13:50 Lingfield

Friday 31 December 2021

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MansionBet Beaten By A Head Handicap

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 1m 24.03s

(8)

Firmament^p¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 85| D

5/1

Latest win at Newcastle in September. 15/2, creditable third of 6 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 17 days ago, so he ought to be competitive again.

Form: 517633

(7)

Sir Oliver^p²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽³⁾| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 84| D

9/2

4 wins from 12 runs this year, latest at Epsom in September. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (9/2) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 25 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 153114

(4)

King Carney²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: George Downing| T: A W Carroll| OR: 83

28/1

Showed more than of late for his new yard when sixth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 40/1) 25 days ago. Makes his polytrack debut and no forlorn hope off a falling mark.

Form: 3-45866

(3)

Kondratiev Wave^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Jim Crowley| T: A W Carroll| OR: 79| C

8/1

Course winner but he came in only sixth of 7 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 147546

(1)

Follow Your Heart^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: S Hodgson| OR: 78| D

5/6

Bagged his third win this year in 8-runner handicap at Kempton (7f) 16 days ago, forging clear last 1f. Weighted to go in again despite 5 lb rise.

Form: 824721

(6)

Enduring¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 75

10/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020, but he recorded respectable third of 10 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 12 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 253473

Non-Runners

(2)

Shoot To Kill²³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: R Brisland J: David Probert

(5)

Algheed¹³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: D M Loughnane J: L Morris

Forecasts

Follow Your Heart (5/6), Shoot To Kill (3/1), Sir Oliver (9/2), Firmament (5/1), Algheed (7/1), Kondratiev Wave (8/1), Enduring (10/1), King Carney (28/1)

A few with chances, but FOLLOW YOUR HEART arrives on the up and still looks ahead of his mark despite a 5 lb rise for his emphatic Kempton success earlier in the month. Shoot To Kill also comes here at thet top of his game and is feared most ahead of Enduring, who got back on track when third at Kempton and is not taken lightly either off his reduced mark.