15:39 Lingfield

Thursday 9 January 2025

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30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 2m 7.64s

(4)

Send In The Clouds³³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: O J Orr| T: A W Carroll| OR: 56| D

66/1

Fifth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f, 11/2). Off 11 months. Down in trip. Hard to weigh up on return but worth a market check.

Form: 51105/5-

(1)

Major Major^b¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 55

11/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. 2/1, good third of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 10 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 050533-

(6)

Royal Observatory¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: J Mitchell| T: K Frost| OR: 55| BF| D

6/5

Winner at Chelmsford City in December. 13/8, good second of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 10 days ago, conceding first run. Big player.

Form: 783912-

(7)

Forever Proud^p²^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Jordan Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 54| CD

5/2

C&D winner. 16/5, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 2 days ago. Thriving and obvious claims again under a penalty.

Form: 36121-1

(2)

Cracking Filly^h⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: David Probert| T: D K Ivory| OR: 53

33/1

Good third of 13 in handicap (6/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) 56 days ago. Well treated if she can build on that, so not one to rule out.

Form: 6/78673-

(3)

Naughty Niall²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 53

8/1

7/1, won 12-runner handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 20 days ago. Up in trip. Still feasibly treated but it was a weak race last time and he's not sure to be in the same form.

Form: 479001-

(5)

Danehill Star^p1⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Jack Doughty⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45

10/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Respectable fifth of 9 in minor event (14/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 5 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more appealing.

Form: 90257-5

Non-Runners

(8)

Simply Gorgeous¹⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 6

T: N B King J: T E Whelan

Forecasts

Royal Observatory (6/5), Forever Proud (5/2), Major Major (11/2), Naughty Niall (8/1), Danehill Star (10/1), Simply Gorgeous (20/1), Cracking Filly (33/1), Send In The Clouds (66/1)

FOREVER PROUD continues to thrive and had something in hand at Wolverhampton 2 days ago so, despite the quick turnaround, she's fancied to add to her tremendous strike rate for this yard. Royal Observatory looks the main danger and Major Major isn't without hope.