12:35 Lingfield

Saturday 6 February 2021

All12:0012:3513:1113:4514:1614:5115:2516:00

Betway Handicap

Off time: 12:35 | Winning time: 1m 10.53s

(1)

Count Otto^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Joey Haynes| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 86| CD

9/4

3-time C&D winner. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D (AW, 5/1) 21 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 29785-1

(3)

Kondratiev Wave^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: A W Carroll| OR: 85| D

10/1

20/1, 8½ lengths eighth of 9 to Count Otto in handicap at this C&D (AW) 21 days ago. Hard to make a case for having looked out of sorts recently.

Form: 20900-8

(7)

Bowling Russian^v³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: A Kirby| T: George Baker| OR: 84| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Three wins from 6 runs last year. 18/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 31 days ago. Doesn't appear to be in top form at present.

Form: 14417-7

(4)

Diligent Lady¹⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M J Attwater| OR: 80

40/1

9/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at Bath (5f, firm). Off 145 days. Mark looks fair based on her best form, but she may well need this first run for 145 days.

Form: 413637-

(6)

Strong Power^v1¹⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: B A Curtis| T: George Scott| OR: 80| D

11/2

Latest win at Kempton in October. Bit below form fifth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 13/2). Off 109 days. Visor on 1st time. Liable to bounce back and might not have finished improving.

Form: 8/00215-

(5)

Owney Madden^h1³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 79| D

33/1

Last of 9 in handicap (22/1) at Kempton (6f) 31 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 7/6458-9

(2)

One Hart¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: R L Moore| T: J Ferguson| OR: 78| D

6/4

16/5, career best when winning 9-runner claimer at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 19 days ago, forging clear. First run for yard after leaving Mark Johnston. Worth considering.

Form: 0003-41

Forecasts

One Hart (6/4), Count Otto (9/4), Strong Power (11/2), Bowling Russian (13/2), Kondratiev Wave (10/1), Owney Madden (33/1), Diligent Lady (40/1)

COUNT OTTO scored cosily over C&D last time and is still on a fair mark after a rise, so he's fancied to follow up in a race without much depth. One Hart, who recently landed a claimer at Wolverhampton on his final outing for Mark Johnston, could pose the main threat, while it would be no surprise to see Strong Power bounce back from an excusable run.