17:00 Lingfield

Saturday 7 May 2022

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap

Off time: 17:03 | Winning time: 2m 9.95s

(8)

Smokey Malone^b¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J P Spencer| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 62| D

15/8

Latest win at Chelmsford City in February. 13/2, good second of 8 in handicap at Brighton (9.9f, good) 11 days ago, clear of rest. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 5-41572

(3)

Thermal²⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: W Buick| T: G & J Moore| OR: 59| C| D

11/2

Course winner. 22/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Epsom (10.1f) 8 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running on her comeback.

Form: 194186-

(4)

Victory Star¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: B A Curtis| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 57| D

9/4

Arrives below par, only sixth of 8 in handicap (9/2) at Brighton (9.9f, good) 11 days ago. More is required.

Form: 430-746

(2)

Bella Colorossa^p1⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Cieren Fallon| T: K Jewell| OR: 54

6/1

3/1, respectable fifth of 12 to Smokey Malone in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f), having to pick way through. Off 93 days but she enters calculations with cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 095-135

(1)

Sherpa Trail²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: R Havlin| T: S Dow| OR: 50

9/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020, but recorded a creditable fifth of 10 in minor event at Lingfield (10f, AW, 8/1) 21 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 653765

(5)

Neminos^h1²⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Rob Hornby| T: G & J Moore| OR: 45

33/1

Last of 10 in handicap at Salisbury (8f, good to firm, 33/1). Off 8 months and has work to do with hood on for 1st time.

Form: 504000-

Non-Runners

(6)

The Game Is On²¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: S Dow J: J Mitchell

(7)

Jeremiah Johnson²¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: S Dow J: Tom Marquand

Forecasts

Smokey Malone (15/8), Victory Star (9/4), Jeremiah Johnson (7/2), The Game Is On (9/2), Thermal (11/2), Bella Colorossa (6/1), Sherpa Trail (9/1), Neminos (33/1)

A tightly-knit handicap in which SMOKEY MALONE is taken to go one better than when a very good Brighton second last week. Bella Colorossa looks the one to give Julia Feilden's top weight most to do, especially if the fitting of cheekpieces ekes out some improvement. Course-winner Jeremiah Johnson needs factoring in too.