16:30 Lingfield

Monday 30 May 2022

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Royal Ascot On Sky Sports Racing Handicap

Off time: 16:32 | Winning time: 1m 11.47s

(8)

Top Exhibit^b1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Harry Davies⁽⁷⁾| T: A Watson| OR: 72| D

11/2

Last of 10 in handicap at Salisbury (6f, good, 33/1) 18 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time with work to do.

Form: 46-5270

(3)

Rosa Mystica⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 70

7/2

4/1, good second of 6 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 9 days ago. In the mix off an unchanged mark.

Form: 03523-2

(9)

Libertus³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 67

3/1

Off 5 months before encouraging sixth of 8 in maiden at Doncaster (6f, good) 30 days ago. Makes handicap debut and looks to have got in lightly, so he's a big player.

Form: 46-6

(6)

Dalby Forest⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Hayley Turner| T: D M Simcock| OR: 66| BF

9/2

Below-par fifth of 8 in maiden at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 85/40) 42 days ago. Makes turf/handicap debut and needs to bounce back.

Form: 74-3225

(4)

Accelerando^p1³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rossa Ryan| T: S C Williams| OR: 64

14/1

Modest sixth of 8 in handicap at Brighton (6f, good) 3 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and not proving the easiest to catch right.

Form: 273436

(2)

Almodovar Del Rio⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: M Botti| OR: 63

4/1

12/1, fair fourth of 6 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 9 days ago, slowly away. Weighted to go well.

Form: 854-294

(7)

Lord Gorgeous¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: George Downing| T: P D Evans| OR: 62

80/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Only eighth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 25/1) 13 days ago, so others appeal more.

Form: 7-93988

(5)

Bankrupt²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 62

28/1

16/1, below-form fifth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW) 27 days ago. Makes turf debut and others have achieved more.

Form: 448-665

(1)

Hattie C²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Jack Duern⁽³⁾| T: R Harris| OR: 58

22/1

Got back on track when second of 8 in handicap at Bath (5.7f, good to firm, 12/1) 28 days ago. Not ruled out nudged up just 1 lb.

Form: 444-052

Forecasts

Libertus (3/1), Rosa Mystica (7/2), Almodovar Del Rio (4/1), Dalby Forest (9/2), Top Exhibit (11/2), Accelerando (14/1), Hattie C (22/1), Bankrupt (28/1), Lord Gorgeous (80/1)

LIBERTUS looks to have got in lightly for his handicap debut so James Fanshawe's thrice-raced gelding is fancied to open his account, especially as he has the services of talented 5 lb claimer Benoit de la Sayette for the first time too. Almodovar Del Rio is also weighted to go well and is next on the list ahead of recent C&D second Rosa Mystica.