13:23 Lingfield

Saturday 11 February 2023

All13:2313:5814:3315:0815:4316:1816:50

BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 13:23 | Winning time: 2m 30.82s

(3)

Dembe²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: B R Johnson| OR: 85| BF| C

9/4

Course winner. Four wins from 8 runs last year. Respectable second of 8 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 11/4) 23 days ago, not ideally placed. Significantly up in trip. Player.

Form: 1593-22

(4)

Liverpool Knight⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Paddy Bradley| T: O Murphy| OR: 83| D

14/1

7/4, below form fifth of 9 in novice hurdle at Fakenham (16f, soft) 41 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat, respectable on last Flat run.

Form: 13/1877-

(6)

Minister For Magic^h1,t1¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Saffie Osborne| T: G Boughey| OR: 75

20/1

Lightly-raced winner. First run since leaving Harry Dunlop when fourth of 6 in handicap (4/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 12 days ago, not knocked about. Hood on 1st time, tongue strap on 1st time. Respected.

Form: 1/246-4

(7)

Buxted Too⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Sanderson| T: Ian Williams| OR: 73| D

10/3

Didn't need to improve to win 9-runner handicap (5/2) at Newcastle (12.4f) 8 days ago. Respected in hat-trick bid.

Form: 319-311

(2)

Marion's Boy^v1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: R A Teal| OR: 72| C

11/4

4-time course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Not seen to best effect at this course (10f, AW, 14/1) 21 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 8052-30

(1)

Crimson King^p1⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Frederick Larson| T: M Appleby| OR: 70| CD

10/1

Unreliable type. Good third of 10 in handicap (7/1) at this course (10f, AW) 8 days ago, running on. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Can give a good account.

Form: 953-573

(5)

Golden Chain^b1⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Laura Pearson| T: R M Beckett| OR: 71

11/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 10 in handicap (8/1) at Southwell (11.1f) 41 days ago, finding little. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 63243-9

(8)

Lawn Ranger¹¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: Oliver Searle⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 67| C

18/1

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 18/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Windsor (10f, good to soft). Off 117 days.

Form: 584304-

Forecasts

Dembe (9/4), Marion's Boy (11/4), Buxted Too (10/3), Crimson King (10/1), Golden Chain (11/1), Liverpool Knight (14/1), Lawn Ranger (18/1), Minister For Magic (20/1)

MARION'S BOY had looked on his way back of late before not seen to best effect here 3 weeks ago, so is worth another chance having been eased another 1 lb. In-form pair Dembe and Buxted Too head the dangers.