16:35 Lingfield

Saturday 5 February 2022

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Betway Casino Handicap

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 2m 8.12s

(4)

Coase^h⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Hollie Doyle| T: M Wigham| OR: 68| C

9/4

10/3, improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner handicap at this course (8f, AW) 7 days ago, well on top finish. Up in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: 5897-41

(1)

Florence Street¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Nicola Currie| T: Mrs L Richards| OR: 64

25/1

Below form seventh of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Kempton (7f) 12 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 44227-7

(7)

Militry Decoration¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁷⁾| T: C Poulton| OR: 64

6/1

Creditable third of 11 in handicap at this C&D (AW, 25/1) 10 days ago, running on late. Not taken lightly.

Form: 73223-3

(5)

Union Spirit^p⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jonny Peate⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| OR: 64| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 14/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 71 days ago. Down in class.

Form: 9/48989-

(2)

He's A Latchico¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: R L Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 61

15/8

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fourth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 10/1) 19 days ago, not ideally placed. One to consider.

Form: 406/04

(6)

Largo Bay^b⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: M Madgwick| OR: 60| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Winner here in August. Good second of 8 in handicap (11/2) at this course (12f, AW) 49 days ago, well positioned. Can give a good account.

Form: 319422-

(9)

Crestwood¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: J Parr| OR: 60| CD

40/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 40/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 71430-8

(8)

Wirraway¹⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: William Carson| T: Debbie Hughes| OR: 56

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixth of 7 in handicap (20/1) at Ffos Las (10f, firm), slowly away. Off 6 months. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 0/076-

Non-Runners

(3)

For Richard²¹⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: P Charalambous J: Non Runner

Forecasts

He's A Latchico (15/8), Coase (9/4), Militry Decoration (6/1), Union Spirit (7/1), For Richard (7/1), Largo Bay (15/2), Florence Street (25/1), Crestwood (40/1), Wirraway (100/1)

COASE took advantage of a drop in grade to get off the mark for this yard here last week, held up in a strongly-run race but still deserving credit for making up so much ground in the final 1f, and he remains of interest at this level. He's A Latchico did well to finish as close as he did at Wolverhampton last month and remains unexposed, so is feared most ahead of Militry Decoration.