20:10 Lingfield

Tuesday 30 May 2023

All17:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:1020:45

Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap

Off time: 20:12 | Winning time: 1m 10.12s

(4)

Nogo's Dream^b1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: George Rooke| T: R Hughes| OR: 77| BF

7/2

Lightly-raced winner. Successful at Wolverhampton in March. 13/8, good second of 6 in handicap at Ascot (6f, soft) 18 days ago, not running on. Blinkers on 1st time and he's a key player.

Form: 0-2142

Image of Stars that are filled with the colour gold

(8)

Girl Magic³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Rowan Scott| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 76| D

9/2

6/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, soft) 30 days ago. 2 lb lower now but others look better treated all the same.

Form: 6221-47

(2)

Ascari¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Levey| T: H Morrison| OR: 75

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 8 in maiden at Leicester (7f, heavy, 9/4) 17 days ago, slowly away. Possible that he'll be seen in a better light now pitched into a handicap, provided the faster ground doesn't prove to be a problem.

Form: 6-43

(1)

Royal Bliss¹⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Planas⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 72

22/1

4/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Kempton (7f), going off too hard. Off 104 days and she looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 4439-36

(5)

Overnight Oats¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 72

8/1

Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 13/2) 15 days ago. Entitled to come on for that run and he's one to consider.

Form: 06420-5

(7)

Raven's Up²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 71

11/1

5/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 21 days ago. Enters calculations judged on Wolverhampton effort on penultimate start, and on her Ripon novice success last summer (beat Girl Magic).

Form: 316-735

(6)

Daytona Lady^h⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K T O'Neill| T: J Ryan| OR: 69| D

9/1

Latest win at Southwell in February. 50/1, eleventh of 17 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 715700

(3)

Class Member⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: James Doyle| T: G Boughey| OR: 69

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, heavy, 15/2) 48 days ago. Back down in trip and she's probably worth taking on.

Form: 42449

(9)

Spirit Of Breeze²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: G & J Moore| OR: 67

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 10 in handicap (8/1) at Salisbury (6f, good to soft) 26 days ago, slowly away. Needs to take a step forward.

Form: 63-47

Forecasts

Nogo's Dream (7/2), Ascari (4/1), Girl Magic (9/2), Spirit Of Breeze (5/1), Overnight Oats (8/1), Daytona Lady (9/1), Raven's Up (11/1), Class Member (12/1), Royal Bliss (22/1)

NOGO'S DREAM doesn't appear to be the most straightforward of conveyances but the addition of blinkers may well help in that respect, and he looks the one to beat having made the frame in higher-grade handicaps at Newmarket and Ascot the last twice. With his reappearance run under his belt, Overnight Oats could be the one to follow the selection home, though handicap debutant Ascari will be a threat if coping with conditions. Raven's Up is also shortlisted.