15:30 Lingfield

Sunday 14 January 2024

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Off time: 15:39 | Winning time: 1m 37.47s

(12)

Edmund Ironside^p²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 58| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Winner here in November. Good second of 11 in handicap (15/2) at this C&D (AW) 25 days ago. Can feature again if he overcomes wide draw.

Form: 446122-

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(11)

Advantage^p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 58| BF

5/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in December. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 7/4) 18 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Can get back on track if he settles.

Form: 756315-

(4)

Connected^b²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: K P De Foy| OR: 57

3/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in September. Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 10/3) 29 days ago, not ideally placed. Makes polytrack debut. Latest effort best excused but trip is still an unknown.

Form: 871646-

(5)

So Chic⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: J E Long| OR: 57| C

12/1

12/1, won 12-runner handicap at this course (7f, AW) 50 days ago, overcoming positional bias. Remains well treated on old form and should go well again.

Form: 408921-

(6)

Rabinal²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: J Mitchell| T: S Dow| OR: 57| D

20/1

Latest win at Magdeburg in September. 9/2, seventh of 10 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 25 days ago, ridden too aggressively. Not one to write off just yet.

Form: 8/1357-

(9)

Sir Titan³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: Molly Gunn⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 56| D

33/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2021. 17/2, seventh of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 35 days ago. Could bounce back quickly.

Form: 343227-

(7)

Split Elevens^b²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Hogan| T: J Butler| OR: 56| C| D

10/3

Unreliable individual. Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 5/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 25 days ago, running on. Arrives in good order but he's not the easiest to win with.

Form: 395543-

(10)

Island Native^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 56

6/1

Creditable third of 8 in handicap (9/1) at Southwell (8.1f) 8 days ago, having run of race. Unexposed for this yard and on a fair mark.

Form: 22325-3

(8)

Evasive Power^p²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 55| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 100/1, last of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 29 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Robyn Brisland. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 510900-

(1)

Blue Collar Lad^p²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Loughnane| T: R Brisland| OR: 53| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Good second of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 12/1) 23 days ago. Could be on the premises again.

Form: 577532-

(3)

United Force^p²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Charles Bishop| T: C Hobson| OR: 53

100/1

50/1, sixth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 25 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 608006-

(2)

River Wharfe^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Jack Doughty⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 52| C

40/1

Below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, AW, 17/2) 14 days ago, not ideally placed. Cheekpieces back on. Could get involved if things drop right.

Form: 047066-

Forecasts

Connected (3/1), Split Elevens (10/3), Advantage (5/1), Island Native (6/1), Edmund Ironside (8/1), So Chic (12/1), Blue Collar Lad (12/1), Evasive Power (16/1), Rabinal (20/1), Sir Titan (33/1), River Wharfe (40/1), United Force (100/1)

SO CHIC confirmed the promise of her previous outing when scoring at this course 50 days ago and the step back up in trip won't inconvenience her, so she's preferred to Edmund Ironside, who has a tough draw to contend with. Advantage is also on the shortlist.