17:25 Lingfield

Wednesday 3 March 2021

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Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 1m 24.74s

(1)

Shackabooah⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Darragh Keenan| T: S Dixon| OR: 56

11/4

Ninth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 7/1) 5 days ago, pulling hard. Drop back in trip should help.

Form: 4-76249

(10)

Afro Blue^v1⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 55

6/1

Fourth of 9 in handicap (4/1) at this course (1m) 5 days ago. Not long with this yard and possible he can build on that run with a visor added now.

Form: 5800-74

(7)

Everkyllachy^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Mark Crehan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Boughey| OR: 55| BF

5/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Shaped as if still in good form when fifth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7f) 23 days ago, finding test too much. Cheekpieces back on. Player.

Form: 54-3225

(3)

Deception Valley⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: George Bass⁽⁵⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 54

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6f) 5 days ago. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 779-5

(2)

Charles Le Brun^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Tyler Saunders⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Portman| OR: 51

4/1

Winner at Windsor in October. 10/3, creditable third of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 21 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 1732-43

(6)

Dreamboat Annie^p¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Isobel Francis⁽⁵⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 49| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 12/1, below form eighth of 14 in classified event over C&D 11 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 585-548

(9)

Mercers^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: P Butler| OR: 45| C

40/1

Course winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. 22/1, seventh of 11 in classified event at Kempton (6f) 14 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Others more persuasive.

Form: 07-2637

(4)

Urban Highway³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Elisha Whittington⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45

33/1

One win from 25 Flat runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. 25/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 37 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form: 8850-85

(5)

Deeds Not Words^p⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 8-12| J: Ellie Mackenzie⁽⁵⁾| T: R Brisland| OR: 45| C

12/1

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 33/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (7f) 6 days ago. Others more obvious.

Form: 48-6369

(8)

Haraz^v⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: William Humphrey⁽⁷⁾| T: P Butler| OR: 45

150/1

Irresolute performer. Two wins from 78 Flat runs. Twenty one runs since last win in 2019. Last of 9 in handicap (80/1) at this course (1m) 5 days ago. Visor back on. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 97-7679

Forecasts

Shackabooah (11/4), Charles Le Brun (4/1), Everkyllachy (5/1), Deception Valley (5/1), Afro Blue (6/1), Dreamboat Annie (10/1), Deeds Not Words (12/1), Urban Highway (33/1), Mercers (40/1), Haraz (150/1)

EVERYKYLLACHY shaped better than her latest Wolverhampton fifth might suggest and is taken to provide in-form George Boughey with another winner. Charles Le Brun has been knocking on the door on AW this winter and ought to give another good account. The first-time visored Afro Blue is also respected having shaped a bit better last time.