17:45 Lingfield

Saturday 5 August 2017

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Goodwood Festival Betting At 188Bet Handicap

Off time: 17:47 | Winning time: 2m 38.42s

1^st

(6)

Iballisticvin

49-9

3/1

T: G & J MooreJ: T E Whelan

Tracked leaders, smooth headway on outside into 2nd over 2f out, led inside final 2f, held on op 11/4

2^nd

(1)

Astute Boy

39-4

8/11f

T: E F VaughanJ: Finley Marsh (7)

Tracked leader until outpaced over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, 2nd again inside final furlong, closed on winner towards finish, just held tchd 4/6 and tchd 4/5

3^rd

2 ½

(7)

Ravenswood

48-13

14/1

T: P R ChamingsJ: Rob Hornby

Held up last, ridden and struggling when hung left from 2f out, plugged on into 3rd towards finish op 20/1

4^th

(2)

Helf

39-9

7/1

T: R HannonJ: Tom Marquand

Led and set steady pace, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, chased winner, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened into 4th towards finish op 8/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 9/1

5^th

2 ½

(5)

Lemon Drop

38-3

10/1

T: J R BoyleJ: Isobel Francis (7)

Awkwardly away, took keen hold, held up until pulled way up on inside chasing leaders 8f out, weakened over 2f out op 17/2 tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

The Salmon Man³⁰

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: B G Powell J: D C Costello

(4)

Smooth Operator²

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: M Pitman J: J P Fahy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.60Pl:£2.20, £1.10EX:£7.40Trifecta:£39.10SF:£5.68Swingers:£2.80

Forecasts

Astute Boy (8/11), Iballisticvin (3/1), Helf (7/1), The Salmon Man (8/1), Lemon Drop (10/1), Ravenswood (14/1), Smooth Operator (14/1)

Helf looks a nice prospect and was not really pushed on his last appearance in a race over this CD. Very lightly raced, he will run a good race here. ASTUTE BOY was gelded in the winter and shaped like a surefire future winner on his return to the track. Only 2L behind Star Maker, he was doing his best work in the closing stages and with further improvement to come, he can open his account. The Salmon Man was an odds-on loser on this track back in December and he could go well on his return to the venue, while Iballisticvin will not lack support.