18:30 Lingfield

Tuesday 2 July 2024

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Off time: 18:31 | Winning time: 3m 21.71s

(10)

Vin Rouge^p1,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: George Downing| T: J W Mullins| OR: 67| CD

16/1

Dual-purpose performer (C&D winner) who again ran respectably when fourth of 7 in handicap at Salisbury (12f, good) 16 days ago. Step back up in trip rates a plus now with cheekpieces added to usual tongue tie.

Form: 169/534

(7)

Another Beautiful¹³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Marco Ghiani| T: I Furtado| OR: 65

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ran poorly tackling this sort of trip for the first time when eighth of 9 in handicap (14/1) at Kempton (2m) in February. Needs to leave that well behind back from 132 days off.

Form: 3340-58

(6)

Murhib²⁹⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 9-9| J: R Havlin| T: Mrs L Richards| OR: 65| CD

33/1

Veteran C&D winner. Ran below pick of form when fourth of 7 in a C&D handicap in September and he's probably best watched on this first start for 9 months.

Form: 0051U4-

(1)

Fictional^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Oisin Murphy| T: R Hughes| OR: 64

15/8

Lightly-raced 4-y-o who did better under a change of tactics (dictated at a steady pace) when winning 7-runner handicap at Kempton (11f) 20 days ago. Respected back up significantly in trip.

Form: 660-401

(2)

Anisoptera^v1²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: B R Johnson| OR: 63| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Third of 7 in handicap (12/1) at Lingfield (16.3f, good to firm) 24 days ago. Visor on 1st time and she's worth considering back on all-weather with Tom Marquand an eye-catching booking.

Form: 254673

(8)

Sky Power^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Loughnane| T: R Stephens| OR: 63| C

16/1

Struggled on the Flat and over hurdles for this yard in 2023 and fared little better following wind op/6 months off when sixth of 8 in handicap (40/1) at Kempton (2m) 20 days ago. Good deal to prove.

Form: 00/076-6

(3)

Smart Charger^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Rossa Ryan| T: A King| OR: 60| BF

13/8

Bright start for new yard when runner-up at Southwell (12f) in April and built on that when opening his account at Yarmouth (14f) a month later. Fared best of those ridden prominently when fourth back at that venue latest and possibilities again in an ordinary affair.

Form: 628-214

(9)

Baby Sham¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: J W Mullins| OR: 57

100/1

Flat/dual hurdles winner but struggling for form in latter sphere in recent months and a return to the level needs to have positive effect on her now.

Form: 933120/

(5)

Asense⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: G & J Moore| OR: 51| BF

14/1

Rattled off a hat-trick in staying handicaps on turf during second half of last season. Comes here having run respectably when fifth of 11 in handicap (5/2) at Bath (11.6f, good) 48 days ago but she does need to confirm her stamina at this sort of trip.

Form: 18-4045

Non-Runners

(4)

Imphal²⁰

Weight: 9-8| Age: 10

T: P Butler J: Rhys Clutterbuck

Forecasts

Smart Charger (13/8), Fictional (15/8), Anisoptera (8/1), Another Beautiful (10/1), Asense (14/1), Vin Rouge (16/1), Sky Power (16/1), Murhib (33/1), Imphal (33/1), Baby Sham (100/1)

In a change of headgear, FICTIONAL did better under a switch to positive tactics when opening his account over shorter at Kempton 3 weeks ago. Seen to good effect that day, he's comfortably one of the least exposed in this field and gets the nod to follow up over this much longer trip. Anisoptera back on AW/partnered by Tom Marquand and Smart Charger are others to consider, with Vin Rouge another not out of things.