20:15 Lingfield

Tuesday 10 May 2022

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Off time: 20:17 | Winning time: 2m 6.11s

(2)

Caribou¹⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Harry Davies⁽⁷⁾| T: R Stephens| OR: 77WS

40/1

Unable to make a significant impact in handicaps for Denis Coakley in 2021 and has changed yards ahead of this reappearance. Betting perhaps the best guide to expectations.

Form: 567574-

(8)

Beautiful Crown²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: K Shoemark| T: B R Johnson| OR: 76| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap at Newbury (10f, good) on reappearance. Should be fitter with the run behind him and this is a drop in grade.

Form: 48117-0

(5)

Eikonix²⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Joshua Bryan| T: A M Balding| OR: 76| BF

8/1

AW novice winner last summer. Bit disappointing in Doncaster handicap on final start but he returns with an unexposed profile. Definitely one of more interesting runners.

Form: 2135-

(10)

Elmejor⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: James Doyle| T: K Jewell| OR: 73| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Latest win at Chelmsford in January. 4/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford (1m) 40 days ago. Step back up in trip should help at least.

Form: 13-1547

(1)

Optimistic Belief²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: L P Keniry| T: P Phelan| OR: 73

66/1

Miaden winner in Ireland but has struggled to make an impact for new yard so far. Others much more obvious.

Form: 3410-07

(6)

Kaaranah³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Cosgrave| T: J Butler| OR: 73

13/8

First run since leaving John Joseph Murphy when respectable fifth of 10 in handicap (14/1) at Leicester (1m, soft) 39 days ago, needing stiffer test. Up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 96138-5

(4)

Nuble^h,t⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: N Callan| T: M Botti| OR: 73| CD

13/2

Completed a C&D hat-trick to start 2022. 3/1, respectable third of 7 in handicap at Kempton (11f) latest. Been off for 97 days. Claims if returning from his break in similar form.

Form: 61-1113

(7)

The Whipmaster¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 72

8/1

Shaped as if retaining all his ability when sixth of 8 in handicap at Windsor on reappearance 15 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 23380-6

(9)

Noble Peace^t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: Collen Storey| T: S Pearce| OR: 67| CD

40/1

Four-time C&D winner. Creditable fifth of 9 in C&D handicap 20 days ago. Back to 3 lb below the mark he won off here last autumn so can't be discounted.

Form: 0-35385

(11)

Dashing Spirit¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Aidan Keeley⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss A M Newton-Smith| OR: 67

500/1

Last of 6 in handicap (250/1) at Chelmsford (7f) 19 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 026/9-96

(3)

Meadram²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Dane O'Neill| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 67

4/1

Improved to win first 2 handicaps over 9.5f at Wolverhampton last autumn. Encouraging return when close third over C&D 3 weeks ago. Big player.

Form: 50112-3

Forecasts

Kaaranah (13/8), Meadram (4/1), Nuble (13/2), The Whipmaster (8/1), Eikonix (8/1), Beautiful Crown (17/2), Elmejor (12/1), Noble Peace (40/1), Caribou (40/1), Optimistic Belief (66/1), Dashing Spirit (500/1)

MEADRAM has gone the right way in handicaps and gets the nod to build on a promising reappearance run over C&D 3 weeks ago. Kaaranah caught the eye a bit on his first outing for John Butler and should benefit from the step up in trip this evening so he's second choice. Eikonix has an unexposed profile for a leading stable and is another to consider.

Prize Money

1st: £3,510.002nd: £1,648.003rd: £824.004th: £412.005th: £300.006th: £300.00

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