15:30 Lingfield

Tuesday 9 August 2022

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Happy Birthday Jill Humphrey Handicap

Off time: 15:32 | Winning time: 1m 23.72s

(1)

Another Romance^t²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: James Doyle| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 87| BF| D

7/4

Winner at Wolverhampton in April. 6/4, third of 4 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) 25 days ago. Worth considering down in grade.

Form: 5-12433

(4)

Spring Is Sprung¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M L W Bell| OR: 84

12/1

10/3 and visored for 1st time, sixth of 7 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Likely to bounce back.

Form: 0-13036

(2)

Archiano⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: A Watson| OR: 83| C

16/1

Winner here in April. Last of 8 in handicap at Newbury (7f, good to soft, 14/1) 70 days ago. Remains with some potential after a break.

Form: 128

(5)

Outside World¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: W Buick| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 81

12/1

25/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Goodwood (8f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Others look a bit more appealing.

Form: 019-478

(8)

Baileysgutfeeling⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: K P De Foy| OR: 79| D

3/1

13/2, sixth of 9 in handicap at Haydock (7.2f, good to firm) 73 days ago. On a fair mark and worthy of consideration.

Form: 2312-36

(6)

Secret Strength^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: H Crouch| T: J R Boyle| OR: 79

5/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 7 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm, 14/1) 15 days ago. Leniently treated.

Form: 202864

(3)

Little Prayer^b¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob Hornby| T: R Spencer| OR: 78| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 10/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at York (7f, good to firm) 17 days ago, slowly away. Blinkers back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 237178

(7)

Gold Medal³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes| OR: 77| C

14/1

Course winner. Latest win here in March. Last of 6 in handicap (8/1) at Epsom (6f, good to firm) 33 days ago. Struggling for form of late.

Form: 5-15086

Forecasts

Another Romance (7/4), Baileysgutfeeling (3/1), Secret Strength (5/1), Little Prayer (10/1), Spring Is Sprung (12/1), Outside World (12/1), Gold Medal (14/1), Archiano (16/1)

SECRET STRENGTH is on an appealing mark and returned to form when fourth at Windsor last time, so he's a confident choice in a race that lacks depth. Most of the others have something to prove but Another Romance and Baileysgutfeeling could cause the selection some problems.