14:30 Lingfield

Saturday 13 November 2021

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Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap

Off time: 14:33 | Winning time: 3m 27.18s

(12)

Severus Alexander^b,e/s,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: J Mitchell| T: C Hobson| OR: 56

28/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Ran poorly when seventh of 9 in handicap (11/1) at Chelmsford City (14f) 21 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 736877

(3)

Bird For Life^p¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M D I Usher| OR: 55| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 11/2, run best excused when tenth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (16f) 15 days ago, never involved after blindfold removed late. Needs everything to drop right so others more persuasive.

Form: 356390

(11)

Gavlar^v¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-8| J: Tom Marquand| T: M J Attwater| OR: 54| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Twenty seven runs since last win in 2018. Followed a below-par effort with an even worse one when last of 14 in handicap at Kempton (16f, 14/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 364260

(10)

Smith^v¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: William Carson| T: Mrs L Richards| OR: 53

9/4

Found only an unexposed 3-y-o too strong when second of 14 in handicap at Kempton (16f, 11/1) 15 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 325332

(6)

Mustang Kodi^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽⁵⁾| T: B R Johnson| OR: 57| BF

9/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in October. 3/1, not in same form over a much longer trip when eleventh of 14 in handicap at Kempton (16f) 15 days ago.

Form: 653310

(8)

Gustave Aitch^h1,t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: David Probert| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 47

7/2

Respectable eighth of 15 in handicap (5/1) at Yarmouth (11.5f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Hood on 1st time. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 77/3938

(7)

Hannalite¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: R Havlin| T: A Stronge| OR: 45

6/1

Benefitted from a more positive ride when third of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f, 7/1) 16 days ago, well positioned. Can give another good account.

Form: 098573

(1)

Mood For Mischief^b²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Bennett| OR: 45

18/1

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap (33/1) at Wolverhampton (16.6f) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 70-0425

(4)

Miss Pollyanna^h⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽³⁾| T: R Ingram| OR: 45

25/1

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. 25/1, ran a typical race from 1 lb out of the handicap when fourth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f) 62 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 874034

(13)

Emanate¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 46

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, offered little after 5 months off when tenth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 76380

(9)

Lobo Del Mar^b,t⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: J Quinn| T: J T Stimpson| OR: 45

25/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Catterick (15.9f, good to soft, 20/1) 45 days ago. Blinkers back on. Others make more appeal.

Form: 979550

(5)

Clarakhani^b1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Hollie Doyle| T: M Murphy| OR: 45

80/1

Tailed off in various events and makes minimal appeal yet again. Blinkers applied for 1st time.

Form: 4898

Non-Runners

(14)

Hear Me Out¹⁸

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: K Dalgleish J: Non Runner

(2)

Reassurance¹⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: D Brooke J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Smith (9/4), Gustave Aitch (7/2), Hear Me Out (4/1), Hannalite (6/1), Bird For Life (7/1), Mustang Kodi (9/1), Reassurance (12/1), Gavlar (16/1), Mood For Mischief (18/1), Miss Pollyanna (25/1), Lobo Del Mar (25/1), Severus Alexander (28/1), Emanate (33/1), Clarakhani (80/1)

A host in with a chance but this step up in trip could be just what GUSTAVE AITCH requires so, with a first-time hood applied and the red-hot David Probert taking over in the saddle, Sophie Leech's charge gets the verdict to open his account. Smith ran well at Kempton last time and is next on the list, ahead of Hannalite.