15:23 Lingfield

Saturday 18 February 2023

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Spreadex Sports Live UK Racing Streaming Handicap

Off time: 15:23 | Winning time: 1m 22.66s

(1)

Witch Hunter^p²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 101| D

5/2

Latest win at Wolverhampton in December. Seventh of 10 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 6/1) 23 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 09431-7

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(4)

Tiger Crusade²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 95| BF| D

18/5

Latest win at Southwell in January. 2/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 23 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 5440-13

(5)

Epsom Faithfull¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: P Phelan| OR: 90| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Four wins from 7 runs last year. Good 1¼ lengths fifth of 10 to Annaf in listed race at this course (6f, AW, 100/1) 14 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 15915-5

(2)

Power of Darkness¹⁹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: David Probert| T: C Fellowes| OR: 88| D

17/2

10/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good), missing break. Off 6 months. Makes polytrack debut. First run for yard after leaving Marcus Tregoning and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 650/309-

(7)

Jilly Cooper¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: C Johnston| OR: 85| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in January. Has run well without getting the rub of the green last 2 starts, including when second of 9 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 1 day ago, left poorly placed. Big shout if turmed out again.

Form: 273-132

(6)

Rattling²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 83| C

12/1

Five wins from 17 Flat runs. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap at this course (6f, AW, 11/1) 21 days ago, kept up to work. Can give another good account.

Form: 1351-51

(3)

Revolutionise^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-4| J: Joanna Mason| T: S C Williams| OR: 82| D

7/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in November. Good second of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 10/1) 11 days ago. In the picture.

Form: 518-722

Forecasts

Witch Hunter (5/2), Tiger Crusade (18/5), Jilly Cooper (4/1), Revolutionise (7/1), Epsom Faithfull (7/1), Power of Darkness (17/2), Rattling (12/1)

A case can be made for most of these but the most persuasive one is for JILLY COOPER who hasn't enjoyed the rub of the green last 2 starts, including here on Friday, and can bag another C&D win off an unchanged mark provided she is none the worse for her Friday exertions. Epsom Faithfull is also weighted to have a say on the back of her good listed fifth here, with in-form duo Rattling and Revolutionise completing the shortlist.