19:50 Lingfield

Tuesday 1 June 2021

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Off time: 19:56 | Winning time: 1m 10.37s

(10)

Ancient Times¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Hayley Turner| T: Harry Eustace| OR: 71

11/10

12/1, respectable third of 12 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good to soft) 18 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip. 1 lb lower now and shortlist material back at 6f.

Form: 3841-43

(7)

Libertine Belle^t1⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: S C Williams| OR: 70| D

11/2

Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap (14/1) at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) 42 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time and minor place money is probably the best she can hope for.

Form: 0342-35

(11)

Sam Bellamy²²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 68

5/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 66/1, fifth of 10 in minor event at Kempton (7f) on final 2-y-o start (gelded since). In good hands and improvement may well be forthcoming now handicapping.

Form: 875-

(6)

English Spirit^p1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: George Bass⁽⁵⁾| T: H Main| OR: 66

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 12 in minor event at Newbury (7f, good to soft, 125/1) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces enlisted for this handicap debut and sizeable step forward is required.

Form: 687

(5)

Ask The Wind²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: A W Carroll| OR: 66

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/1, last of 8 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good) 29 days ago. Possibilities judged on 2-y-o exploits, but needs to bounce back in a major way following that tame reappearance.

Form: 4522-8

(8)

Million Reasons^b¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Quinn| T: M Botti| OR: 65

12/1

Blinkered for 1st time, below form fifth of 9 in maiden at Yarmouth (6f, good, 8/1) 13 days ago. Definite claims judged on 2-y-o form, but evidence suggests that he's more effective on the AW.

Form: 235-055

(4)

Khufu^p¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Sebastian Woods⁽⁵⁾| T: S Woods| OR: 64

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 10 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 69-04

(3)

Glamorous Breeze²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: C Mason| OR: 60

15/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 10 in minor event (40/1) at Windsor (5.1f, good) 22 days ago. Makes handicap debut and should be competitive if this step up in trip doesn't inconvenience her.

Form: 04-3

(9)

Raffles Rebel¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Stronge| OR: 60

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, sixth of 12 in minor event at Doncaster (6f, soft) 17 days ago. Needs to raise his game considerably now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 666

(2)

Silver Reflection¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: J J Bridger| OR: 46

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 15/2) 12 days ago. 5 lb 'wrong' at the weights and she's basically opposable.

Form: 0-757

Non-Runners

(1)

Elektronic²²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: R Hughes J: Rob Hornby

Forecasts

Ancient Times (11/10), Sam Bellamy (5/1), Libertine Belle (11/2), Elektronic (7/1), Glamorous Breeze (15/2), Million Reasons (12/1), Khufu (14/1), Ask The Wind (16/1), Raffles Rebel (28/1), English Spirit (28/1), Silver Reflection (66/1)

Preference is for ANCIENT TIMES, who didn't quite get home upped to 7f at Newmarket recently and holds leading claims judged on his encouraging reappearance/debut for this yard at Windsor in April. It's starting to look as though Million Reasons may not match his decent all-weather form on turf, therefore Sam Bellamy and Glamorous Breeze, both potential improvers now handicapping, are feared most.