12:00 Lingfield

Saturday 30 January 2021

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Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap

Off time: 12:00 | Winning time: 2m 5.68s

(9)

Arabic Welcome¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁷⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 70

6/4

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (2/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 12 days ago, pushed out. Likely to improve. Leading claims.

Form: 563-1

(4)

Rakematiz¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: William Carson| T: B R Johnson| OR: 67| CD

7/1

Won 10-runner handicap at this course (12f, AW, 6/1) 18 days ago, keeping on well. More needed off 5 lb higher mark.

Form: 83963-1

(10)

Roman Spinner^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Rae Guest| OR: 63| C

18/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, AW, 12/1) 14 days ago, never nearer. Up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 05886-4

(1)

Mr Shady^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: L P Keniry| T: J S Moore| OR: 63| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 31¾ lengths sixth of 8 to Adagio in Finale Juvenile Hurdle at Chepstow (16f, good to soft, 100/1) 21 days ago. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat run. Must improve.

Form: 630660-

(2)

Capla Crusader²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 62

11/2

Unreliable sort. 11/1, first run since leaving Nick Littmoden when creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 21 days ago, not ideally placed. One to consider.

Form: 64869-6

(8)

Utopian Lad¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 62| BF

8/1

7/2, bit below form fifth of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 15 days ago, having run of race. Each-way claims.

Form: 3005-25

(5)

Compass Point^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: R Brisland| OR: 57| CD

14/1

11/1, won 6-runner handicap at this C&D (AW) 9 days ago, well on top finish. Dangerous to dismiss him following up.

Form: 310-441

(7)

Dawn Treader^p⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁵⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 55| D

8/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 40/1) 64 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Sophie Leech. Dangerous if scaling a revival.

Form: 254809-

(3)

Six Til Twelve^p⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: L Morris| T: R Brisland| OR: 52

25/1

5/1, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, AW) 8 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Others make more appeal.

Form: 3876-35

(6)

Famous Dynasty²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: David Probert| T: M Blanshard| OR: 51| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 16 runs last year. 10/1, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 26 days ago, left poorly placed. Shortlist material.

Form: 80537-6

Forecasts

Arabic Welcome (6/4), Capla Crusader (11/2), Rakematiz (7/1), Dawn Treader (8/1), Utopian Lad (8/1), Compass Point (14/1), Famous Dynasty (18/1), Roman Spinner (18/1), Mr Shady (20/1), Six Til Twelve (25/1)

ARABIC WELCOME is still unexposed and he can add to his Wolverhampton success off a 7 lb higher mark. He should be able to find further improvement to see off a field consisting of mainly more exposed rivals. Famous Dynasty looks the biggest danger of those rivals after being poorly placed here earlier in the month. Utopian Lad can't be ruled out either.