20:00 Lingfield

Thursday 22 June 2023

All17:5018:2519:0019:3020:0020:3021:00

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Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 1m 25.18s

(10)

Shades Of Summer¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Mia Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: J Tate| OR: 77| D

11/2

Latest win at Chelmsford City in April. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm, 13/2) 14 days ago. Should give her running again but others look better treated.

Form: 1-33154

(6)

Aljari¹⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: R Havlin| T: Tom Clover| OR: 75| D

9/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 7/2, creditable second of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f), no match for winner. Off 157 days. Considered.

Form: 55754-2

(1)

Gobi Sunset³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Oliver Stammers| T: C Johnston| OR: 72| D

15/2

Twenty three runs since last win in 2021. 14/1, last of 6 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, good) 31 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 307676

(5)

Cephalus²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: L P Keniry| T: G & J Moore| OR: 70| D

40/1

100/1, last of 12 in handicap at Sandown (10f, good) 28 days ago. Down in trip. Hard to fancy.

Form: 1175-80

(2)

Iconic Knight¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: William Cox| T: A W Carroll| OR: 70| D

100/1

Last of 8 in handicap at Chepstow (7.1f, good to firm, 25/1) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 62112-8

(9)

Icy Dip³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rob Hornby| T: H Morrison| OR: 77

9/1

Latest win at Kempton in April. Tenth of 13 in handicap (6/1) at Newmarket (8f, good) 35 days ago, left poorly placed. Not one to write off back on polytrack.

Form: 051-10

(8)

Sharp Power⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Cosgrave| T: R Hughes| OR: 74

11/8

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Goodwood (7f, heavy, 12/1) 47 days ago. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 2325

(7)

Prince Nabeel^p¹²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: J Parr| OR: 73

20/1

11/2, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (7f). Off 120 days. Could make presence felt if ready to go after a break.

Form: 423434

(4)

Superluminal⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: T E Whelan| T: John Berry| OR: 67

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 9 in minor event at Windsor (8.1f, soft, 50/1) 52 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 972

(3)

Protest Rally²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: George Downing| T: E Walker| OR: 65

15/2

Winning handicap debut at Southwell in May. Creditable second of 10 in handicap (9/2) at Nottingham (6.1f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Could get back to winning ways returned to AW.

Form: 08-512

Forecasts

Sharp Power (11/8), Aljari (9/2), Shades Of Summer (11/2), Gobi Sunset (15/2), Protest Rally (15/2), Icy Dip (9/1), Prince Nabeel (20/1), Cephalus (40/1), Superluminal (66/1), Iconic Knight (100/1)

PROTEST RALLY did well (caught wide) to make a winning handicap debut at Southwell and he ran well in defeat at Nottingham since, so he gets the nod ahead of Icy Dip, who should also benefit from a return to AW. Aljari also merits respect.