16:35 Lingfield

Monday 26 February 2018

All13:5514:2514:5515:3016:0016:35

Betway Sprint Handicap

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 1m 13.02s

1^st

(9)

Major Assault

59-10

12/1

T: Mat SalamanJ: F Norton

In touch, headway over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, driven out op 10/1 tchd 8/1

2^nd

(8)

Noble Deed

89-8

6/1

T: M J AttwaterJ: R Havlin

Mid-division, headway over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, stayed on well op 5/1

3^rd

(6)

Frank The Barber

69-10

5/1

T: Steph HollinsheadJ: Megan Ellingworth (7)

Tracked leaders, hampered over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong op 6/1

4^th

(7)

Blistering Dancer

89-6

14/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Mitch Godwin (3)

Prominent, led over 3f out, edged left over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong

5^th

nse

(12)

Swift Fox

38-4

12/1

T: G & J MooreJ: K T O'Neill

Held up, headway over 1f out, never on terms op 10/1

6^th

nse

(1)

La Fortuna

59-6

8/1

T: C WallisJ: William Carson

Mid-division, under pressure over 3f out, headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 6/1

7^th

(10)

Justice Rock

59-5

25/1

T: P S McEnteeJ: Andrew Breslin (7)

Mid-division, weakened over 1f out op 20/1

8^th

2 ¼

(2)

Head Space

109-3

25/1

T: B BarrJ: Jack Osborn (7)

Held up towards rear, never dangerous op 33/1

9^th

(4)

Clergyman

69-8

11/8f

T: Rebecca BastimanJ: Jason Hart

Led until over 3f out, hampered over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong op 7/4

10^th

(5)

Louis Vee

109-3

50/1

T: J G M O'SheaJ: Kate Leahy (7)

Slowly into stride, always behind

11^th

(11)

Taurean Gold

49-3

16/1

T: J J BridgerJ: Charles Bishop

Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 14/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

Secret Asset¹⁷⁸

Weight: 9-10| Age: 13

T: L Williamson J: Rob Hornby

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£18.60Pl:£4.80, £1.70, £1.80EX:£113.30Trifecta:£945.40Tricast:£418.44SF:£83.86Swingers:£46.70, £29.30, £5.30

Forecasts

Clergyman (11/8), Frank The Barber (5/1), Noble Deed (6/1), La Fortuna (8/1), Major Assault (12/1), Swift Fox (12/1), Blistering Dancer (14/1), Taurean Gold (16/1), Justice Rock (25/1), Head Space (25/1), Secret Asset (25/1), Louis Vee (50/1)

It should pay to stick with those who have shown some form lately. Clergyman potentially faces his third race in four days. If his trainer feels he is up to it then he would be hard to overlook over the same trip and off the same mark as when successful on Friday. La Fortuna was successful in this grade last time and another strongly run race seems likely. Blistering Dancer has been in good form at Southwell but he has proved himself on the polytrack too and he has run well enough in this grade to earn serious consideration. However, marginal preference is for NOBLE DEED who was not beaten far last time given the issues he had at the start. His previous C&D effort, when again unlucky, would be more than good enough to land this.