13:45 Lingfield

Monday 7 June 2021

All13:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:45

Witheford Barrier Trials 22nd June Handicap

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 2m 32.02s

(3)

Lunar Shadow²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Cieren Fallon| T: A King| OR: 60

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, last of 12 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good) 25 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Needs to improve.

Form: 5290-0

(8)

Keeper²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W Buick| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 60

5/6

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 12 in minor event at Salisbury (9.9f, soft, 18/1) 25 days ago. Makes plenty of appeal on handicap debut as he steps up in trip with Buick in the saddle.

Form: 0-69

(4)

Langafel¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 59

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable sixth of 12 in handicap (20/1) at Bath (10.2f, soft) 17 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Could improve for the step up in trip and has to be considered.

Form: 090-6

(5)

Yagan³^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 52

7/4

Promising individual. 2 wins from 2 runs this year. 2/5, career best when winning 4-runner handicap at Bath (14f, good to firm) 3 days ago, bit in hand. Looks hard to beat under a penalty.

Form: 0778-11

(1)

Blue Beret²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dow| OR: 56

11/2

Good second of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 9/2) 20 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 839322

(9)

Roby Mill²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Mark Crehan⁽³⁾| T: R Brisland| OR: 53

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good third of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 14/1) 20 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 686-63

(2)

In The Genes^b³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Hayley Turner| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 45

80/1

14/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good) 35 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 00-6668

(7)

Blue Galaxy^p²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M D I Usher| OR: 45

50/1

100/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Bath (11.6f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 8-50579

Non-Runners

(6)

Tanglewood Tales¹⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: A M Balding J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Keeper (5/6), Yagan (7/4), Blue Beret (11/2), Tanglewood Tales (6/1), Langafel (14/1), Lunar Shadow (22/1), Roby Mill (28/1), Blue Galaxy (50/1), In The Genes (80/1)

YAGAN looks the one to beat under a penalty for his Bath win on Friday evening. He is a typical progressive middle-distance performer from this yard and should continue to stay a step ahead of the handicapper for the time being. Keeper could give him a run for his money though now he steps up to 12f on handicap debut. Langafel is another that could improve for the trip.