14:15 Lingfield

Friday 24 January 2025

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30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 2m 31.79s

(1)

Charlie's Choice²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Hayley Turner| T: D M Simcock| OR: 74

8/1

Latest win at Southwell in December and ran at least as well when second of 8 to Tortured Soul in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 4/1) 25 days ago, running on. Seems likely to go well again.

Form: 923212-

(7)

Caustic^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁵⁾| T: Owen Burrows| OR: 73| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Too free when sixth of 7 in handicap (7/1) at Southwell (16.5f) 27 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 346246-

(5)

Patch's Bond⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Paddy Bradley| T: P Phelan| OR: 75

5/2

7/1, much improved when won 6-runner novice at Kempton (8f) 79 days ago. No chances taken with his opening mark but he's unexposed stepping back up markedly in trip.

Form: 521-

(4)

Brodie's Boy^p³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Edward Greatrex| T: P Attwater| OR: 75| D

5/1

5/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 38 days ago. Place claims again with headgear retained.

Form: 418692-

(3)

Early Morning Dew^b²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: L Morris| T: J & S Best| OR: 71

16/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in October. Not seen to best effect when sixth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (AW, 28/1) 21 days ago, not clear run 1f ou. Should be sharper now with blinkers back on.

Form: 12613-6

(8)

Tortured Soul²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Jack Doughty⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 69| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Seven wins from 23 Flat runs. Six wins from 15 runs last year. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (13/2) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 25 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Charlie's Choice. Likeable sort should enjoy another productive winter.

Form: 968421-

(2)

Star Time²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: David Probert| T: A King| OR: 70| D

7/2

Improved when winning 6-runner maiden at Yarmouth (10.1f, good) in August before making successful switch to handicaps at Wolverhampton in November (dead heat). Some encouragement on hurdling debut last time and he's a big player back on the Flat.

Form: 2811-

(9)

Kinetic^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Laura Pearson| T: James Owen| OR: 69| D

20/1

Four wins from 16 runs last year. Creditable second of 7 in handicap (4/1) at Southwell (11.1f) 10 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 15506-2

(6)

Sabyinyo³⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: T E Whelan| T: Miss S West| OR: 64WS

150/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 12 in handicap (80/1) at Kempton (11f). Off 12 months. Very hard to fancy after absence.

Form: 41760/0-

Forecasts

Patch's Bond (5/2), Star Time (7/2), Tortured Soul (4/1), Brodie's Boy (5/1), Charlie's Choice (8/1), Caustic (12/1), Early Morning Dew (16/1), Kinetic (20/1), Sabyinyo (150/1)

A good heat for the grade, with STAR TIME fancied to bring up the hat-trick on his return to the Flat. Alan King's gelding had been improving steadily in this sphere and was undone by a bad mistake on his hurdles bow, though he'll need to be near the top of his game to get the better of recent Wolverhampton 1-2 Tortured Soul and Charlie's Choice, with Kinetic also considered in a competitive affair.