15:50 Lingfield

Friday 7 January 2022

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Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 2m 33.91s

(8)

Merweb¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: R Harris| OR: 60| D

14/1

Off 6 months before tenth of 14 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f) 16 days ago. Should strip fitter now, so he's no forlorn hope.

Form: 231700-

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(4)

Parikarma^b¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Marco Ghiani| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 60

7/1

Twenty three runs since last win in 2019, but respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 18 days ago. Not ruled out stepping up in trip.

Form: 209884-

(7)

Pledge Of Peace^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 59

12/1

Left poorly placed when fifth of 8 in handicap (11/1) at this C&D (AW) 20 days ago. Can't be discounted in his bid for a first victory.

Form: 040765-

(1)

Miss Elsa^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: L Carter| OR: 58| C

66/1

Course winner. Blinkered for 1st time, last of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, AW, 40/1) 23 days ago. Significantly up in trip with work to do.

Form: 4/59680-

(2)

Morani Kali^p²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: Martin Smith| OR: 61| D

3/1

Winner at Kempton in November. Good fourth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f, 6/1) 28 days ago, so he can give another good account.

Form: 560714-

(5)

Libbretta³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: J E Long| OR: 57

14/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap (20/1) at this C&D (AW) 37 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 209380-

(3)

Gooner Boy^b1,t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 60

16/1

Modest maiden. Had wind op and tongue strap on before twelfth of 14 in handicap (33/1) at Southwell (8.1f) 16 days ago. Blinkers on now with something to find on form.

Form: 6960-

(6)

Devizes²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: P Phelan| OR: 56| CD

5/6

3-time C&D winner who posted good fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (AW, 3/1) 20 days ago, finishing strongly. Has to be taken seriously off an unchanged mark.

Form: 703554-

(9)

Stormingin^b³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: Anna Gibson⁽⁷⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 55

33/1

Temperamental sort who is now twenty one runs without a win. Last of 11 in handicap (12/1) at this course (8f, AW) 38 days ago, so he's very hard to make a case for.

Form: 526350-

Forecasts

Devizes (5/6), Morani Kali (3/1), Parikarma (7/1), Pledge Of Peace (12/1), Libbretta (14/1), Merweb (14/1), Gooner Boy (16/1), Stormingin (33/1), Miss Elsa (66/1)

DEVIZES signalled he's ready to bag a fourth C&D success when a fast-finishing fourth here last month and gets a confident vote in a race where a few arrive with question marks against them. Pledge of Peace didn't enjoy the rub of the green when fifth over C&D last time and is next on the list, although in-form Moran Kali warrants plenty of respect too.