14:40 Lingfield

Friday 29 March 2024

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BetMGM All-Weather Vase Mile Handicap

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 1m 37.35s

(6)

Court Of Session^p⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Davies| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 90| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Chelmsford City in December. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 5/1) 83 days ago, doing too much too soon. Likely to bounce back after a break.

Form: 56421-5

(2)

Baldomero²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Watson| T: M Appleby| OR: 88| BF

16/1

3/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 20 days ago. Consistent sort who should put up another solid showing from a handy draw.

Form: 22-4264

(3)

Borgi²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: James Doyle| T: S Woods| OR: 87| D

15/2

4/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 24 days ago by neck from Gincident, holding on gamely. Should give another good account.

Form: 29-1521

(12)

Benavente³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Gray| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 85| D

5/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap (9/2) at Southwell (8.1f) 34 days ago, slowly away. Going the right way and merits plenty of respect despite tricky draw.

Form: 5122-41

(8)

Bass Player⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 84

125/1

Unreliable type. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Well-beaten last of 11 to Borgi in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 13/2) 82 days ago, hampered. Others have achieved more.

Form: 59932-0

(4)

Dingle²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Levey| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 84| C| D

4/1

Course winner. Latest win at Newcastle in January. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap (13/2) at this C&D (AW) 28 days ago. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 64-9124

(5)

Gincident²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 83| D

11/1

Three wins from 10 runs last year. 7/1, good neck second of 10 to Borgi in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 24 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Likely to be thereabouts once more.

Form: 5584-52

(11)

Trip To Rome¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Cieren Fallon| T: Ian Williams| OR: 81| BF

11/1

One win from 2 runs last year. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 85/40) 13 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 6/21-367

(10)

Cephalus^b⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 76| CD

10/3

Eight wins from 24 Flat runs. 5/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this C&D (AW) 7 days ago, easily. Carries penalty. On a roll at the moment and should take the beating again.

Form: 1-22111

(1)

Darwell Lion²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: William Carson| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 80| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 18/1, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 26 days ago. Needs to up his game but stable going well.

Form: 88-4985

(9)

Visibility³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Elisha Whittington⁽³⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 78| D

66/1

Three wins from 20 runs last year. Last of 8 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 10/1) 3 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 707248

(7)

Shoot To Kill⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: C J MacRedmond⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 78| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 6/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 7 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 338-255

Forecasts

Cephalus (10/3), Dingle (4/1), Benavente (5/1), Borgi (15/2), Trip To Rome (11/1), Gincident (11/1), Shoot To Kill (12/1), Darwell Lion (14/1), Baldomero (16/1), Court Of Session (18/1), Visibility (66/1), Bass Player (125/1)

CEPHALUS is really thriving and again scored with something to spare over C&D last time, so he boasts excellent claims of landing the four-timer in a race that should be run to suit. Benavente is another impressive last-time-out winner and Court of Session could get back on the up after a break.