13:20 Lingfield

Saturday 22 January 2022

All12:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:10

Betway Handicap

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 2m 29.84s

(1)

Living Legend⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 101| C| D

11/2

Course winner. 3/1, good third of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford (10f) in November. Likely to be competitive.

Form: 4/42613-

(6)

Pirate King²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: K Shoemark| T: C Fellowes| OR: 96| CD

11/2

Four-time C&D winner. Bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap (40/1) at Southwell (11f) 21 days ago but may come on for that first outing in 4 months.

Form: 31480-6

(5)

Anythingtoday^p¹⁰⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Harry Davies⁽⁷⁾| T: G Boughey| OR: 93| C| D

10/1

Course winner in August. 20/1, below form tenth of 20 in handicap at York (1m, soft). Off 106 days. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 931100-

(10)

Deal A Dollar^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 92| D

22/1

20/1, fourth of 5 in handicap at this course (10f, AW) 14 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Cheekpieces back on. Return to this trip should suit.

Form: 3420/5-4

(2)

March Law⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 95

17/2

Useful form. 9/2, good second of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f) 71 days ago, well positioned. One of 2 runners from his stable. One to take seriously.

Form: 1/42532-

(7)

Pivoine^b³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Rob Hornby| T: A M Balding| OR: 91

22/1

Won off this mark at Haydock last summer. Creditable third of 5 in C&D handicap over C&D 35 days ago. Ought to be competitive.

Form: 692463-

(8)

Restorer¹¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 90| D

18/1

Fifth of 7 in handicap (8/1) at Chester (10.3f, good). Off 119 days. On a feasible mark if ready to roll after a break.

Form: 245305-

(9)

Aced It^t⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: J Mitchell| T: C Poulton| OR: 87| D

5/1

40/1, 11¾ lengths last of 7 to Garden Paradise in listed race at Kempton (12f) 52 days ago but consistent in handicaps prior to that. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 242327-

(4)

Celtic Art²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Hollie Doyle| T: J Scott| OR: 86

10/3

3/1, first run since leaving Paul & Oliver Cole when creditable second of 6 in C&D handicap 22 days ago. Another who can't be discounted.

Form: 264232-

(3)

Protected Guest¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: L Morris| T: G G Margarson| OR: 83| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable second of 5 in handicap (5/2) over C&D 14 days ago. Consistent but tricky to win with (carries head awkwardly under pressure).

Form: 33323-2

Forecasts

Celtic Art (10/3), Aced It (5/1), Living Legend (11/2), Pirate King (11/2), Protected Guest (15/2), March Law (17/2), Anythingtoday (10/1), Restorer (18/1), Pivoine (22/1), Deal A Dollar (22/1)

An open affair. MARCH LAW bumped into smart AW performer King of The South when second at Newcastle on his latest start and perhaps he can go one better off the same mark. Aced It found listed company too hot last time but has done very well in general since joining Camilla Poulton and heads the many dangers along with the selection's stablemate Living Legend.