17:40 Lingfield

Wednesday 26 July 2023

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Off time: 17:44 | Winning time: 1m 29.46s

(8)

Proud Fairy²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Harry Davies⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 67

9/2

Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (7f, 9/1) 28 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 24138-5

(4)

Major Gatsby^b²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: David Probert| T: W G M Turner| OR: 64

10/3

Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (7f, good to firm, 5/1) 25 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Becoming well treated and looks ready to strike.

Form: 564234

(1)

Blue Collar Lad^p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Shariq Mohd⁽⁷⁾| T: R Brisland| OR: 61| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Latest win here in June. 10/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Leicester (8.2f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 269017

(12)

Swiss Rowe^b1⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Stefano Cherchi| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 58

50/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Kempton in March. Eleventh of 13 in handicap (18/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW). Off 91 days. Makes turf debut. Blinkers on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 129-510

(11)

Optiva Star^h⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Tyrese Cameron⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 64

5/1

Hooded for 1st time, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Epsom (7f, good to firm, 9/1) 6 days ago, slowly away. Should give another good account.

Form: 5-75894

(6)

Deacs Delight^b⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: H Crouch| T: P & O Cole| OR: 54| BF| CD

3/1

Winner here in June. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap (7/2) at Chepstow (7.1f, good to firm) 6 days ago, badly hampered. Would have been a close third at least with a clear run last time and makes plenty of appeal back at this track.

Form: 863125

(3)

Sassy Redhead¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ross Coakley| T: W Stone| OR: 60

14/1

Latest win here in February. Ninth of 11 in handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, good, 22/1) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 4-21549

(9)

Arlo's Sunshine²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: K T O'Neill| T: J E Long| OR: 45| D

16/1

Latest win at Yarmouth in April. 17/2, seventh of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good) 26 days ago. First run for yard after leaving P. Charalambous & J. Clutterbuck.

Form: 145377

(7)

Grey Rosetta^h⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: J Quinn| T: L A Dace| OR: 47

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 300/1, last of 6 in minor event at Lingfield (8f, AW). Off 99 days. Makes handicap debut. Hard to fancy.

Form: 086

(10)

The Game Is Up²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: J F Egan| T: P Phelan| OR: 45

15/2

Very good third of 8 in handicap (10/1) at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Needs to back that up.

Form: 00-7483

Non-Runners

(2)

Greg The Great³³

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: Eve Johnson Houghton J: Non Runner

(5)

Bonus¹³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: J R Boyle J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Deacs Delight (3/1), Major Gatsby (10/3), Proud Fairy (9/2), Optiva Star (5/1), Bonus (6/1), The Game Is Up (15/2), Greg The Great (8/1), Blue Collar Lad (12/1), Sassy Redhead (14/1), Arlo's Sunshine (16/1), Swiss Rowe (50/1), Grey Rosetta (80/1)

MAJOR GATSBY is well handicapped now and gave a clear indication that he's ready to capitalise when fourth (closer to the early pace than ideal) at this course last time, so he gets the nod over the in-form Deacs Delight, who was hampered late at Chepstow recently. Proud Fairy is also considered.