15:00 Lingfield

Monday 13 June 2022

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap

Off time: 15:04 | Winning time: 58.3s

(7)

Sir Henry Cotton⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 10-3| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁵⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 72| C| D

3/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 8 runs this year. 9/2, showed plenty of speed and a willing attitude when winning 9-runner handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good to soft) 7 days ago, all out to hold on. Every chance under a penalty.

Form: 113271

(3)

Thismydream^p,t²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: William Carson| T: M J Attwater| OR: 72

16/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving W. P. Browne when good second of 8 in maiden (9/2) at Bath (5.7f, good to soft) 20 days ago, leading until 2f out. Tongue strap back on. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 555-322

(8)

Astral Beat¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Marco Ghiani| T: W J Knight| OR: 71| D

7/2

Winner at Newcastle in May. 6/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Salisbury (5f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Needs to get back on track but consistency is not his forte.

Form: 439-510

(6)

Level Up^b²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 68

4/1

18/1, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Goodwood (5f, good) 23 days ago, weakening last ½f. Percentage call is to look elsewhere.

Form: 59-6625

(2)

Nickleby^b1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Owen Lewis⁽⁷⁾| T: C Hills| OR: 66

14/1

Winner at Southwell in January. 4/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, good to firm) 23 days ago, left behind final 1f. Makes polytrack debut. Dropped another 2 lb and first-time blinkers could do the trick.

Form: 0-14965

(4)

Dalby Forest¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 65

6/1

Got back on track when third of 9 on handicap/turf debut at Lingfield (6f, good, 9/2) a fortnight ago. Fancied to build on that effort here from a slightly reduced mark.

Form: 4-32253

(1)

Fair And Square^b,e/s1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Cieren Fallon| T: R Harris| OR: 65

5/1

12/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Salisbury (5f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Eyeshields on 1st time, blinkers back on. Looks no more than averagely treated so other appeal more.

Form: 223244

Non-Runners

(5)

Lord Gorgeous¹⁴

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: P D Evans J: George Downing

Forecasts

Sir Henry Cotton (3/1), Astral Beat (7/2), Level Up (4/1), Fair And Square (5/1), Dalby Forest (6/1), Nickleby (14/1), Thismydream (16/1), Lord Gorgeous (25/1)

An open-looking sprint on paper in which DALBY FOREST is selected to come out on top. David Simcock's charge signalled he was on his way back to somewhere near his best when third on turf/handicap debut at Lingfield a fortnight ago and he can build on that effort here. Sir Henry Cotton and Nickleby may be his biggest dangers.