15:15 Lingfield

Thursday 5 October 2023

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At The Races App Market Movers Nursery

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 1m 24.47s

(8)

Master Franca^p¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: H Palmer| OR: 70

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 10 in nursery at Yarmouth (6f, soft, 20/1) 14 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Has work to do.

Form: 43309

(5)

Guns And Flowers^p²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 70

22/1

Winner at Chelmsford City in June. Again below that level when sixth of 8 in nursery (13/2) at Salisbury (7f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Others preferred on recent efforts.

Form: 413246

(6)

Tropical Air³^{(ex 12)}

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: J Mitchell| T: C Johnston| OR: 58| CD

15/8

Promising sort. C&D winner. 3 wins from 7 runs this year. Career best when winning 10-runner nursery at Newcastle (6f, 4/7) 3 days ago, comfortably. Carries double penalty but should take all the beating again.

Form: 533111

(10)

Cuban Harry^b1¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: N Callan| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 69

17/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 12 in minor event (5/1) at Pontefract (6f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap debut with return to 7f a positive.

Form: 644

(11)

Mitwaa²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Jim Crowley| T: R Varian| OR: 69| BF

11/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 8 in nursery (6/4) at Salisbury (7f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 58722

(3)

John Steed¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Laura Pearson| T: D Loughnane| OR: 68

33/1

Finished beaten third behind 2 subsequent winners at Haydock last month but wasn't in same form when fourth of 7 in nursery at Yarmouth (7f, good to soft, 9/2) 16 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 774734

(7)

She Wore No Jewels²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: C G Cox| OR: 68

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 8 in nursery (9/2) at Salisbury (7f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 39434

(1)

Enpassant²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 68

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/2, improved when third of 8 on nursery debut at Salisbury (7f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 0393

(12)

Timebar¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 67

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 11 in maiden at Newbury (6f, soft, 16/1) 13 days ago, not knocked about. Type to improve now handicapping, though no chances taken with opening mark.

Form: 885

(4)

Bulldog Drummond^p¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: W Buick| T: G Boughey| OR: 67

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, very good neck second of 10 to Tropical Air in nursery at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 10 days ago, nearest finish. Merits consideration.

Form: 93342

(2)

Alnoory Star²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ethan Jones⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 66

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, matched previous form when fifth of 8 in nursery at Salisbury (7f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Handicap mark still looks harsh and others are preferred.

Form: 34575

(9)

Meet Me In Meraki²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Darragh Keenan| T: P D Evans| OR: 64

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 5/1, again proved keen when fifth of 7 in nursery at Kempton (6f) 22 days ago, slowly away. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7575

Forecasts

Tropical Air (15/8), Mitwaa (11/4), Bulldog Drummond (4/1), Enpassant (8/1), Cuban Harry (17/2), Timebar (20/1), Guns And Flowers (22/1), John Steed (33/1), Master Franca (40/1), She Wore No Jewels (40/1), Alnoory Star (80/1), Meet Me In Meraki (100/1)

TROPICAL AIR got the better of Bulldog Drummond 2 runs back before scoring at Newcastle on Monday and despite Charlie Johnston's charge now shouldering a double penalty, so rapidly is he improving that he's fancied to extended his winning sequence to 4. Bulldog Drummond should prove capable of putting it up to the selection again, with Mitwaa and Enpassant completing the shortlist.