12:40 Lingfield

Friday 31 December 2021

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Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap

Off time: 12:42 | Winning time: 57.87s

(8)

Top Breeze^b³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 88| CD

13/2

Unreliable type. C&D winner. 9/4, last of 4 in handicap at this course (6f, AW) 31 days ago. May have needed that.

Form: 159524

(7)

Rose Hip²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 84| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Seven wins from 25 Flat runs. Latest win here in November. Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap (8/1) at Southwell (5f) 24 days ago.

Form: 324314

(1)

Outrage^b¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 84| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 10/1) 14 days ago, left poorly placed.

Form: 284396

(6)

Sir Rodneyredblood¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco Ghiani| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 83| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 6 wins from 23 runs this year. Latest win at Chelmsford City in November. Last of 6 in handicap (8/1) at Chelmsford City (6f) 18 days ago. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 151126

(5)

Lihou¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Jim Crowley| T: P D Evans| OR: 83| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Respectable third of 6 in handicap (10/3) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 13 days ago, left poorly placed. Interesting down 3 lb.

Form: 574453

(2)

Marnie James¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 83| D

9/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 12/1) 13 days ago. Bit to prove but is at least back on his correct mark.

Form: 703204

(3)

Vandad^p,t⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: William Carson| T: M J Attwater| OR: 77| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 18/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f). Off 92 days. Must improve.

Form: 311737

(4)

Lucky Ava⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: M Dwyer| T: C Allen| OR: 74| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 3 wins from 12 runs this year. Latest win at Chelmsford City in August. Good short-head second of 10 to Rose Hip in handicap (15/2) at this C&D (AW) 41 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 257132

Forecasts

Lihou (2/1), Lucky Ava (9/2), Rose Hip (5/1), Top Breeze (13/2), Sir Rodneyredblood (8/1), Marnie James (9/1), Vandad (16/1), Outrage (18/1)

LIHOU's losing run stretches back nearly a year, but he shaped as though back in a good form when held up in a slowly-run race at Wolverhampton a fortnight ago and a subsequent 3 lb ease in the weights looks generous. Rose Hip and Lucky Ava filled the first two positions in a C&D handicap last month and head the opposition.