12:55 Lingfield

Saturday 10 April 2021

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Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 3m 24.11s

(12)

Gavlar^v¹⁴⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-10| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M J Attwater| OR: 62| C| D

40/1

Course winner. First run since leaving William Knight when twelfth of 13 in handicap (28/1) at Kempton (16f). Off 145 days. Visor back on. Others have achieved more.

Form: 404420-

(1)

Estrela Star²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: K T O'Neill| T: A Stronge| OR: 59| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 11 runs last year. Twelve runs since last win. 12/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f) 28 days ago, slowly away. Has dropped to a tempting mark.

Form: 5-73666

(2)

Bird For Life^p²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M D I Usher| OR: 58| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 11/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (16.6f) 28 days ago, slowly away. Possibly not quite putting it all in at present so others preferred.

Form: 5-73336

(11)

Uncle Bernie^p⁵⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 9-5| J: Joshua Bryan| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 57| CD

16/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner here in January. 25/1, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 50 days ago, nearest finish after not ideally placed. Each-way claims.

Form: 136-155

(4)

Reeceltic^v¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: J F Egan| T: P Phelan| OR: 56

11/4

Visored for 1st time, shaped with far more promise than previously when third of 11 in handicap (22/1) at Kempton (12f) 14 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 3903

(9)

Looking For Carl²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 54| D

10/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2018. Soon back to form when third of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (16f, 9/1) 23 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 96-2333

(3)

Amanto^p,t³¹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: A Stronge| OR: 54| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Again ran below form when sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (AW, 14/1) 31 days ago, fading final 1f. Must bounce back to feature.

Form: 45-5466

(7)

French Mix⁷⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 53| C

8/1

Course winner. 4/1, proved to be a disappointment after a 6-week absence when sixth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 75 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Merits consideration from this mark.

Form: 00004-6

(5)

Smith^v³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: William Carson| T: Mrs L Richards| OR: 51

33/1

125/1, considerate reappearance when twelfth of 16 in handicap at this course (12f, AW) 35 days ago, not knocked about. Significantly up in trip. This run should reveal more.

Form: 55419/0

(6)

Peat Moss^v³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: B A Curtis| T: N J Hawke| OR: 49

3/1

3/1, ran well back on the Flat after 10 weeks off when second of 11 in handicap at Southwell (16.5f) 37 days ago. Visor back on. Leading claims from just a 2 lb higher mark.

Form: 89534-2

(10)

Maazel³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: L Carter| OR: 45| C

11/1

Course winner. Two wins from 47 Flat runs. 25/1, ran respectably when fifth of 16 in handicap at this course (12f, AW) 35 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others more persuasive for win purposes.

Form: 50-4455

(8)

Glencoe Boy³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Georgia Dobie⁽⁵⁾| T: D Flood| OR: 45

80/1

Winless after 15 starts. 400/1, eleventh of 12 in maiden at this course (10f, AW) 36 days ago. Significantly up in trip but easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 098-000

Non-Runners

(13)

Celtic Classic⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: P & O Cole J: David Egan

Forecasts

Reeceltic (11/4), Peat Moss (3/1), Bird For Life (13/2), French Mix (8/1), Celtic Classic (8/1), Estrela Star (9/1), Looking For Carl (10/1), Maazel (11/1), Uncle Bernie (16/1), Amanto (18/1), Smith (33/1), Gavlar (40/1), Glencoe Boy (80/1)

REECELTIC took no time at all to take his form up a notch switched to a handicap when third at Kempton a fortnight ago, finishing with running left having been caught further back than ideal. He's taken to gain his first career victory granted a clear passage. French Mix heads the dangers if she can put a below-par effort behind her, ahead of Peat Moss and Estrela Star.