20:10 Lingfield

Saturday 23 July 2022

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Target Lifts Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 20:13 | Winning time: 1m 25.10s

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Melodramatica²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: David Probert| T: Rae Guest| OR: 71| CD

16/5

C&D winner who posted a good third on handicap debut here (1m) in March. Below form both starts since, though left the impression she would have benefited from a stronger gallop at Newmarket on turf debut last time, so not one to give up on.

Form: 1-45384

(9)

Public Opinion³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: K Shoemark| T: W J Haggas| OR: 71| C

11/4

Improved to get off the mark here in June. Proved a disappointment under a penalty at Wolverhampton but it remains early days and she could get back on track now switched to a handicap.

Form: 317

(5)

Prenup²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Louis Steward| T: H Morrison| OR: 70

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden who fared little better than on reappearance when last of 6 in 8.1f handicap (14/1) at Windsor (good to firm) 27 days ago.

Form: 74-66

(1)

Brides Bay^p1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes| OR: 69

11/1

13/2, possibly needed the run when seventh of 9 on handicap debut at Newbury (6f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 242-367

(2)

Loquace⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S Hitchcott| T: R Hannon| OR: 67

8/1

Fair maiden who was below form when third in 4-runner handicap at Chepstow (8.1f, firm) 9 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 385023

(7)

Luna Queen^b²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Grace McEntee⁽³⁾| T: C Allen| OR: 65

18/1

14/1 and blinkered for 1st time, eighth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 24 days ago. Eased further in the weights but needs to show more before coming of interest.

Form: 040-308

(8)

Breach¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Collen Storey| T: J Butler| OR: 59| C

4/1

Improved to get off the mark on first outing for new yard (left John Halley) in 7-runner handicap at this course (6f, AW) 10 days ago, just holding on. Nudged up only 1 lb and likely to be in the thick of the action if reproducing that form.

Form: 860071

(4)

My Bonnie Lassie⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S Woodman| OR: 53

100/1

Well below form for current yard, seventh of 8 in 6f handicap at Brighton (6f, good, 33/1) 57 days ago. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 8-80737

Non-Runners

(3)

Measured Moments¹⁷

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: J Butler J: Ray Dawson

Forecasts

Public Opinion (11/4), Melodramatica (16/5), Breach (4/1), Prenup (9/2), Loquace (8/1), Brides Bay (11/1), Luna Queen (18/1), Measured Moments (33/1), My Bonnie Lassie (100/1)

MELODRAMTICA looks interesting now returning to the scene of her standout effort having left the impression a stronger gallop would have suited on her turf debut at Newmarket 4 weeks ago, so she's put forward as the answer. Public Opinion disappointed at Wolverhampton last time but it's far too soon to be writing her off, with recent course-winner Breach another to consider.