19:08 Lingfield

Thursday 12 August 2021

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William Hill Double Your Odds Racing League Race Sixteen (Handicap)

Off time: 19:14 | Winning time: 1m 35.06s

(12)

Music To My Ears^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 84| D

9/1

Respectable third of 8 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good, 3/1) 19 days ago. Merits consideration off same mark in bid for a first win of 2021.

Form: 0-99063

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(9)

River Dawn^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: K T O'Neill| T: P & O Cole| OR: 84| CD

16/1

Latest win at Windsor in May and creditable third of 7 in handicap at this C&D (AW, 6/1) 9 days ago. C&D winner is not ruled out.

Form: 91-3153

(8)

Billhilly²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Louis Steward| T: C Fellowes| OR: 83| CD

8/1

C&D winner who made it 3-5 this year in 4-runner handicap at Newmarket (7f) 20 days ago. Has thrived since joining this yard so not taken lightly despite 3 lb rise.

Form: 7-11271

(1)

Atheeb^p,t⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Nicola Currie| T: G Boughey| OR: 81| CD

33/1

C&D winner who recorded respectable third after a wind operation in handicap at Epsom (7f, good to soft) 42 days ago. In the mix with cheekpieces back on now.

Form: 1-65653

(6)

Glentaneous³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M Dwyer| T: B J Meehan| OR: 88| CD

4/1

Opened his account over C&D in February. Not disgraced when last of 9 in handicap at Ascot (12f, good) 33 days ago. Significantly back down in trip and bit more is needed.

Form: 21279

(2)

Longlai²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Hayley Turner| T: R Hannon| OR: 86| D

16/1

Latest win at Beverley in April. Last of 5 in handicap at Newmarket (8f) 20 days ago so he needs to bounce back on his polytrack debut.

Form: 6-12505

(10)

Double Dealing²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: P Mathers| T: R A Fahey| OR: 82| C

17/2

Course winner who bagged third victory of 2021 at Wolverhampton in March. Returned fron two-month break with good third of 8 in handicap at Leicester (7f) 28 days ago. Worth considering.

Form: 3-11133

(11)

Lankaran⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR: 81| D

2/1

Improving 3-y-o who really impressed on his handicap bow when landing 1m handicap at Kempton in June. Has plenty more to offer, so rates a most interesting contender after his break.

Form: 3131

(5)

Magnetised^t⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: D M Simcock| OR: 74

40/1

Unreliable type who came in only seventh of 8 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 43 days ago. Tongue strap back on and others more persuasive.

Form: 07-3547

(7)

Larado^v1⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: D Tudhope| T: M Appleby| OR: 81

33/1

Winner at Leopardstown in April for Joseph O'Brien but only tenth of 11 on yard debut in 1m handicap at Brighton 8 days ago. Visor on now with lots to prove.

Form: 6-14800

(4)

Brains^b⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁵⁾| T: J A Osborne| OR: 69| BF| D

9/1

It's now fifteen runs since last win in 2020 but he posted excellent second on the back of a wind op in handicap at Bath (8f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Up 5 lb but he can make presence felt once more.

Form: 863702

(3)

Run Forrest Run²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Josephine Gordon| T: George Baker| OR: 72

22/1

Dual scorer this term, latest at Brighton in June, and good third of 7 in handicap at Sandown (7f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up again.

Form: 851513

Forecasts

Lankaran (2/1), Glentaneous (4/1), Billhilly (8/1), Double Dealing (17/2), Brains (9/1), Music To My Ears (9/1), Longlai (16/1), River Dawn (16/1), Run Forrest Run (22/1), Larado (33/1), Atheeb (33/1), Magnetised (40/1)

A competitive handicap but it's impossible to side against Roger Varian's LANKARAN who created an excellent impression when scoring at Kempton in June and is taken to resume his progress after a break. Brains is aother who looks ahead of his mark after his fine recent Bath second, while Double Dealing is expected to take a step forward too after his encouraging Leicester third.