17:00 Lingfield

Friday 26 March 2021

All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:3017:00

Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 58.08s

(1)

Hey Ho Let's Go⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Angus Villiers⁽⁵⁾| T: M R Hoad| OR: 55| C| D

2/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this course (6f, AW, 5/1) 9 days ago, just holding on. Hard to rule out under a penalty.

Form: 2-24251

(4)

Aguerooo^b¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: B A Curtis| T: C Wallis| OR: 53| CD

11/4

5-time course winner. 4/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f) 13 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 99-6153

(6)

Jeffrey Harris^t⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: M Dwyer| T: P R Webber| OR: 52| D

100/1

Last of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 40/1) 44 days ago. Difficult to make a case for.

Form: 5/429-60

(7)

Tomahawk Ridge^b¹⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: P J McDonald| T: J Gallagher| OR: 50| D

14/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Very good second of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Nottingham (5f, good to soft), clear of rest. Off 142 days. Makes polytrack debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 767292-

(5)

Catapult¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Molly Presland⁽⁷⁾| T: S L Keightley| OR: 49| C| D

18/1

Course winner. Latest win at Southwell in March. Seventh of 10 in minor event (15/2) at Southwell (5f) 10 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Others make more appeal.

Form: 653817

(3)

Lethal Blast¹⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: William Carson| T: J J Bridger| OR: 49

16/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap (9/1) at Wolverhampton (5.1f). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Paul George. Ran well after a break last year and may spring a surprise.

Form: 69/2429-

(10)

Valentine Blues^t1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: R Kingscote| T: T Ward| OR: 48

3/1

18/5, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 11 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Has good chance on form but wide draw slightly offputting.

Form: 48-3472

(2)

Dubai Paradise^p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: J Mitchell| T: J Butler| OR: 47

9/1

9/1, bit below form fourth of 10 in minor event at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 18 days ago, running on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 22-0934

Non-Runners

(9)

King Robert²⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 8

T: C Wallis J: Non Runner

(8)

Fairy Fast⁸⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: L Carter J: Joey Haynes

Forecasts

Hey Ho Let's Go (2/1), Aguerooo (11/4), Valentine Blues (3/1), Dubai Paradise (9/1), King Robert (10/1), Fairy Fast (12/1), Tomahawk Ridge (14/1), Lethal Blast (16/1), Catapult (18/1), Jeffrey Harris (100/1)

A very moderate sprint handicap to close the card and a chance is taken on LETHAL BLAST to spring a surprise on her first start for John Bridger. She finished second at this venue (on turf) after a break last year so she seems sure to go well fresh. Hey Ho Let's Go and Aguerooo are obvious dangers in a trappy race.