19:05 Lingfield

Saturday 6 August 2022

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Maria Elliott Handicap

Off time: 19:10 | Winning time: 1m 11.41s

(8)

Thegreatestshowman^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽³⁾| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 72| C| D

9/1

Course winner. 16/1, fourteenth of 20 in handicap at York (5f, good to firm) 14 days ago, left poorly placed from his wide draw. Mark has fallen nicely ahead of this return to AW and he's not dismissed out of hand.

Form: 247390

(9)

Enduring⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 70| D

4/1

Latest win at Bath (5.7f) in June. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (7f, AW, 7/1) 7 days ago. No reason why he won't go well again dropped back to 6f.

Form: 357135

(1)

Meydan Rose^p1²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: P Cosgrave| T: R Hughes| OR: 72| BF| D

9/2

Respectable third of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 3/1) 26 days ago, left behind by winner final 100 yds having been better placed than most. Still, expected to give another good account from a handy draw.

Form: 133-473

(2)

Main Target^p,t³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: K P De Foy| OR: 68| CD

7/2

Latest win over C&D in June. Creditable third of 10 in handicap (5/1) at Kempton (6f) 38 days ago, doing well having been pestered up front/racing keenly. Worth considering from a handy draw with cheekpieces again fitted.

Form: 687513

(6)

Pablo Del Pueblo¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: J R Boyle| OR: 66| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Sandown (5f, good, 6/1) 16 days ago, weakening over 1f out. Remains 5 lb above last winning mark back on AW.

Form: 331559

(7)

Tyson²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 70

13/2

22/1, seventh of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 26 days ago, keeping on when not clear run over 1f out/inside final 1f. Mark continues to ease if he can build on that effort now.

Form: 1-65557

(4)

Diligently Done⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dane O'Neill| T: C Hills| OR: 68| BF| C

25/1

Showed improved form to land a 7f maiden on return here in March. Ran poorly on handicap debut at Leicester (6f) in May though and absent again since, so the market may prove the best guide here.

Form: 58-18

(3)

Thismydream^p,t²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: M J Attwater| OR: 68

22/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. 5/1, again ran well when third of 7 in a C&D handicap 24 days ago, challenging 1f out and keeping on. Should give another good account in this sort of form.

Form: 322433

(10)

Come On Girl^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Ray Dawson| T: M Appleby| OR: 59| BF| CD

6/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in July. Creditable third of 12 in handicap at this C&D (AW, 7/4) 7 days ago, headed last ½f but staying on.Clearly in good heart at present but drawn wider than ideal here.

Form: 456413

(5)

Duly Amazed^h¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M D I Usher| OR: 62

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 10 in minor event at this course (7f, AW, 40/1) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut and one to monitor in the betting for positive vibes.

Form: 8-45

Non-Runners

(11)

Iconic Knight¹⁵

Weight: 9-9| Age: 7

T: A W Carroll J: William Cox

Forecasts

Main Target (7/2), Iconic Knight (7/2), Enduring (4/1), Meydan Rose (9/2), Come On Girl (6/1), Tyson (13/2), Thegreatestshowman (9/1), Pablo Del Pueblo (14/1), Thismydream (22/1), Diligently Done (25/1), Duly Amazed (33/1)

Having got off the mark for his present yard over C&D 2 starts back MAIN TARGET again ran well when third at Kempton, deserving of having his effort marked up given he was pestered for a long way on the front end. He gets the narrow vote from a handy draw, with Meydan Rose, Enduring and Thismydream others to consider in a competitive contest.