A competitive heat with 4 last time out winners competing in this field of 10, where pace will be the key factor. The pace will be dictated by Atlantic Story, Markab, My Gatcho and Quest For Success, and unfortunately for those mentioned Lingfield is a track that suits hold up horses who come strong and fast at the finish. Swift Gift is one horse who looks likely to be ridden from the back and is highly progressive and lightly raced. He is one from one on the all weather and should go well off this mark. Others to note are Majuro and Beat The Bell who both look well handicapped - JB.
Selection: Quest For Success
Danger 1: Majuro
Danger 2: Beat The Bell
Lingfield 2:40 E B F PLAY BINGO AT LADBROKES.COM FILLIES' HANDICAP (CLASS 4)
Selection: Quest For Success
Danger 1: Majuro
Danger 2: Beat The Bell
Lingfield 2:40 E B F PLAY BINGO AT LADBROKES.COM FILLIES' HANDICAP (CLASS 4)
This race is very tough to call and the market tells us all that we need to know, of the 12 runners 7 are under 10/1. The race again looks framed for hold up horses, so the likes of Izzibizzi and Secret Night are the ones to follow. I am siding with the former, she is in good form and whilst the stable are not in the best of form she looks primed to go well. Secret Night was very eyecatching over this course when being hampered at a crucial point in the sprint for home. The other danger could well be Spring Goddess who has form over this distance and should be in the shakeup - JB.
Selection: Izzibizzi
Danger 1: Secret Night
Danger 2: Spring Goddess
Haydock 2:45 TIMEFORM BETFAIR RACING CLUB HANDICAP CHASE (CLASS 2)
A nice big pot here and a competitive handicap as a result. At this stage in the season it is worth following the trainers in form so that immediately brings onto the shortlist Mister Quasimodo, Naunton Brook and Osako D'airy but it is Glasker Mill who catches my eye after a promising first run. Rambling Minster is another out after a promising outing and he will get the trip which is going to be key. Glasker Hill pips Rambling Minster slightly with Nicholls' horse an obvious danger - AR.
Selection: Glasker Mill
Danger 1: Rambling Minster
Danger 2: Osako D'airy
Lingfield 3:20 BET AT LADBROKES ON 0800 777 888 CHURCHILL STAKES (LISTED RACE)
Mr Aviator is the C&D winner and will no doubt fill a lot of selections but Yahrab makes interesting viewing as it's Spencer on a front runner. Now this kid has his faults but he can judge a pace really well and could surprise here. Re Barolo, ever consistent, could go one better than his last two outings but we're after recent winners for the AW and so my final danger is the classy Bronze Cannon who performed brilliantly earlier in the season and, if improved, could put them all to the sword here. If you definitely want to win you'd have most of these across all your lines - AR.
Selection: Yahrab
Danger 1: Mr Aviator
Danger 2: Bronze Cannon
Selection: Izzibizzi
Danger 1: Secret Night
Danger 2: Spring Goddess
Haydock 2:45 TIMEFORM BETFAIR RACING CLUB HANDICAP CHASE (CLASS 2)
A nice big pot here and a competitive handicap as a result. At this stage in the season it is worth following the trainers in form so that immediately brings onto the shortlist Mister Quasimodo, Naunton Brook and Osako D'airy but it is Glasker Mill who catches my eye after a promising first run. Rambling Minster is another out after a promising outing and he will get the trip which is going to be key. Glasker Hill pips Rambling Minster slightly with Nicholls' horse an obvious danger - AR.
Selection: Glasker Mill
Danger 1: Rambling Minster
Danger 2: Osako D'airy
Lingfield 3:20 BET AT LADBROKES ON 0800 777 888 CHURCHILL STAKES (LISTED RACE)
Mr Aviator is the C&D winner and will no doubt fill a lot of selections but Yahrab makes interesting viewing as it's Spencer on a front runner. Now this kid has his faults but he can judge a pace really well and could surprise here. Re Barolo, ever consistent, could go one better than his last two outings but we're after recent winners for the AW and so my final danger is the classy Bronze Cannon who performed brilliantly earlier in the season and, if improved, could put them all to the sword here. If you definitely want to win you'd have most of these across all your lines - AR.
Selection: Yahrab
Danger 1: Mr Aviator
Danger 2: Bronze Cannon
Huntingdon 3:30 TOTESCOOP6 MILLIONAIRE MAKER HANDICAP HURDLE (CLASS 4) (4yo+) 3m2f
If we’ve got 4 out of 4 so far then I apologise in advance! This 15 runner handicap hurdle has been selected to scupper the dreams of many. Lets try and make it 5 out of 5. Top weight is Left Hand Drive. In his time he has won Class 3 & 4 Novice Hurdles, although his last run over the smaller obstacles was nearly 18 months ago. He has been unsuccessful at this distance on all previous attempts and can’t see him figuring. Fourth in the weights is the forecast favourite, House Of Bourbon. He has never tried this distance before although has been 3m a few times, with 2 runner’s up finishes at Cork over the summer. There are others who could do better than this one. One of those is Millards Lad. Another one reverting to hurdles after going chasing, he is the mount of Jamie Moore. He had 2 promising runs over hurdles in the summer before unseating in the infamous whip stealing race at Cheltenham last week. Acosta won last time out for the first time. It was over this distance but on soft ground. There is nothing else in his form to suggest he is suited by good ground so will discount him. If it chucks it down between now and race time it could be a different matter. Heathcliff has only 6 lifetime runs to his name. His last race was his best by far, although in Class 5 company. He returns after a lengthy layoff and gets just over a stone from the top weight plus the jockey taking off 7lbs. Pearly Star is another who would need it softer to figure here along with Low Delta. - VE
Selection: Millards Lad
Danger 1: Heathcliff
Danger 2: House Of Bourbon
Lingfield 3:50 BETTER PRICES, BIGGER WINS AT LADBROKES.COM GOLDEN ROSE STAKES (LISTED RACE) (CLASS 1) (3yo+) 6f
Well it could all come down to this! How many million is it? The field is likely to be reduced to 11 as War Officer is a doubt so that helps a little. We’ll start with Duff with Kevin Manning over from Ireland for this his one and only ride of the day. A listed winner over 7f & 8f, his last 2 outings have been in Group 1 & 2 company. The trip appears on the short side but he could be capable of taking this. Bonus ran only 3 days ago and was beaten in a Class 3. Not shown the form of last season so far this year. Ceremonial Jade is an ultra consistent AW performer. He has only finished twice outside of the first 3 from 13 starts on the sand. Has a 2nd place finish over course and distance in a Listed contest from earlier in the year and has won his last 2 starts, both at 6f. Chief Editor has mainly been campaigned at 5f until recently. His last 3 runs have been over 6f resulting in 1 victory and 1 place. The placed effort was in Listed class. Should be in the frame. Maltese Falcon hasn’t won since taking this last year. His last start was very disappointing, but came after a layoff so he may come on for the run. Personally there are others in front of him. One of which is Prohibit. Owned by Khalid Abdullah, he returned to winning ways last time out on the AW over 6f. He finished 3rd behind Sir Gerry earlier in the season over this distance and should be in the first 4. Swiss Franc returns after a layoff for his first run on AW. His previous 2 runs were at Listed level, one of which saw him finish 3rd in front of Prohibit. In his 2 year old season he contested some pretty good races, finishing 2nd to Henrythenavigator in the Coventry Stakes, 3rd to Winker Watson in the July Stakes and 3rd to Sir Gerry in the Gimcrack Stakes. If he can reproduce some of that 2 year old form then he takes this. Big if though!! - VE
Selection: Ceremonial Jade
Danger 1: Swiss Franc
Danger 2: Chief Editor
If we’ve got 4 out of 4 so far then I apologise in advance! This 15 runner handicap hurdle has been selected to scupper the dreams of many. Lets try and make it 5 out of 5. Top weight is Left Hand Drive. In his time he has won Class 3 & 4 Novice Hurdles, although his last run over the smaller obstacles was nearly 18 months ago. He has been unsuccessful at this distance on all previous attempts and can’t see him figuring. Fourth in the weights is the forecast favourite, House Of Bourbon. He has never tried this distance before although has been 3m a few times, with 2 runner’s up finishes at Cork over the summer. There are others who could do better than this one. One of those is Millards Lad. Another one reverting to hurdles after going chasing, he is the mount of Jamie Moore. He had 2 promising runs over hurdles in the summer before unseating in the infamous whip stealing race at Cheltenham last week. Acosta won last time out for the first time. It was over this distance but on soft ground. There is nothing else in his form to suggest he is suited by good ground so will discount him. If it chucks it down between now and race time it could be a different matter. Heathcliff has only 6 lifetime runs to his name. His last race was his best by far, although in Class 5 company. He returns after a lengthy layoff and gets just over a stone from the top weight plus the jockey taking off 7lbs. Pearly Star is another who would need it softer to figure here along with Low Delta. - VE
Selection: Millards Lad
Danger 1: Heathcliff
Danger 2: House Of Bourbon
Lingfield 3:50 BETTER PRICES, BIGGER WINS AT LADBROKES.COM GOLDEN ROSE STAKES (LISTED RACE) (CLASS 1) (3yo+) 6f
Well it could all come down to this! How many million is it? The field is likely to be reduced to 11 as War Officer is a doubt so that helps a little. We’ll start with Duff with Kevin Manning over from Ireland for this his one and only ride of the day. A listed winner over 7f & 8f, his last 2 outings have been in Group 1 & 2 company. The trip appears on the short side but he could be capable of taking this. Bonus ran only 3 days ago and was beaten in a Class 3. Not shown the form of last season so far this year. Ceremonial Jade is an ultra consistent AW performer. He has only finished twice outside of the first 3 from 13 starts on the sand. Has a 2nd place finish over course and distance in a Listed contest from earlier in the year and has won his last 2 starts, both at 6f. Chief Editor has mainly been campaigned at 5f until recently. His last 3 runs have been over 6f resulting in 1 victory and 1 place. The placed effort was in Listed class. Should be in the frame. Maltese Falcon hasn’t won since taking this last year. His last start was very disappointing, but came after a layoff so he may come on for the run. Personally there are others in front of him. One of which is Prohibit. Owned by Khalid Abdullah, he returned to winning ways last time out on the AW over 6f. He finished 3rd behind Sir Gerry earlier in the season over this distance and should be in the first 4. Swiss Franc returns after a layoff for his first run on AW. His previous 2 runs were at Listed level, one of which saw him finish 3rd in front of Prohibit. In his 2 year old season he contested some pretty good races, finishing 2nd to Henrythenavigator in the Coventry Stakes, 3rd to Winker Watson in the July Stakes and 3rd to Sir Gerry in the Gimcrack Stakes. If he can reproduce some of that 2 year old form then he takes this. Big if though!! - VE
Selection: Ceremonial Jade
Danger 1: Swiss Franc
Danger 2: Chief Editor
- Quest For Success
- Izzibizzi
- Glasker Mill
- Yahrab
- Millards Lad
- Ceremonial Jade
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