14:17 Lingfield

Saturday 25 November 2023

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BetUK. Its Where The UK Bets Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 14:18 | Winning time: 2m 4.79s

(9)

Shoot To Kill¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: R Brisland| OR: 77| BF| C

13/2

Course winner. Latest win here in September. 10/3, creditable third of 12 in handicap at this course (7f, AW) 18 days ago. Holding form well at present and he's a player if seeing out longer trip.

Form: 145133

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(2)

Tiger Beetle¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: M G Rimell| OR: 75

9/4

Arrives after a pair of 9.5f victories at Wolverhampton, the latter rating as a career best. Up another 3 lb and he's likely to go well again with Murphy in the saddle.

Form: 568611

(6)

Warren Hill¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Aidan Keeley⁽³⁾| T: R Varian| OR: 74| D

11/2

Winner at Nottingham in August. 9/2, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 19 days ago. Can give good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 321304

(3)

Falcon Nine¹⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: R Kingscote| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 73

11/4

Lightly-raced maiden. 4/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good to firm), albeit seeming unsuited by step up in trip. Still low mileage and connections persevere over this distance.

Form: 475-44

(4)

Hi Clare¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J Mitchell| T: C Johnston| OR: 72

20/1

Latest win at Pontefract in June. Again below best when 4½ lengths eighth of 10 to Tiger Beetle in handicap (16/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 11 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Others preferred.

Form: 250258

(10)

Masqool¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: William Cox| T: H J Evans| OR: 69| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 13/2, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 19 days ago, not ideally placed. Generally consistent sort and he holds frame claims.

Form: 464355

(8)

Royal Dream^t¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁵⁾| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 71| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in August. Found run of good form coming to halt when seventh of 13 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 5/1) 17 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 451367

(5)

Seaborn³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: J Tizzard| OR: 67| D

66/1

Six wins from 20 Flat runs. Off 28 months/first run since leaving Gary Moore when tenth of 13 in handicap (100/1) at Kempton (12f) 31 days ago. Hard to know how ability he retains.

Form: 46052/0

(1)

Merry Minister²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Marco Ghiani| T: B R Johnson| OR: 62

66/1

Won minor event at Thirsk in June but has finished down the field in handicaps since and looked hard ride last time. Hard to fancy.

Form: 600076

Non-Runners

(7)

Shiva Shakti¹⁹

Weight: 9-13| Age: 3

T: E Walker J: David Egan

(11)

Romilda¹¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: W J Haggas J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Tiger Beetle (9/4), Falcon Nine (11/4), Warren Hill (11/2), Shoot To Kill (13/2), Royal Dream (7/1), Romilda (7/1), Shiva Shakti (8/1), Masqool (9/1), Hi Clare (20/1), Merry Minister (66/1), Seaborn (66/1)

TIGER BEETLE is still fairly weighted on bits of his form for his former yard and can land the hat-trick at the chief expense of. Shoot To Kill, who would definitely pose a threat if seeing out this longer trip. Falcon Nine is unexposed.