19:30 Lingfield

Saturday 16 April 2022

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Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 2m 3.79s

(3)

Prydwen¹⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Marco Ghiani| T: George Scott| OR: 76| D

5/4

Promising sort. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to soft, 16/1) on final start of 2021. 7 lb higher mark to overcome on this AW debut, but probably has more to offer.

Form: 8441-

(4)

Golden Valour²⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Ray Dawson| T: R Brisland| OR: 76

10/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 15/2). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Richard John O'Brien. Others preferred.

Form: 595668-

(7)

Dance At Night³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 74

5/1

Winner at Kempton in January. Good third of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (8f, 15/2) 32 days ago. Up in trip and should give another good account.

Form: 44-1743

(6)

Pure Bubbles¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 70

13/2

20/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 14 days ago and it's easy enough to look elsewhere

Form: 2056-50

(5)

Forge Valley Lad¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: George Buckell⁽³⁾| T: D M Simcock| OR: 67| D

3/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in March. Creditable third of 11 in handicap (9/2) at this C&D (AW) 17 days ago, slowly away. Entitled to have a say in the finish.

Form: D-62313

(2)

Junoesque^p¹⁸⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-3| J: Aidan Keeley⁽⁷⁾| T: J Gallagher| OR: 56| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 13 runs last year. 14/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Brighton (9.9f, good). Off 6 months. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 211608-

Non-Runners

(1)

Contingency Fee¹⁰⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 7

T: P S McEntee J: Grace McEntee

Forecasts

Prydwen (5/4), Forge Valley Lad (3/1), Dance At Night (5/1), Pure Bubbles (13/2), Golden Valour (10/1), Contingency Fee (12/1), Junoesque (40/1)

Though unproven on this surface, PRYDWEN's claims are otherwise pretty compelling. Indeed, he improved significantly when making a winning handicap debut at Yarmouth in the autumn and this 7 lb higher mark should be well within reach with further progress anticipated. Dance At Night looks fairly solid and he gets the nod for forecast purposes ahead of Forge Valley Lad and Contingency Fee.