14:55 Lingfield

Saturday 7 January 2023

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Off time: 14:57 | Winning time: 2m 34.39s

(12)

Torbellino¹²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: K T O'Neill| T: K Jewell| OR: 62| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Goodwood (11.2f, good to soft, 22/1). Off 123 days. Worth considering after a break, particularly if strong in the betting.

Form: 22/2145-

(2)

Anisoptera³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: B R Johnson| OR: 62| C

33/1

Course winner. Fifteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Lingfield (16f, good to soft, 40/1) on NH debut 33 days ago. Down in trip. Has fallen to a workable mark but has a bit to prove in this sphere.

Form: 1267/85-

(3)

Pablo Prince⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: L Morris| T: K Jewell| OR: 62| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. Creditable length third of 10 to Vision of Hope in handicap (9/2) at this C&D (AW) 7 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 315543-

(8)

Vision Of Hope^h,t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: K Stott| T: G Boughey| OR: 63| CD

15/8

Promising sort. Two wins from 5 runs last year. 10/3, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this C&D (AW) 7 days ago, responding well. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 66811-

(4)

Decora³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: T E Whelan| T: Miss A M Newton-Smith| OR: 59| D

150/1

First run since leaving Sheena West when last of 12 in handicap at this course (15.8f, AW, 150/1) 39 days ago. Down in trip. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 69163/0-

(1)

Sisterandbrother^h¹⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: M F Harris| OR: 58| BF

28/1

Second of 4 in handicap (6/4) at Brighton (11.9f, good), no match for winner. Off 178 days. Mark looks about right and he might need the outing.

Form: 5/12252-

(5)

Engrave^p³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 58

20/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 5/2, good second of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 30 days ago. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 523982-

(9)

Huscari⁴⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Saffie Osborne| T: J A Osborne| OR: 60

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 9 in minor event (20/1) at Brighton (8f, good). Off 15 months. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Stiff task.

Form: 877/

(10)

Bristol Hill⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: K Frost| OR: 57

3/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 7/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 40 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 499059-

(11)

Be Fair²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Mollie Phillips⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 55| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (14.1f, 10/1) 25 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 433365-

(7)

Liberated Lad^p,t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 52| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (8/1) at Southwell (11.1f) 23 days ago. Leniently treated if he's able to build on that.

Form: 334575-

(6)

Ummsuquaim¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Mohammed Tabti⁽⁷⁾| T: Jean-Rene Auvray| OR: 49| BF| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Winner here in November. 10/3, below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 19 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 099015-

Forecasts

Vision Of Hope (15/8), Bristol Hill (3/1), Pablo Prince (7/2), Liberated Lad (9/1), Be Fair (12/1), Ummsuquaim (14/1), Engrave (20/1), Sisterandbrother (28/1), Torbellino (28/1), Anisoptera (33/1), Huscari (33/1), Decora (150/1)

VISION OF HOPE has been much improved since switched to handicaps and she did well to complete the double despite being lit up early over C&D last time, so she's an obvious choice to complete the hat-trick. Pablo Prince arrives in good order and is feared most, although Engrave is handicapped to win if she's capable of building on her recent return to form.