18:15 Lingfield

Saturday 30 July 2022

All16:2517:0517:4018:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Choice Training Handicap

Off time: 18:21 | Winning time: 1m 23.64s

(11)

Blue Flame²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Sorin Moldoveanu⁽⁷⁾| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 77| CD

10/1

C&D winner who confirmed return to form when fourth of 6 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 24 days ago. Should remain competitive but is not ideally drawn in stall 11.

Form: 113824

(5)

G'daay^b,h²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: J Parr| OR: 75| CD

9/4

C&D winner in June and backed that up when second of 9 in 7f handicap at Chelmsford City 27 days ago. Much respected off same mark.

Form: 853412

(6)

Thapa VC⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: M G Rimell| OR: 74| D

9/1

3 wins from 9 runs this year, though needs to bounce back from a below-par run at Chepstow last time.

Form: 644726

(12)

Enduring²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 72

7/1

Stepped up on comeback run to end a long losing run at Bath in June. Not disgraced upped in grade at Chester subsequently but is poorly drawn in stall 12.

Form: 535713

(2)

Mr Tyrrell¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: S Hitchcott| T: R Hannon| OR: 72| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021 but was running well when unseating rider in handicap at Newbury (7f, good, 11/2) 15 days ago, rated alongside runner-up.

Form: 33054U

(3)

Light Lily⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁵⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 71| CD

16/1

Unseated rider in handicap (10/1) at Kempton (7f) 59 days ago. Had been in good heart prior to that.

Form: 62213U

(4)

Dark Swansong^p²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: J P Fahy| T: C G Cox| OR: 76| D

4/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, improved again when second of 6 in handicap at Chepstow (7.1f, good to firm, 7/2) 22 days ago. Must enters calculations on polytrack debut.

Form: 231-692

(8)

Smiling Sunflower^p,t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: R Havlin| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 75| D

20/1

Winner at Kempton in June but shaped as if amiss at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 14/1) 19 days ago, slowly away. Bounce back needed.

Form: 39-4317

(10)

King Cabo^h²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Charlie Bennett| T: L A Dace| OR: 73

16/1

Showed improved form to get off the mark on handicap debut at Kempton in June. Poor effort on turf debut at Ascot last time, so needs to bounce back.

Form: 33-519

(7)

Show Maker^t,v1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Darragh Keenan| T: I Mohammed & J Santos| OR: 72

12/1

Winner at Newcastle in March and shaped as if back in form when fourth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 19 days ago. Visor on for 1st time.

Form: 119454

(1)

Brilliant Blue^b1,t²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 71

12/1

Fairly useful maiden who hasn't been seen to best effect this year, last of 7 in handicap (16/1) at Sandown (7f, good) 29 days ago. One to monitor in the betting down in grade with blinkers now fitted.

Form: 320-047

(9)

Handel^p1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 60

40/1

16/1, ran badly when last of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 27 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 785089

Forecasts

G'daay (9/4), Dark Swansong (4/1), Enduring (7/1), Thapa VC (9/1), Blue Flame (10/1), Show Maker (12/1), Brilliant Blue (12/1), King Cabo (16/1), Mr Tyrrell (16/1), Light Lily (16/1), Smiling Sunflower (20/1), Handel (40/1)

G'DAAY won in a decent time over C&D in June and backed that up with a good second at Chelmsford only 8 days later, so he looks a solid proposition off the same mark. Dark Swansong is steadily improving, so must be considered a threat on his polytrack debut, while Brilliant Blue requires a market check dropping in grade fitted with first-time headgear.