13:50 Lingfield

Wednesday 4 December 2024

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Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 1m 23.89s

(1)

Hafeet Alain¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Doughty⁽³⁾| T: E Walker| OR: 94| C| D

15/2

Course winner. 25/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 14 days ago, having run of race. This represents a drop in class.

Form: 194446

(4)

Havanagreattime³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes| OR: 86| D

9/2

Made a winning return from 6 months off in March. 8/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 30 days ago, not looking an easy ride.

Form: 210-107

(5)

Smart Hero^h1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Watson| T: J Tate| OR: 85| BF

15/8

Winner at Southwell in August. Ninth of 14 in handicap (6/4) at Kempton (7f) 28 days ago, doing too much too soon. Hood needs to settle him down but he retains potential.

Form: 742149

(7)

Palmar Bay⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: R M Beckett| OR: 85

3/1

5/1, wasn't seen to best effect when third of 8 in handicap at Haydock (6f, heavy) 47 days ago. Makes polytrack debut back up in trip.

Form: 961073

(2)

Local Music¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: S D Bowen⁽³⁾| T: M Crawley| OR: 84| D

10/1

3 wins from 9 runs this year. Latest win at Chelmsford City in October. 13/2, seventh of 11 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 13 days ago, reportedly losing action, but she's turned out quite quickly.

Form: 412137

(6)

Tiger Crusade⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: L Morris| T: D M Simcock| OR: 83| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Sixth of 9 in handicap (14/1) at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) 76 days ago, left poorly placed. Lurks on a dangerous mark back on the AW.

Form: 500566

(3)

Serenity Dream^p1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Cam Hardie| T: R A Fahey| OR: 79| D

40/1

Last of 5 in handicap at Newcastle (8f, 5/1) 29 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time.

Form: 71-6375

Non-Runners

(8)

Local Hero²¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: R Hannon J: Joe Leavy

Forecasts

Smart Hero (15/8), Palmar Bay (3/1), Havanagreattime (9/2), Local Hero (5/1), Tiger Crusade (15/2), Hafeet Alain (15/2), Local Music (10/1), Serenity Dream (40/1)

TIGER CRUSADE hasn't won for a while but the assessor has given him a major chance back on his favoured surface, so he's an appealing candidate. A hood may help Smart Hero settle down and he's feared, along with Hafeet Alain down slightly in class.