13:15 Lingfield

Thursday 4 January 2024

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BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap

Off time: 13:18 | Winning time: 1m 36.9s

(10)

Ventura Empress¹⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 65

9/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 11 in maiden at Chepstow (6f, good to soft, 10/3) in July. Off 160 days. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 485-

(2)

Chapman^h,t²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: George Scott| OR: 64

5/2

Creditable fifth of 11 in nursery (6/1) at this course (6f) 22 days ago, worst of draw. Significantly up in trip. Hood back on. Merits consideration.

Form: 870245-

(1)

Invincible Siam^p1,t⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey| OR: 63

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on first time, eleventh of 12 in nursery (5/1) at Newcastle (6f) 58 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Cheekpieces also added.

Form: 0450-

(9)

Manos Arriba^p1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R Havlin| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 62

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 8/1 and visored first time, seventh of 8 in nursery at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 13 days ago, slowly away. Visor off, first-time cheekpieces on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 92477-

(7)

Nasneen⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M Appleby| OR: 62

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 7 in nursery at Newcastle (5f, 16/1) 63 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. First run for yard after leaving Paul & Oliver Cole. Worth a betting check.

Form: 2967-

(6)

Montecristo Gold¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R Coakley| T: Tom Clover| OR: 59| BF| D

10/3

Winner over 1m at Chelmsford in November. Eleventh of 14 in nursery at Kempton (1m) since. Bounce back needed.

Form: 064310-

(8)

Desert Raider^p1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C Johnston| OR: 59| BF

7/2

Winner at Chelmsford (7f) in September. 11/8, respectable fourth of 9 in nursery back there (7f again) 14 days ago. First-time cheekpieces replace visor. One to consider.

Form: 586014-

(5)

Muy Barato⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Christian Howarth⁽³⁾| T: S Dow| OR: 58

12/1

Unreliable sort (refused to race second start). Seventh of 8 in maiden (250/1) over this C&D 60 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Risky.

Form: 9R07-

(4)

Orange Rosetta¹¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: L A Dace| OR: 45

100/1

Well held in 3 qualifying runs. More chance now handicapping at a basement level but others are still readily preferred.

Form: 099-

Non-Runners

(3)

Laser Sharp³⁰

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: A M Balding J: David Probert

Forecasts

Chapman (5/2), Montecristo Gold (10/3), Desert Raider (7/2), Ventura Empress (9/2), Laser Sharp (15/2), Muy Barato (12/1), Manos Arriba (12/1), Invincible Siam (18/1), Nasneen (20/1), Orange Rosetta (100/1)

It might be worth taking a chance on the stamina of CHAPMAN as he has been performing creditably since switching to handicaps. Desert Raider is an obvious danger for the Charlie Johnston stable, while Laser Sharp and Ventura Empress are possible improvers in handicaps.