11:45 Lingfield

Thursday 4 January 2024

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BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Apprentice Classified Stakes (Div 1)

Off time: 11:46 | Winning time: 1m 11.61s

(2)

Apache Jewel^v1¹¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Loughnane| T: R Brisland| OR: 38

66/1

Remains a maiden after 24 starts. Seventh of 8 in handicap at Bath (1m, good, 40/1 in September). Off 110 days. Down in trip. Visor on first time.

Form: 6875/07-

(4)

Balmy Breese^b⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Gina Mangan| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 45

13/2

Modest form. Good fifth of 10 in handicap (25/1) at Wolverhampton (6f) 8 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 060855-

(9)

Doc Sportello²⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 9-2| J: Molly Gunn⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45| D

40/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap (80/1) at Wolverhampton (5f) 25 days ago, merely closing up late. Needs to leave his recent efforts behind.

Form: 36/6078-

(11)

Hard Solution^v³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Christian Howarth| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 49| D

9/1

Latest win at Hamilton in June. Off 5 months, might have needed the run when sixth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6f) 30 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 456136-

(10)

Macho Mania^p⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Tyler Heard| T: P S McEntee| OR: 45

10/1

Maiden. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford (7f) 49 days ago. That wait for a win is likely to go on.

Form: 035799-

(1)

Monsieur Fantaisie^b²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Emily Ivory⁽⁷⁾| T: A Watson| OR: 50| D

4/1

One win from 28 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. 11/2, second of 11 in handicap at Southwell (6f) 20 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 250682-

(6)

Perfect Symphony^v⁵⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽³⁾| T: M Pattinson| OR: 44| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 8 in handicap over C&D 58 days ago.

Form: 567567-

(3)

Red Walls⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Ethan Jones⁽⁷⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 49| BF| D

6/5

Latest win at Southwell in December. Creditable second of 11 in handicap (4/1) at Wolverhampton (6f) 8 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 277312-

(7)

Ricardo Ofworthing⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Paddy Bradley| T: S Dow| OR: 37

50/1

Poor maiden. Last of 6 in novice at Kempton (7f) 71 days ago. More realistic chance in this company but others are still preferred.

Form: 757706-

(8)

Savannah Smiles^p,h¹⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: G Harris| OR: 49| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 12 in handicap (40/1) at Wolverhampton (6f) in September. Off 103 days.

Form: 573480-

(5)

Vintage Fashion²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: M Crawley| OR: 43

11/1

Poor mare. Blinkered first time, tenth of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford (6f, 50/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 96/0460-

Forecasts

Red Walls (6/5), Monsieur Fantaisie (4/1), Balmy Breese (13/2), Hard Solution (9/1), Macho Mania (10/1), Vintage Fashion (11/1), Savannah Smiles (20/1), Perfect Symphony (33/1), Doc Sportello (40/1), Ricardo Ofworthing (50/1), Apache Jewel (66/1)

MONSIEUR FANTAISIE took a step back in the right direction when second at Southwell 3 weeks ago and might prove the answer to the first division of this classified event. Red Walls arrives in good nick and is second choice ahead of Ruth Carr's Hard Solution, who should be sharper for last month's comeback outing at Wolverhampton.