Betway Classified Claiming Stakes

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 2m 40.64s

(1)

Contingency Fee^p,h¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 65| CD

9/4

Fair gelding. C&D winner. Career best when winning 5-runner seller at Lingfield (12f, AW, 10/3) 13 days ago, finding extra. Should give another good account.

Form: 344-431

(3)

Dream Magic¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 61| CD

5/1

Fair gelding. 3-time C&D winner. Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW, 10/3) 17 days ago. Looks up against it on these terms.

Form: 0000-35

(2)

Coqueta¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas| OR: 68

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 16/1) 16 days ago, folding tamely. Makes tapeta debut and she could have a leading role to play down in grade here.

Form: 333-0

(4)

Melburnian²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Levi Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 68

5/4

Fair gelding. Winner at Chelmsford City in August. 33/1, creditable seventh of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 20 days ago. Back up in trip and he merits serious consideration.

Form: 18807-7

(5)

Kommodity Kid^b1,t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-1| J: Hollie Doyle| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 58

22/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 9¾ lengths last of 5 to Contingency Fee in seller (12/1) at Lingfield (12f, AW) 13 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 68090-5

Forecasts

Melburnian (5/4), Contingency Fee (9/4), Dream Magic (5/1), Coqueta (7/1), Kommodity Kid (22/1)

This drop in grade could be just the tonic for MELBURNIAN, who has largely struggled since landing a minor event at Chelmsford last summer but he showed more positive signs there last time. Coqueta is feared greatly on the strength of her first 2 efforts last season, but a bigger threat is likely to be posed by recent Lingfield winner Contingency Fee.