12:30 Lingfield

Friday 5 March 2021

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Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Handicap

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 1m 39.03s

(3)

Nick Vedder²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: R Brisland| OR: 70| D

6/1

Notched 3 quick wins at Southwell in January. Visored first time, fifth of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 22 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 114125

(2)

One Step Beyond¹⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: A Kirby| T: R Spencer| OR: 66

11/4

Third in 7f Sandown handicap under Adam Kirby last summer. Well held in 2 subsequent runs but Kirby back in plate on this return to action.

Form: 48/0370-

(9)

Admodum¹³²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: T P Queally| T: J Butler| OR: 66| D

14/1

Chelmsford winner last winter but well held in 3 runs in 2020. Remains 6 lb above winning mark and could only consider if backed.

Form: 681/878-

(4)

Cape Greco^v¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: J E Long| OR: 64| C

6/1

Course winner in December. 8/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 17 days ago. Visor back on for the first time since that win.

Form: 541-360

(8)

Monsieur Patat²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Joey Haynes| T: R Brisland| OR: 64

18/1

Winner at Windsor in August but below that level since, including both runs this year. Others more obvious.

Form: 6054-67

(6)

Lunar Deity⁴⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 9-0| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 63| CD

7/1

Four-time C&D winner. No win since 2019 but has gone close twice this winter and thereabouts again if a below-par run last time can be forgiven.

Form: 7272-26

(1)

Fly The Nest⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: A W Carroll| OR: 63| D

9/2

One win from 21 Flat runs. Winner at Kempton in December. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 7 days ago.

Form: 21-6226

(7)

Ascraeus¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Rossa Ryan| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 62

33/1

Fair performer for Andrew Balding but no encouragement in 2 outings for this yard in recent months.

Form: 2262-77

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 10p in the pound

Non-Runners

(5)

Commit No Nuisance¹⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: W J Knight J: Callum Shepherd

Forecasts

One Step Beyond (11/4), Fly The Nest (9/2), Nick Vedder (6/1), Cape Greco (6/1), Commit No Nuisance (6/1), Lunar Deity (7/1), Admodum (14/1), Monsieur Patat (18/1), Ascraeus (33/1)

FLY THE NEST's latest run was no more than respectable but he'd been in good nick prior to that and gets the nod in a race where few arrive with compelling claims. Cape Greco could have a part to play if the refitting of a visor sees him recapture the form he showed when scoring here in December. Lunar Deity is also on the shortlist.