16:55 Lingfield

Saturday 19 February 2022

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MansionBet Beaten By A Head Classified Stakes

Off time: 16:57 | Winning time: 1m 23.64s

(6)

Dark Kris^h,t1¹¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: I Furtado| OR: 49

2/1

Modest gelding. 8/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 113 days. First run for yard after leaving P. J. F. Murphy and, though 0-23 overall, he's a big player. Tongue strap on.

Form: 000985-

(12)

Eljaytee¹⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Nicola Currie| T: John Berry| OR: 46

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f), hampered. Off 105 days and he makes very little appeal.

Form: 00879-

(1)

Extracuricular²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob Hornby| T: R Bandey| OR: 50

7/1

Modest filly. Creditable second of 12 in minor event at Kempton (7f, 9/2) 24 days ago. Obvious chance on these terms and well-drawn to attack. Should be firmly in the mix.

Form: 60503-2

(4)

Global Acclamation^b⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁵⁾| T: P R Chamings| OR: 48| CD

12/1

Modest gelding. Ninth of 14 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 11/1) 64 days ago. Possibilities if back to the form of his C&D handicap success in September.

Form: 681359-

(5)

Gonzaga^p²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Ellie Mackenzie⁽⁵⁾| T: J Bennett| OR: 48

33/1

Modest gelding. Remains a maiden after 22 Flat runs. 22/1, last of 10 in minor event at Southwell (7.1f) 26 days ago. Others make more appeal on balance.

Form: 22227-0

(3)

Jack Ryan^p³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Ryan| OR: 49| D

5/2

Modest gelding. 10/3, creditable fourth of 10 in minor event at Kempton (6f) 3 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Cheekpieces back on and he's one of the more likely winners.

Form: 5355-44

(11)

Julie Johnston^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Bridger| OR: 50

16/1

Modest filly. Twenty-one runs since last win in 2020. 50/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 17 days ago. Couldn't rule out, for all that stall 11 isn't ideal.

Form: 297-965

(8)

Maahi Ve^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: William Carson| T: M J Attwater| OR: 48

12/1

Modest filly. 10/1, respectable second of 10 in minor event at this course (6f, AW) 15 days ago. Now 0-14 and more needed if she's to belatedly open her account.

Form: 883-562

(9)

River Chorus¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: P S McEntee| OR: 49

18/1

Modest filly. Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Cheekpieces on for 1st time (discarded here), last of 9 in handicap (40/1) at Chelmsford City (7f) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive overall.

Form: 2574-59

(7)

Vincenzo Coccotti^p²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: P R Chamings| OR: 46| D

80/1

Modest gelding. 20/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, AW) 25 days ago. Looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 954-056

(10)

Vitesse Du Son^t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Joshua Bryan| T: M Pattinson| OR: 46| CD

6/1

Modest gelding. C&D winner. 20/1, good fourth of 10 in minor event at Southwell (7.1f) 26 days ago. Likely to find one or two too good once more.

Form: 4000-84

Non-Runners

(2)

On The Nose¹⁸¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: G & J Moore J: Rhys Clutterbuck

Forecasts

Dark Kris (2/1), Jack Ryan (5/2), Vitesse Du Son (6/1), Extracuricular (7/1), Maahi Ve (12/1), Global Acclamation (12/1), On The Nose (12/1), Julie Johnston (16/1), River Chorus (18/1), Gonzaga (33/1), Eljaytee (66/1), Vincenzo Coccotti (80/1)

The fact that DARK KRIS is still winless following 23 attempts tells a story, but the profiles of each of his 11 rivals are also littered with red flags. The ex-Irish 5-y-o is worth chancing on his debut for the Ivan Furtado yard. Drawn in stall one, Extracuricular is likely to give it a good shot from the front, while cases can also be made for Jack Ryan and Julie Johnston.