17:15 Lingfield

Thursday 31 March 2022

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:15

Betway Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 6  |   5f 6y  |   Standard  |   9 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:18  |   Winning time: 59.90s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(3)
Horse silk
Storm Melodyb14
Age: 9|  Weight: 9-9| J: R Havlin| T: A Stronge| OR:  67| CD
5/1
C&D winner. Four wins from 22 runs last year. Respectable third of 7 in handicap (14/1) at Wolverhampton (5f) 14 days ago, left poorly placed. Blinkers back on. Not taken lightly.
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Timeform
2
(1)
Horse silk
Aish233
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R M H Cowell| OR:  65| D
14/1
Winner at Brighton last summer. 11/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Makes polytrack debut.
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Timeform
3
(4)
Horse silk
Doc Sportello29
Age: 10|  Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: A W Carroll| OR:  64| D
22/1
Three wins from 11 runs last year. 22/1, below form fifth of 9 in C&D handicap 29 days ago.
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Timeform
4
(2)
Horse silk
Lothian62
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: Rob Hornby| T: M J Attwater| OR:  64| D
3/1
Winner at Kempton in October. 11/2, respectable third of 10 in C&D handicap 62 days ago. Likely to be in the shake-up.
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Timeform
5
(9)
Horse silk
Porfin5
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR:  64| CD
7/1
C&D winner in January. Respectable third of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6f) 5 days ago.
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Timeform
6
(5)
Horse silk
Equally Fasth16
Age: 10|  Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Watson| T: R Harris| OR:  63| CD
8/1
Four-time C&D winner. Last of 12 in handicap (28/1) at Southwell (5f) 16 days ago but had been runner-up over C&D prior to that.
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Timeform
7
(8)
Horse silk
Blissful Songv113
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-4| J: Theodore Ladd(3)| T: M Appleby| OR:  62| D
11/1
Good third of 7 in handicap at Newcastle (5f, 20/1) 13 days ago. First-time visor replaces cheekpieces worn the last twice.
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Timeform
8
(7)
Horse silk
The Defiantt19
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-1| J: Joshua Bryan| T: D Steele| OR:  59| CD
3/1
Quickly found his feet for new stable, making all in handicaps over this C&D and at Kempton (5f) this month. Further 3 lb rise may not prevent the hat-trick.
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Timeform
9
(6)
Horse silk
Hope Springs26
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-2| J: Georgia Dobie(3)| T: J R Boyle| OR:  45
14/1
9/2, not seen to best effect when 5¾ lengths sixth of 10 to The Defiant in C&D handicap 26 days ago, hampered.
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Timeform

Forecasts

The Defiant (3/1), Lothian (3/1), Storm Melody (5/1), Porfin (7/1), Equally Fast (8/1), Blissful Song (11/1), Hope Springs (14/1), Aish (14/1), Doc Sportello (22/1)

Verdict

THE DEFIANT is on a bit of a roll for the Daniel Steele yard and can complete the hat-trick. Storm Melody shaped as if still in good form last time and is an obvious threat back in a 0-65. Lothian and Porfin are others likely to have a say.

  1. The Defiant3/1
  2. Storm Melody5/1
  3. Lothian3/1

Prize Money

1st: £2,970.002nd: £1,394.003rd: £697.004th: £349.005th: £300.006th: £300.00

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