14:47 Lingfield

Saturday 21 January 2023

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talkSPORT Winter Oaks Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 14:48 | Winning time: 2m 5.12s

(3)

Purple Ribbon^h⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: J Mitchell| T: C Fellowes| OR: 102| D

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. 18/1, excellent neck second of 9 to Belloccio in listed race at Kempton (12f) 52 days ago, running on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 121/42-

(7)

Makinmedoit^t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽³⁾| T: Harry Eustace| OR: 99| BF| CD

13/2

16/5, creditable 2½ lengths second of 10 to Al Agaila in handicap at this C&D (AW) 30 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Remains of interest.

Form: 751512-

(2)

Al Agaila³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: James Doyle| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 90| CD

10/11

Two wins from 5 runs last year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (7/2) at this C&D (AW) 30 days ago by 2½ lengths from Makinmedoit, hard held. Looks smart.

Form: 32311-

(1)

Morgan Fairy²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 88| C

7/1

11/10, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at this course (8f, AW) 21 days ago, readily. Back up in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: 122371-

(5)

At A Pinch⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Theodore Ladd| T: Harry Eustace| OR: 80

80/1

Fourth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Leicester (15.5f, soft, 4/1) 55 days ago. Down in trip. Fairly useful on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing in 2021 (left John & Thady Gosden after). Makes handicap debut. Others more appealing.

Form: 722210/

(6)

Tequilamockingbird³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: L Morris| T: C Fellowes| OR: 80| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 10 runs last year. Latest win here in November. 7/1, creditable 2½ lengths third of 10 to Al Agaila in handicap at this C&D (AW) 30 days ago, valuable for finishing closer having been caught in plenty of traffic. Respected.

Form: 125513-

(8)

Aiming High^h²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: Hayley Turner| T: D M Simcock| OR: 78| D

22/1

4/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Southwell (11.1f) 20 days ago, pushed out. Unexposed on all-weather and may do better still.

Form: 14664-1

(4)

The Flying Ginger¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: F Norton| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 72| D

40/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable third of 7 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 12/1) 11 days ago, needing stiffer test. Back up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Stiff task from 6 lb out of the weights.

Form: 68470-3

Forecasts

Al Agaila (10/11), Purple Ribbon (4/1), Makinmedoit (13/2), Morgan Fairy (7/1), Tequilamockingbird (11/1), Aiming High (22/1), The Flying Ginger (40/1), At A Pinch (80/1)

Plenty of interesting fillies/mares in this class 2 with the vote going to AL AGAILA, who made a winning handicap bow without coming off the bridle over C&D last month. Morgan Fairy took her form to another level when scoring over 1m here on New Year's Eve and is another to consider, while Aiming High has taken well to AW and shouldn't be underestimated off a light weight.