13:25 Lingfield

Wednesday 22 January 2025

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Off time: 13:27 | Winning time: 58.56s

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Diamond Dreamer^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: P R Chamings| OR: 70| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Four wins from 10 runs last year. Latest win here in August. Seventh of 8 in handicap (14/1) at this C&D (AW) 19 days ago. Needs to leave that behind to feature.

Form: 01165-7

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(3)

Level Up^v¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Alexandra McDonnell⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 65| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 21 runs last year. 10/1, last of 8 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 19 days ago, not ideally placed. Mark is easing all the time at least and he's not dismissed out of hand.

Form: 70298-8

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Merrimack^t,v⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S M Levey| T: S C Williams| OR: 65| BF| D

11/4

Good second of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f, 2/1) 6 days ago, keeping on final 1f. Refitted visor could have a positive effect now and he's one for the shortlist with a repeat.

Form: 35624-2

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Harry Brown^t1⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: S W Kelly| T: P Crate| OR: 64| C| D

7/4

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. Third of 7 in handicap (11/1) at this C&D (AW) 4 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Now he needs to back that up but he's clearly potentially very well treated.

Form: 50700-3

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Recon Mission³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Jack Doughty⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 64| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Twenty eight runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 17/2) 39 days ago, ridden over 2f out and plugging on. Not dismissed arriving here as an in-form sort.

Form: 243523-

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Mick's Spirit^v³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Darragh Keenan| T: C Allen| OR: 62| CD

25/1

6-time C&D winner. 25/1, probably needed the run after 5 months off when last of 7 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 31 days ago, weakening over 1f out. Now below last winning mark.

Form: 036337-

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The Defiant^p,t⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: Jack Dace⁽⁷⁾| T: L A Dace| OR: 60| CD

5/1

3-time C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2024. 50/1, creditable second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 4 days ago. Ease in class in his favour here.

Form: 26242-2

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Thismydream^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Paddy Bradley| T: M J Attwater| OR: 60| D

14/1

Latest win at Bath in August. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 12/1) 16 days ago, no extra only late on. Cheekpieces back on. Should go well again.

Form: 31725-5

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Rosenpur⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: J Candlish J: Billy Loughnane

Forecasts

Harry Brown (7/4), Merrimack (11/4), Rosenpur (11/4), The Defiant (5/1), Recon Mission (7/1), Diamond Dreamer (12/1), Thismydream (14/1), Level Up (18/1), Mick's Spirit (25/1)

ROSENPUR got off the mark in straightforward fashion in a small-field novice at Wolverhampton 9 days ago and, unexposed as a sprinter, he's a definite player again under a penalty returned to handicap company. Merrimack rates the lead threat in a refitted visor. Thismydream and Harry Brown also make each-way appeal.