20:45 Lingfield

Saturday 8 June 2024

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Off time: 20:50 | Winning time: 1m 29.40s

(7)

Palazzo Persico⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: N Callan| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 67| D

10/1

Latest win at Kempton in December. 15/2, possibly needed run when seventh of 12 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) 47 days ago. Place claims if sharper this time.

Form: 72141-7

(9)

Rothay Park²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Harry Davies| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 66

9/1

50/1, left with mountain to climb after being carried badly left when ninth of 11 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) 26 days ago but others are perhaps more solid on balance.

Form: 82-5369

(8)

Just Rita^p¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: P Cosgrave| T: M Botti| OR: 64

9/2

7/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Perhaps vulnerable to less exposed sorts but holds frame claims.

Form: 27-4543

(2)

Frightening^t1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: Jack Jones| OR: 64

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, last of 9 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Hard to warm to.

Form: 358-59

(3)

Monks Mead²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Alicia Perkins⁽⁷⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 61| C| D

7/4

Course winner. 16/1, good second of 14 in handicap at Bath (8f, good) 24 days ago. Would have benefited from stronger handling from same claimer there but has to be shortlisted nonetheless.

Form: 213-362

(1)

Mbappe²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: T E Whelan| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 60

8/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner at Kempton in April. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Bath (8f, good, 12/1) 24 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 6288-14

(6)

Invincible Navy^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Josephine Gordon| T: R Cook & J Bridger| OR: 58

28/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap (33/1) at Salisbury (7f, good) 14 days ago. Others preferred,

Form: 73-9665

(5)

Maple^h¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Cieren Fallon| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 58

10/3

Thrice-raced maiden. 20/1, tenth of 16 in minor event at Chelmsford City (8f) 16 days ago. Hood back on. Makes handicap debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 60-0

Non-Runners

(4)

Mister Mojito⁵⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: T Kent J: Ray Dawson

Forecasts

Monks Mead (7/4), Mister Mojito (5/2), Maple (10/3), Just Rita (9/2), Mbappe (8/1), Rothay Park (9/1), Palazzo Persico (10/1), Invincible Navy (28/1), Frightening (33/1)

MISTER MOJITO forged clear to score at Yarmouth last time and gets the nod in his bid to follow up. Monks Mead ran well at Bath last time and is respected again with an inexperienced claimer retaining the ride, whilst Mbappe wasn't too much further behind in that Bath contest and merits consideration again.