20:08 Lingfield

Thursday 12 August 2021

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William Hill Build Your Odds Racing League Race Eighteen (Handicap)

Off time: 20:13 | Winning time: 2m 29.5s

(3)

Songkran¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Nicola Currie| T: G Boughey| OR: 86| D

40/1

Latest win at Newcastle in March. Off 4 months, third of 4 in handicap (11/1) at Newmarket (10f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Needs more.

Form: 214333

(6)

Lydford¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR: 86| D

6/4

Won at Wolverhampton in November. 7/1, creditable second of 12 in Racing League handicap at Newcastle (12.4f) under this rider 14 days ago, nearest finish. Leading claims.

Form: 51-3462

(4)

Red October^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Louis Steward| T: H Palmer| OR: 81| D

11/1

30/100, didn't need to improve to win 5-runner seller at Leicester (11.8f, good) 15 days ago, cruising clear. This is obviously tougher but he's dropped to a tempting mark.

Form: 657-581

(8)

Tombolo¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mathers| T: R A Fahey| OR: 79

25/1

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Pontefract in July. 10/3, last of 6 in handicap at York (11.8f, good) 19 days ago, taking keen hold. Makes polytrack debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 46-8116

(5)

Onesmoothoperator^h¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: L Morris| T: D M Simcock| OR: 81| BF

10/1

Winner at Newcastle in March on debut. Second of 7 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f, 6/5) 19 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. More to come after just 3 outings.

Form: 132

(2)

Pure Bubbles¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Josephine Gordon| T: G & J Moore| OR: 79

14/1

Maiden. Tenth of 11 in good handicap (25/1) at Goodwood (9.9f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Has a race in him for sure.

Form: 8-43420

(9)

Scampi¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Hayley Turner| T: A M Balding| OR: 78

7/2

Fairly useful maiden who has been in good form, third of 11 in handicap at Goodwood (11.2f, good to soft) 13 days ago, running on. Nudged up another 2 lb.

Form: 3-55223

(7)

Pride Of England^p1⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁵⁾| T: C G Cox| OR: 78| C

16/1

Winner of novice here in March. 9/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Newbury (12f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Could do better back on the polytrack.

Form: 3-4128

(1)

Powerful Aggie¹⁰²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 77

15/2

Improved when winning 8-runner maiden (13/8) at Sligo (10.6f, good to soft) in May, value extra. Should have even more to offer now handicapping, though stall 1 a slight concern.

Form: 4341

(11)

Nikolayeva^p,h³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: M Appleby| OR: 66

80/1

Fourth of 6 in handicap at Chester (15.9f, soft, 9/2) 34 days ago, too free. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Has work to do in this grade.

Form: 0-66634

(10)

Twilight Twist²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-0| J: Miss Georgia King⁽⁷⁾| T: A King| OR: 70

14/1

Lightly-raced winner. 4/1, respectable third of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 29 days ago. More needed in tougher race.

Form: 61-473

Forecasts

Lydford (6/4), Scampi (7/2), Powerful Aggie (15/2), Onesmoothoperator (10/1), Red October (11/1), Pure Bubbles (14/1), Twilight Twist (14/1), Pride Of England (16/1), Tombolo (25/1), Songkran (40/1), Nikolayeva (80/1)

There is more to come from ONESMOOTHOPERATOR and he has the services of the top rider at Lingfield over the last 5 seasons in Luke Morris so there is plenty to like about his chances. Lydford and Irish challenger Powerful Aggie are big players.