14:20 Lingfield

Friday 25 February 2022

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Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 2m 33.67s

(11)

For Richard^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck| OR: 64| BF| C

15/2

Two wins from 5 runs last year. 7/2, first run since leaving John Best when creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 11 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 13710-5

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(6)

Hobsons Bay^v1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Tom Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 65

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. 40/1, pulled up in juvenile hurdle at Doncaster (16.6f, good) on NH debut 15 days ago. Visor on first time. Makes handicap debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 56-9

(1)

Abel Tasman²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 63| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Off 8 months, sixth of 7 in handicap (16/1) at Kempton (2m) 23 days ago. Back down in trip. May strip fitter for the run.

Form: 48617-6

(4)

Pablo Prince²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: R Havlin| T: K Jewell| OR: 63| CD

5/4

3/1, career best when winning 12-runner C&D handicap 28 days ago by length from Too Shy Shy, doing well considering he met plenty of trouble before turn. Can make light of a 5 lb rise.

Form: 4870-31

(9)

Avarice³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Grace McEntee⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 60

8/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 7/2, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12f) 32 days ago.

Form: 80050-3

(10)

Devizes⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: P Phelan| OR: 60| BF| CD

7/2

Four-time C&D winner, the latest last month. Creditable ¾-length second of 9 to Donya back here since, finishing well. Merits consideration.

Form: 3554-12

(12)

Ban Shoof⁷⁶⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Anna Gibson⁽⁷⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 60| C| D

50/1

Course winner but not seen since finishing second at Chelmsford (2m) in January 2020. Betting should help guide to expectations.

Form: 372432/

(7)

Rakematiz²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: William Carson| T: B R Johnson| OR: 58| CD

33/1

Now 4lb lower than when successful over C&D last January but he hasn't offered much in 3 starts this winter. Would need to see market support to consider.

Form: 9365-77

(3)

Be Fair²¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 57| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 8/1, last of 6 in turf handicap here when last seen in July.

Form: 653246-

(5)

Largo Bay^b²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: M Madgwick| OR: 59| C

14/1

Course winner in August. 15/2, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (10f, AW) 20 days ago, not ideally placed. Others more persuasive.

Form: 19422-6

(2)

Too Shy Shy²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: A W Carroll| OR: 55| C

14/1

Course winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2020. 50/1, good length second of 12 to Pablo Prince in C&D handicap 28 days ago, well positioned.

Form: 689-302

Non-Runners

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Donya²²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: Ian Williams J: Darragh Keenan

Forecasts

Pablo Prince (5/4), Devizes (7/2), Donya (7/1), For Richard (15/2), Avarice (8/1), Largo Bay (14/1), Too Shy Shy (14/1), Be Fair (20/1), Abel Tasman (25/1), Rakematiz (33/1), Hobsons Bay (40/1), Ban Shoof (50/1)

PABLO PRINCE did well to win over C&D last time and, very much unexposed over this trip, is taken to defy a rise in the weights. Devizes has a very solid record over this C&D and is feared most ahead of Donya.