14:00 Lingfield

Wednesday 8 March 2023

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Off time: 14:02 | Winning time: 2m 8.50s

(3)

Third Batch²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: R Havlin| T: S Woods| OR: 67

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 8/1, fourth of 5 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 28 days ago, short of room. Up in trip (dam stayed well) so she's one for the shortlist.

Form: 05-244

(5)

Chester Tonik^h1¹⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: David Egan| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| OR: 64| BF

3/1

10/3, below form sixth of 10 in nursery at Leicester (7f, good). Off 6 months/gelded. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving J. S. Moore. Hood on first time and the market may prove revealing.

Form: 874376-

(6)

Fox Flame³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rowan Scott| T: C Johnston| OR: 63

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 30 days ago, though he was denied a clear run. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 498-4

(2)

Mirabello Bay⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Aidan Keeley⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Moore| OR: 60| D

5/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in November. 22/1, last of 5 in nursery at Kempton (11f) 79 days ago. Back down in a more realistic grade.

Form: 163215-

(4)

Bruno The Red^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 59

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for first time, fifth of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 7/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 80-55

(1)

Twilight Kiss¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: M R Hoad| OR: 59

20/1

First run since leaving Marco Botti when fifth of 8 in handicap (15/2) at this course (8f, AW) 12 days ago, slowly away. Looks worth a crack at this trip.

Form: 656-735

(8)

Secret Contact²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Hayley Turner| T: D M Simcock| OR: 57

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Hooded for first time, eighth of 11 in maiden at Kempton (7f, 50/1) 21 days ago. Significantly up in trip for handicap debut and that will suit on pedigree.

Form: 96-8

Non-Runners

(7)

Little Roman³⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: D M Loughnane J: Daniel Muscutt

Forecasts

Third Batch (5/2), Chester Tonik (3/1), Mirabello Bay (5/1), Fox Flame (5/1), Little Roman (6/1), Secret Contact (8/1), Bruno The Red (17/2), Twilight Kiss (20/1)

Several of these go up in trip and it promises to suit THIRD BATCH and Secret Contact. The latter should have more to offer now handicapping but there's more substance to the former's efforts so far and given her dam stayed well, she has a lot going for her.