13:00 Lingfield

Monday 4 October 2021

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Off time: 13:03 | Winning time: 1m 34.77s

(8)

Animal Instinct³⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 84| BF

6/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 5/4). Off 12 months. Should be well suited by this trip, so obvious claims if he retains ability.

Form: 321/126-

(2)

Miquelon^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A Watson| OR: 82| CD

6/4

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this C&D (AW, 3/1) 13 days ago, easily. Thriving since the cheekpieces have been fitted, and he's likely to take all the beating again.

Form: 432131

(6)

Il Bandito^p¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: W Buick| T: C Hills| OR: 84

4/1

Latest win at Haydock in May. 6/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 11 in handicap at Newbury (7f, good) 16 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. One to consider.

Form: 122222

(9)

Baby Steps¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 80

15/2

16/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 11 days ago. Generally reliable and type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 232437

(7)

Ridgeway^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: James Doyle| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 79

17/2

Latest win here in June. Blinkered for 1st time, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap (50/1) at Goodwood (8f, good to firm) 12 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal.

Form: 015596

(1)

Giuseppe Cassioli¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: M Dwyer| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 79| BF| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in August. 2/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 11 days ago. Likely to be thereabouts again.

Form: 481434

(4)

Eton College^b²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 78

14/1

12/1 and blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 25 days ago. Not written off from a handy mark.

Form: 033956

Non-Runners

(5)

Kondratiev Wave⁶²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: A W Carroll J: Tom Marquand

(3)

Cityzen Serg⁶⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: M Murphy J: Daniel Muscutt

Forecasts

Miquelon (6/4), Il Bandito (4/1), Animal Instinct (6/1), Baby Steps (15/2), Giuseppe Cassioli (8/1), Ridgeway (17/2), Kondratiev Wave (10/1), Eton College (14/1), Cityzen Serg (66/1)

MIQUELON has improved for the fitting of cheekpieces lately and his latest success over C&D was convincing, so he's an obvious choice to go in again. Animal Instinct, although off for a year prior to this, remains with potential trying this trip for the first time, so he's regarded as the main threat ahead of Il Bandito.