17:05 Lingfield

Saturday 7 August 2021

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Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 2m 42.86s

(4)

Grand Scheme⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 75

3/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap at Newmarket (10f, good to firm, 11/1) 42 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Down in class and up in trip, may improve to go close.

Form: 22-1397

(7)

Epic Pass¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽⁵⁾| T: B Barr| OR: 75

11/2

25/1, first run since leaving Mark Johnston when second of 4 in handicap at Lingfield (11.6f, good) 12 days ago. Should go well stepping up to this trip.

Form: 284532

(6)

Winterwatch^h³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Joshua Bryan| T: A M Balding| OR: 75

5/2

Won 4-runner maiden (15/8) at Catterick (12.1f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Has to be taken seriously on handicap debut.

Form: 321

(1)

Henry The Fifth¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: William Carson| T: A Carson| OR: 70

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, first run since leaving John Patrick Murtagh when sixth of 7 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 97836

(5)

Folly Beach⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: George Bass⁽⁵⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 68

16/5

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 8 in handicap at Leicester (11.8f, good, 4/1) 68 days ago, slowly away. Makes polytrack debut. One to consider.

Form: 4-9442

(3)

Eton Blue²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T E Whelan| T: George Baker| OR: 68

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, respectable third of 7 in handicap at Brighton (9.9f, good, 9/2) 25 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 94763

(2)

Red Glory²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: L Morris| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 66

12/1

Winner at Beverley in May. 16/1 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 24 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 515595

Forecasts

Winterwatch (5/2), Grand Scheme (3/1), Folly Beach (16/5), Epic Pass (11/2), Eton Blue (9/1), Red Glory (12/1), Henry The Fifth (28/1)

A competitive staying handicap to open the card. GRAND SCHEME has yet to race beyond 10f but shaped as though this test would suit at Newmarket back in June and he's a half brother to a 16.5f winner. He's chanced to improve for the longer trip and strike. Epic Pass ran well on his first start for this yard and has to be taken seriously. Winterwatch is far from out of it either on handicap debut.