14:40 Lingfield

Saturday 26 February 2022

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Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 1m 37.56s

(2)

Oh This Is Us²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R Hannon| OR: 102| CD

10/1

Landed Group 3 Diomed Stakes at Epsom last summer. Mixed bag during busy spell thereafter though, and never threatened on back of 3 months off at Kempton (1m) 3 weeks ago.

Form: 84409-8

(6)

Imperial Sands⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 100| CD

2/1

3/1, career best when winning 5-runner handicap at this C&D (AW) 42 days ago, coming in for a good front-running ride. Nevertheless, he's most consistent on AW and should go well again.

Form: 86923-1

(5)

Hafeet Alain¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: R Kingscote| T: E Walker| OR: 94| BF| D

3/1

8/11, third of 5 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 19 days ago, not seen to best effect in a muddling affair. Worthy of consideration again from this sort of mark.

Form: 0/402-23

(4)

Passionova¹⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: T E Whelan| T: George Baker| OR: 91| C

9/1

Course winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. 11¾ lengths eleventh of 14 to With Thanks in listed race at Ascot (7f) in October, weakening 1f out. Remains low-mileage so break may have perked him up.

Form: 611250-

(1)

To The Bar³³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 90WS

11/1

Tamayuz gelding who made it 2 from 3 in AW novice events at 7f during 2020. Matched rather than built on those efforts in higher grade last spring and back from a break/wind op now.

Form: 511/66-

(3)

Shoot To Kill⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: R Brisland| OR: 85| CD

3/1

Fine start for new yard this winter, completing hat-trick at Lingfield (1m) in January. Good third from career-high mark back at that venue (7f) last time and no surprise to see him thereabouts.

Form: 2311-13

(7)

Mykonos St John¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: Jack Duern⁽³⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 80| CD

20/1

C&D winner. First run since leaving Jamie Osborne when 11/2, won 7-runner handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 18 days ago, having benefit of enterprising ride. May find life tougher here.

Form: 53087-1

Forecasts

Imperial Sands (2/1), Hafeet Alain (3/1), Shoot To Kill (3/1), Passionova (9/1), Oh This Is Us (10/1), To The Bar (11/1), Mykonos St John (20/1)

A good quality handicap with the vote in favour of HAFEET ALAIN. Winless to date for Ed Walker, there's undoubtedly unfinished business with him at around this trip and he's fancied to prove this mark within reach. Shoot To KIll has made a fine start for Robyn Brisland and is feared, along with recent C&D scorer Imperial Sands.