14:30 Lingfield

Saturday 17 January 2026

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Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 1m 11.63s

(3)

Gogo Yubari³^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Jack Dace⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 70| BF| CD

7/2

Six-time course winner. Latest win at Chelmsford City in January. Respectable third of 6 in handicap at this course (5f, AW, 9/5) 3 days ago. Looks vulnerable under a penalty.

Form: 1-81113

(8)

Harry Brown^b¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Darragh Keenan| T: P Crate| OR: 59| CD

10/1

Four-time C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 3¼ lengths fourth of 5 to Gogo Yubari in handicap (9/4) at this course (5f, AW) 10 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 95107-4

(4)

Griselda^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Miss H C Knight| OR: 58| D

28/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Last of 9 in handicap (66/1) at this C&D (AW) 14 days ago. Needs to bounce back in a major way.

Form: 85099-9

(9)

Pinjarra^b³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Loughnane| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 57| D

9/4

Latest win at Southwell in October. 10/3, creditable second of 10 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 38 days ago. Likely to be on the premises once more.

Form: 913712-

(6)

Southbank¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: C Gordon| OR: 56| D

5/1

Latest win at Kempton in October. Fourth of 7 in handicap at this C&D (AW, 11/1) 10 days ago and he may again find one or two too good.

Form: 25614-4

(2)

Haziym³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Marco Ghiani| T: A W Carroll| OR: 56| D

7/2

Unreliable type. Third of 11 in handicap (20/1) at Kempton (6f) 31 days ago, very slowly away. Others look more solid.

Form: 00/0993-

(7)

Rumba Bay⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P Cosgrave| T: P D Evans| OR: 55| D

16/1

Three wins from 13 runs last year. Eighth of 10 in handicap (10/1) at Wolverhampton (5.1f). Off 98 days and others make more appeal.

Form: 445668-

(5)

Porfin^p⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: Connor Planas⁽³⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 45| CD

10/1

Four-time course winner. 4/1, creditable third of 9 in minor event at this course (7f, AW) 7 days ago. Can make his presence felt once again.

Form: 6009-53

Non-Runners

(1)

Watermelon Sugar²⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 7

T: C Banham J: Joey Haynes

Forecasts

Watermelon Sugar (11/8), Pinjarra (9/4), Haziym (7/2), Gogo Yubari (7/2), Southbank (5/1), Porfin (10/1), Harry Brown (10/1), Rumba Bay (16/1), Griselda (28/1)

If in a similar mood to when scoring over C&D last month, WATERMELON SUGAR shouldn't have too much trouble in making light of a 6 lb rise, particularly bearing in mind that he's won off higher marks in the past and has been handed the plum draw. Pinjarra gets the nod ahead of Harry Brown and Porfin for forecast purposes.