16:30 Lingfield

Wednesday 7 July 2021

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Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 1m 0.77s

(4)

Lethal Blast⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: K T O'Neill| T: J J Bridger| OR: 67| CD

2/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 8 runs this year. Latest win here in May. Respectable second of 7 in handicap (4/1) at this C&D (soft) 9 days ago. Solid claims.

Form: 111432

(7)

Aleef^h,t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 66| CD

9/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap at this C&D (good, 12/1) 30 days ago, just holding on. 3 lb rise fair enough, but she may find one or two too good this time.

Form: 0-46241

(3)

Haveoneyerself¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: David Egan| T: J Butler| OR: 63| D

14/1

Very good second of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to firm, 20/1) 13 days ago, running on. Remains on a good mark and he's a must for the shortlist.

Form: 3-66372

(8)

Quanah⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: L Bailey| OR: 62| D

3/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 14/1, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good) 9 days ago. Decent each-way chance.

Form: 662734

(5)

Bellevarde¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽⁵⁾| T: R J Price| OR: 60| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. Respectable third of 9 in handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, good, 11/2) 12 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 536243

(6)

Firenze Rosa⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Bridger| OR: 59| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Below form fourth of 8 in handicap (20/1) at Newbury (5.2f, good) 6 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Looks vulnerable from a win point of view.

Form: 201684

(2)

Starchant^p⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: J J Bridger| OR: 46

16/1

Remains a maiden after 43 Flat runs. Seventh of 8 in handicap (12/1) at Newbury (5.2f, good) 6 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. 2 lb 'wrong' at the weights.

Form: 882037

Non-Runners

(1)

Aventurina¹¹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: J R Boyle J: Charlie Bennett

Forecasts

Lethal Blast (2/1), Quanah (3/1), Bellevarde (7/2), Firenze Rosa (9/1), Aleef (9/1), Haveoneyerself (14/1), Starchant (16/1), Aventurina (25/1)

Conditions won't be a problem for LETHAL BLAST, who opened her turf account over C&D in May and again performed well here when hitting the crossbar last week. She is taken to resume winning ways. Haveoneyerself did well under the circumstances when runner-up at Nottingham recently and should get his head back in front before long, but he would prefer quicker ground. Quanah makes each-way appeal.