19:20 Lingfield

Saturday 20 August 2022

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Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap

Off time: 19:23 | Winning time: 2m 6.59s

(2)

Masqool¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D C Costello| T: H J Evans| OR: 57| C

4/1

Course winner. Latest win here in April. Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 22/1) 17 days ago, very slowly away. Back up in trip. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 335167

(4)

Doonbeg Farmer²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁵⁾| T: H Dickin| OR: 55| CD

22/1

Untrustworthy individual. C&D winner. 25/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Les Landes (9f, firm) 27 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Miss Celine De La Haye.

Form: 289U68

(7)

Miss Sligo^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Nicola Currie| T: J A Osborne| OR: 52| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 4 wins from 11 runs this year. Latest win here in April. 10/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Ffos Las (12f, good) 9 days ago. Likely to be thereabouts.

Form: 116445

(9)

Rochebrune⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽⁷⁾| T: George Baker| OR: 56

10/3

Fifth of 8 in handicap (4/1) at Epsom (10.1f, good to firm) 44 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 5-93435

(5)

On The Nose^b³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 49| D

8/1

Winner at Brighton in June. 9/2, last of 7 in handicap at Brighton (8f, good) 38 days ago. Back up in trip. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 952217

(8)

Henley Park^p¹⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 47| BF| CD

28/1

C&D winner. 13/8, sixth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (AW), not knocked about. Off 6 months. Better than this mark and well worth monitoring the betting on this comeback run.

Form: 068-416

(6)

Bass Strait^v²⁰¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M R Channon| OR: 54

10/1

Visored for 1st time, third of 4 in handicap (6/1) at Wolverhampton (12.2f). Off 6 months. Others make more appeal.

Form: 54-4463

(3)

Coconut Bay²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: F Norton| T: H Morrison| OR: 52

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (9/2) at this C&D (AW) 21 days ago. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 86834

(1)

Coul Universe^p1⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Collen Storey| T: P & J Clutterbuck| OR: 45

25/1

Respectable fifth of 10 in minor event at Chelmsford City (10f, 12/1) 6 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Something to find on form.

Form: 5-67095

Forecasts

Rochebrune (10/3), Coconut Bay (7/2), Masqool (4/1), Miss Sligo (9/2), On The Nose (8/1), Bass Strait (10/1), Doonbeg Farmer (22/1), Coul Universe (25/1), Henley Park (28/1)

ROCHEBRUNE ran well here on her penultimate outing and shaped as if still in form (struggled with the track) at Epsom last time, so a chance is taken on her to land this thin event with a 7-lb claimer taking over. Miss Sligo usually runs well at this track, so she's regarded as the main danger, while the reappearing Henley Park warrants a market check.