13:05 Lingfield

Saturday 8 May 2021

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Novibet Handicap

Off time: 13:06 | Winning time: 2m 16.05s

(10)

For Richard¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: B A Curtis| T: J R Best| OR: 61| D

9/4

5/2, looked better than ever after 6 months off (had breathing operation in interim) when winning 7-runner handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 12 days ago, readily. Shortlist material.

Form: 71252-1

(1)

Gold Souk^p1,t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Joshua Bryan| T: D Steele| OR: 59

15/2

Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. 25/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 29 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 038484

(2)

Critique³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: E Walker| OR: 57

11/2

Looked very rusty after 6 months off when fifth of 6 in handicap (18/5) at Chelmsford City (10f) 30 days ago, off the bridle before most and never a threat. Should be much closer to form here.

Form: 46423-5

(9)

Clipsham Tiger^h¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 57

80/1

125/1, again showed little when last of 11 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, good) 19 days ago. Up in trip. Has barely beaten a rival in 3 starts since 2019 so easily passed over.

Form: 140/5-50

(13)

Couldn't Could She¹²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Charlie Bennett| T: A West| OR: 56| D

12/1

16/1, never a threat when tenth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f), short of room over 1f out but going with little fluency throughout. Off 129 days. Mark continues to fall.

Form: 370070-

(4)

Jeddeyd^p,t⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 55

17/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, best effort of the season when fourth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 11/2) 54 days ago. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 40-9064

(8)

Shyjack^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: K T O'Neill| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 54

7/1

Winner at Kempton in January. Shaped as if still in form when fourth of 10 in minor event (5/1) at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to firm) 18 days ago, meeting some trouble 2f out.

Form: 50-1324

(14)

Amaretto¹⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Cieren Fallon| T: J R Boyle| OR: 54| D

16/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 11/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, last of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW), slowly away. Off 150 days. More needed.

Form: 5/34359-

(7)

Flower Of Thunder¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 49

8/1

Ran up to best when second of 10 in minor event at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to firm, 66/1) 18 days ago, challenging 2f out. Each-way claims.

Form: 9/4007-2

(12)

Herre Dittery^p³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: David Egan| T: P Phelan| OR: 45

22/1

Tenth of 14 in minor event at Kempton (12f, 10/1) 38 days ago, held when short of room close home.

Form: 96/69-60

(6)

Kerrera⁷⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Sophie Ralston⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Ivory| OR: 45

28/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. 28/1, eleventh of 13 in minor event at Chelmsford City (10f) 70 days ago, hanging badly right straight.

Form: 0735-70

(3)

Glencoe Boy²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽⁵⁾| T: D Flood| OR: 45

80/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Again showed little when eighth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW, 80/1) 28 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 98-0008

(5)

Handful Of Gold⁴³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Isobel Francis⁽⁷⁾| T: B Lund| OR: 45

200/1

100/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 7 in minor event at Lingfield (6f, AW). Off 14 months. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Kevin Bishop.

Form: 070/006-

Non-Runners

(11)

Violet's Lads³¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 7

T: B R Johnson J: Jason Watson

Forecasts

For Richard (9/4), Critique (11/2), Shyjack (7/1), Gold Souk (15/2), Flower Of Thunder (8/1), Violet's Lads (8/1), Jeddeyd (17/2), Couldn't Could She (12/1), Amaretto (16/1), Herre Dittery (22/1), Kerrera (28/1), Glencoe Boy (80/1), Clipsham Tiger (80/1), Handful Of Gold (200/1)

This can go to FOR RICHARD, who looked better than ever following a breathing operation when scoring on the all-weather here 12 days ago and is taken to follow up from just a 3 lb higher mark. Critique shaped as if needing the run on return at Chelmsford so he's taken to chase the selection home, ahead of Shyjack and Gold Souk.