16:45 Lingfield

Wednesday 9 March 2022

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 3m 23.20s

(7)

Love Poems¹⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Darragh Keenan| T: Dr J D Scargill| OR: 61

11/4

Winner at Chelmsford City in October. Off 103 days. Lightly-raced stayer and she could have more to offer this year.

Form: 49/3313-

(8)

Reeceltic^v⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: P Phelan| OR: 59| C

6/4

Course winner. Respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at this course (12f, AW, 4/1) 40 days ago. Significantly back up in trip (unexposed over such distance). Leading claims.

Form: 2160-24

(9)

Ayda¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: C Hobson| OR: 53| D

16/1

Winner in France (including over 2m). Last of 12 in handicap at Southwell (14.1f, 17/2) 15 days ago. Could revive from good mark.

Form: 6655-60

(6)

Uncle Bernie^p³²⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 9-0| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 52| CD

16/1

C&D winner off this mark at the start of last year but not seen for 10 months.

Form: 6/15575-

(10)

Yaazaain^p,t⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Rossa Ryan| T: N J Hawke| OR: 52

22/1

Maiden in both codes. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code. Poor on last Flat run. Others preferred.

Form: 6770/69-

(11)

Blue Beret⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: L Morris| T: S Dow| OR: 54

12/1

Temperamental sort. 50/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (12f, AW) 53 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 55339-8

(3)

Severus Alexander^b,e/s,t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Callum Shepherd| T: C Hobson| OR: 48

40/1

Eighteen runs since sole win in 2019. Tenth of 11 in handicap (66/1) at Kempton (16f) 28 days ago. Badly out of sorts.

Form: 7730-90

(5)

Henry The Fifth^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: William Carson| T: A Carson| OR: 50

16/1

Maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in handicap (28/1) at Southwell (14.1f) 15 days ago.

Form: 3675-80

(1)

Schwartz^p1¹⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: David Probert| T: R Hughes| OR: 50

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 100 days. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Improvement needed.

Form: 9790-

(4)

Dancing Master^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: R A Teal| OR: 46

11/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in September when well backed. 16/1, tenth of 12 in minor event at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 9 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. One to note.

Form: 48149-0

(2)

Blue Galaxy^p³²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁵⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 45

28/1

Eighth of 11 in minor event (50/1) at Kempton (11f) 32 days ago. Significantly back up in trip and this 12-race maiden looks up against it once more.

Form: 7P99-48

Forecasts

Reeceltic (6/4), Love Poems (11/4), Schwartz (11/1), Dancing Master (11/1), Blue Beret (12/1), Uncle Bernie (16/1), Henry The Fifth (16/1), Ayda (16/1), Yaazaain (22/1), Blue Galaxy (28/1), Severus Alexander (40/1)

REECELTIC continues to tick along nicely and the return to this sort of trip will suit, so he makes most appeal in a low-grade contest. Love Poems has a fair shout if hitting the ground running on her return. Dancing Master is another to note back up in distance.