14:10 Lingfield

Wednesday 7 July 2021

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TU Fund Managers Handicap

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 3m 48.35s

(2)

Tin Fandango^v²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Ellie Mackenzie⁽⁵⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 60| D

5/2

One win from 25 Flat runs. Ninth of 11 in handicap (9/1) on AW course here (15.8f) 23 days ago. Visor back on and he could have a part to play, providing conditions don't become testing.

Form: 207-829

(7)

Denable²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽⁵⁾| T: A Carson| OR: 57

11/4

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Fourth of 7 in handicap (9/1) at Nottingham (14f, good) 27 days ago, slowly away. Capable of playing a part in the finish, but quicker ground would be preferable.

Form: 57924

(1)

Tinsmith^p,t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: David Egan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 56

4/1

Respectable fifth of 15 in handicap at Wetherby (16f, firm, 15/2) 29 days ago. Possibilities if coping with conditions here.

Form: 0/6-2445

(3)

Gavlar^v²³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-3| J: George Buckell⁽³⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 56| D

28/1

Twenty-three runs since last win in 2018. 40/1, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap on AW course here (15.8f) 23 days ago. Clearly not as good as he once was, but couldn't rule out all the same.

Form: 20-0536

(10)

Macho Mover^b⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 50| D

3/1

Blinkers on for 1st time in this code, eleventh of 14 in handicap (66/1) at Dundalk (16f). Off 98 days ahead of this debut for new yard and probably best watched.

Form: 23570/0

(9)

Tilsworth Lukey³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: K T O'Neill| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 45

17/2

Twenty-three runs since last win in 2018. 8/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Catterick (12.1f, soft) 39 days ago. Significantly up in trip and each-way claims at best.

Form: 008045

Non-Runners

(4)

Great Hall⁴⁸

Weight: 9-4| Age: 11

T: M Quinn J: Rossa Ryan

(8)

Bird For Life²³

Weight: 8-13| Age: 7

T: M D I Usher J: Charlie Bennett

(5)

Spanish Persuader⁸

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: D Steele J: Non Runner

(6)

Duration⁶¹⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 6

T: J R Jenkins J: Liam Jones

Forecasts

Tin Fandango (5/2), Denable (11/4), Macho Mover (3/1), Bird For Life (10/3), Tinsmith (4/1), Great Hall (9/2), Tilsworth Lukey (17/2), Gavlar (28/1), Spanish Persuader (50/1), Duration (50/1)

It's fair to say that GAVLAR is not the force of old and he has finished behind Bird For Life on the all-weather course here on his last 2 starts. However, those efforts suggest that he is capable of exploiting a lowly mark such as this and the 10-y-o is taken to turn the tables on Mark Usher's charge now returned to turf. Tin Fandango and Tinsmith are others to consider.