

Three wins from 21 runs last year. Latest win at Chelmsford City in December. 16/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 3 days ago.

Form: 3188-99

(11)

Elusif^v¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: M Dwyer| T: C Allen| OR: 53| D

9/1

Three wins from 10 runs last year. Sixth of 7 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 22/1) 19 days ago. Has fallen to a workable mark.

Form: 90888-6

(10)

Harlequin^b1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: K T O'Neill| T: L A Dace| OR: 52

28/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, AW, 25/1) 7 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 7/087-07

(7)

Rivas Rob Roy^b²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: J Gallagher| OR: 48| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 33/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, AW) 25 days ago, doing too much too soon.

Form: 03800-0

(9)

Alfie's Angel^b¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Bradley| OR: 45

80/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2018. Seventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D (AW, 80/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 8849-77

Forecasts

Heptathlete (11/8), Pour La Victoire (4/1), De Little Engine (8/1), Elusif (9/1), Rivas Rob Roy (10/1), Holy Tiber (11/1), Rockesbury (12/1), Midnight Drift (20/1), Para Mio (28/1), Harlequin (28/1), Alfie's Angel (80/1)

The veteran POUR LA VICTOIRE is back down in grade having run respectably when fifth at this course last time and, provided things drop right for him, he's fancied to take this open-looking handicap. Heptathlete is an obvious danger following her Wolverhampton success and a return to form is expected from Holy Tiber.