13:10 Lingfield

Monday 4 January 2021

All12:1012:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:40

Betway Handicap

Off time: 13:12 | Winning time: 58.13s

1^st

(5)

Royal Birth

109-11

9/4f

T: S C WilliamsJ: Marco Ghiani (5)

Held up, nudged along and hung right 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, led on line op 5/2 tchd 2/1

2^nd

(1)

Verne Castle

88-9

10/1

T: M WighamJ: N Mackay

Chased leader, pushed along 2f out, led inside final furlong, caught on line op 15/2

3^rd

1 ¼

(3)

Watchable

119-7

10/3

T: D O'MearaJ: A Kirby

Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on without threatening leaders op 9/2

4^th

(4)

Spirit Of May

58-9

7/2

T: R A TealJ: J Mitchell

Broke well, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra op 3/1 tchd 4/1

5^th

(7)

Ornate

89-11

4/1

T: D C GriffithsJ: M Dwyer

Nudged along to lead, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened tchd 7/2

6^th

(2)

Stake Acclaim

99-4

20/1

T: D K IvoryJ: Callum Shepherd

Held up in touch, pushed along 2f out, weakened 1f out op 12/1

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Non-Runners

(6)

Recon Mission⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: A W Carroll J: Non Runner

(8)

Lihou¹³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: P D Evans J: Charles Bishop

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.60Pl:£1.80, £3.80EX:£20.60Trifecta:£73.40Tricast:£67.20SF:£23.65Swingers:£3.80, £2.00, £3.20

Forecasts

Royal Birth (9/4), Lihou (3/1), Watchable (10/3), Spirit Of May (7/2), Ornate (4/1), Recon Mission (6/1), Verne Castle (10/1), Stake Acclaim (20/1)

RECON MISSION remains on a workable mark despite saddling a 5 lb penalty for his recent C&D victory so just gets the vote in a closely-knit sprint handicap. Royal Birth, who edged out a clutch of these over C&D recently, rates the major danger ahead of Verne Castle, who should enjoy a smoother passage this time and can't be discounted easily.

RECON MISSION (IRE)
ROYAL BIRTH
VERNE CASTLE

Prize Money

1st: £7,439.002nd: £2,214.003rd: £1,106.004th: £553.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00