17:20 Lingfield

Tuesday 26 September 2023

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Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 17:22 | Winning time: 2m 2.88s

(8)

Tessy Lad²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes| OR: 77| D

6/1

Likeable sort who got back to winning ways (dead-heated) at Newbury in June. Good second of 10 back on AW at Chelmsford (1¼m) 24 days ago, conceding first run. Considered.

Form: 21-7172

(7)

Open Champion^v¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: L P Keniry| T: A King| OR: 76| C

14/1

Course winner. 11/2, bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (1½m) 13 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 699025

(3)

Beau Nash^t1²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: M Hunt| OR: 75

100/1

Won debut for John Gosden in 2020 but not seen again until well beaten in 2 turf novices in recent weeks. Hooded for first time. Can only be watched.

Form: 1/55

(10)

Cancan In The Rain⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: N Callan| T: C Johnston| OR: 77

11/2

Latest win at Newmarket in June. 14/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Newmarket (1m, good to firm) 45 days ago. Up in trip. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 4-43107

(2)

Bloomwithgrace²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 76

8/1

Fair maiden. 7/2, respectable third of 12 in novice at Kempton (1m) 20 days ago. Back up in trip. Thereabouts back in a handicap.

Form: 5-42263

(9)

Lady Reset^b,t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 70| D

50/1

Ran well after 8 months off when fourth at Sandown (1¼m) in June but hasn't gone on from that effort since, including over hurdles last twice. Remains to be seen whether a return to the Flat sparks a revival.

Form: 54-4455

(4)

Ithaca's Arrow²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 73| C

5/2

Course winner in May. Creditable third of 11 in handicap (14/1) at Newbury (1¼m, good to firm) 28 days ago, running on. One for the shortlist under Murphy.

Form: 107863

(6)

Operatic Artist^t⁸⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: Ollie Sangster| OR: 72

14/1

Bit below form twelfth of 22 in handicap at the Curragh (9f, good, 15/2) 88 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Joseph O'Brien. One to keep an eye on in the market.

Form: 55-4350

(5)

Snapcracklepop^p,t³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: K Shoemark| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 67

10/1

12/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (1¼m, good to firm) 31 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 435489

(1)

Taritino^h³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Marco Ghiani| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 70

22/1

Hooded first time, sixth of 11 in handicap (11/2) at Leicester (1m, good to firm) 34 days ago. Up in trip. First AW run since his debut.

Form: 627606

(11)

Kodiman¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR: 68

4/1

Fair maiden. Creditable third of 6 in handicap (7/2) at Brighton (1¼m, good to soft) 15 days ago. Should be in the shake-up.

Form: 463633

Forecasts

Ithaca's Arrow (5/2), Kodiman (4/1), Cancan In The Rain (11/2), Tessy Lad (6/1), Bloomwithgrace (8/1), Snapcracklepop (10/1), Open Champion (14/1), Operatic Artist (14/1), Taritino (22/1), Lady Reset (50/1), Beau Nash (100/1)

TESSY LAD came from well back for second at Chelmsford last time and might be capable of going one better here. Kodiman has been placed on 3 of his last 4 starts, including on polytrack, and is second choice ahead of the Oisin Murphy-ridden Ithaca's Arrow.