15:03 Lingfield

Monday 6 June 2022

All13:1813:5314:2815:0315:3816:1316:48

Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap

Off time: 15:04 | Winning time: 1m 36.74s

(8)

Admodum⁸¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: George Wood| T: J Butler| OR: 60| D

12/1

Arrives below par, only sixth of 9 in handicap (17/2) at Southwell (8.1f) 81 days ago. Has workt to do.

Form: 878/3-76

(7)

Magical Dragon^v¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: P R Chamings| OR: 60| BF| D

7/2

5/1, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Bath (8f, good to soft) 13 days ago, left poorly placed. In the mix.

Form: 4156-35

(10)

Gigi's Beach^b,t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 59| C

7/1

Course winner in April. Below form sixth of 10 in claimer at Catterick (7f, good to firm, 5/1) 17 days ago, so needs to bounce back.

Form: 621106

(11)

Emerald Fox²⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: P R Chamings| OR: 59| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Off 8 months since promising fifth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (8f), faring best of those ridden prominently. Merits serious consideration on her return.

Form: 4141/25-

(3)

Catch My Breath^p¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Ryan| OR: 58| CD

5/1

3-time C&D winner. 17/2, won 10-runner handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good) 11 days ago, but he remains an unreliable sort.

Form: 476641

(12)

Morani Kali^p,t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Liam Browne⁽⁷⁾| T: Martin Smith| OR: 58

14/1

Winner at Kempton in November. Below form sixth of 10 to Catch My Breath in handicap (100/1) at Yarmouth (8f, good) 11 days ago. Tongue strap back on with more required.

Form: 0714-56

(6)

Magnifique¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁵⁾| T: Jean-Rene Auvray| OR: 58

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 7 in minor event at Windsor (6f, good to firm, 66/1) 14 days ago. Back up in trip for her handicap debut with work to do.

Form: 56-7

(5)

Dutugamunu^p,t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: W Buick| T: L Carter| OR: 57| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 9 to Gigi's Beach in handicap at this course (7f, AW, 7/1) 42 days ago, so he's one to consider.

Form: 8-67534

(4)

Hector Loza^h¹²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: S Dow| OR: 57| C

20/1

Course winner but only eighth of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f, 8/1) 123 days ago. Twenty one runs since his last win in 2019.

Form: 9036-88

(1)

Sonnetina²¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Harry Burns⁽⁵⁾| T: D J Coakley| OR: 52

18/1

Only one win from 25 Flat runs but she posted creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 14/1). Off 7 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 382824-

(9)

Jeremiah Johnson^p⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: S Dow| OR: 52| C

17/2

Course winner in March. Creditable third of 10 in minor event (7/1) at this course (10f, AW) 51 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 422133

(2)

Aiguillette^t,v²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 52| CD

9/1

C&D winner who comes.here on back of creditable second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 27 days ago. In the picture once more.

Form: 0132-52

Forecasts

Magical Dragon (7/2), Catch My Breath (5/1), Dutugamunu (13/2), Gigi's Beach (7/1), Jeremiah Johnson (17/2), Aiguillette (9/1), Admodum (12/1), Emerald Fox (12/1), Morani Kali (14/1), Sonnetina (18/1), Hector Loza (20/1), Magnifique (50/1)

A tightly-knit handicap but EMERALD FOX resumes on a handy mark so is taken to emerge on top at the chief expense of his stablemate Magical Dragon who wasn't seen to best effect when fiffth at Bath. Jeremiah Johnson appeals as the pick of the remainder for place purposes.