16:00 Lingfield

Wednesday 31 August 2022

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At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap

Off time: 16:04 | Winning time: 3m 22.36s

(3)

Smith^v⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: N Callan| T: Mrs L Richards| OR: 67| CD

12/1

4-time C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in May. Looked amiss when sixth of 7 in handicap at Kempton (16f) 84 days ago. Still has career-high mark to contend with.

Form: 133616

(1)

Humaniste⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁵⁾| T: J Tickle| OR: 65| D

50/1

Third of 5 in handicap at Bath (14f, firm) 50 days ago. Looks fairly summed by mark at present and needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7330/53

(2)

Gold Souk^t,v¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: D Steele| OR: 63| D

22/1

Won over hurdles in April but has been below his best only his last 2 flat starts, only sixth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 14 days ago. Visor back on. Best form gives him a chance from this mark, though.

Form: 010-306

(9)

Love Poems^p¹³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: J F Egan| T: Dr J D Scargill| OR: 62

11/2

Runner-up twice in March but wasn't disgraced when fourth of 7 in handicap at Chelmsford City (16f). Off 138 days. Largely consistent sort should prove competitive.

Form: 313-224

(7)

I Doubt That^t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: P J Dobbs| T: J C Fox| OR: 62| D

6/5

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (6/5) at Kempton (16f) 29 days ago, readily. Up another 7 lb but likely to have even more to come.

Form: 09-0171

(4)

Miss Blennerhasset^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett| OR: 67| BF

5/1

Good second at Chelmsford at beginning of month but was below expectations when only fourth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 14 days ago, slowly away. Blinkers on 1st time. Player.

Form: 79-5324

(6)

At The Double^p²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 65| D

10/3

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 3-runner handicap (5/6) at Beverley (16.2f, good to firm) 20 days ago, always holding on. This race is deeper but he merits respect.

Form: 90-7121

(8)

Gavlar^v²⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-0| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 49| C| D

66/1

Course winner. Thirty runs since last win in 2018. Tailed-off twelfth of 14 to I Doubt That in handicap (40/1) at Kempton (16f) 29 days ago. Easily opposed.

Form: 2605-30

Non-Runners

(5)

Decora³⁹⁹

Weight: 9-13| Age: 5

T: Miss A M Newton-Smith J: T E Whelan

Forecasts

I Doubt That (6/5), At The Double (10/3), Miss Blennerhasset (5/1), Love Poems (11/2), Smith (12/1), Decora (14/1), Gold Souk (22/1), Humaniste (50/1), Gavlar (66/1)

I DOUBT THAT has won 2 of his 3 starts for Jimmy Fox and looks worth keeping onside despite a 7 lb rise. Miss Blennerhasset and At The Double both look viable threats to the selection.