16:50 Lingfield

Wednesday 24 July 2019

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Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 1m 21.89s

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(13)

Lucander

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Bentley| T: R M Beckett

12/1

Footstepsinthesand gelding. Dam ran once, out of useful 1½m-1¾m winner Saxon Maid. Represents trainer with good record for producing two-year-old winners.

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(4)

Souter Johnnie¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: F Sweeney| T: R Hughes

33/1

Not without support in two runs so far, including here, but hasn't delivered. Too soon to be writing off the Elzaam colt.

Form: 67

(7)

Abenakian

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: J F Egan| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

40/1

Dylan Thomas gelding. Half-brother to 5f winner Requinto Dawn and Italian winner up to 6f Buga de L'alguer. Trainer doesn't tend to have many two-year-old winners.

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(9)

Little Bird²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| D

9/2

Confirmed debut promise when winning six-runner minor event at Doncaster (7f, good to firm, 5-6f) last month. Penalised here but sets the standard for others to aim at.

Form: 61

(5)

Rajguru

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: Tom Clover

25/1

Dutch Art colt. Dam, 1m4f winner, half-sister to smart 1m2f-1f5f winner Sea The Lion. Trainer doesn't tend to have a lot of juvenile winners, market should reveal plenty more.

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(15)

Wightman²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: S De Sousa| T: M R Channon

5/2

Promising debut on soft ground at Salisbury over 6f, though didn't build on that when supported in betting back there next time on quicker ground. Should have more to offer.

Form: 26

(14)

Aldrich Bay²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: David Probert| T: W J Knight

20/1

Failed to beat anything home on debut at Newmarket having gone off a big price. Drops in distance now and needs a major step forward.

Form: 6

(11)

Herre Dittery

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Charlie Bennett| T: P Phelan

50/1

Cable Bay colt, dam winner up to 1m2f. Trainer has poor record with two-year-olds and likely best watched on debut outing.

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(10)

Premium Bond¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R Hannon

33/1

Stablemate to Little Bird, has not sparkled in two runs so far and looks up against it on formbook.

Form: 08

(12)

Stopnsearch

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: T P Queally| T: B R Johnson

40/1

An 8,000 two-year-old, War Command gelding. Dam 7f winner. Yard are not noted for juvenile winners and likely easy enough to back on first start.

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(6)

The City's Phantom³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: J P Spencer| T: R Spencer

5/2

Sent off a 33-1 chance on debut at Newmarket (6f, good) last month but shaped much better than odds implied in finishing fifth. Should be in the firing line with normal improvement.

Form: 5

(16)

Space Ace^p³⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Adam J McNamara| T: A Watson

14/1

Filly has shaped well in both stats so far over 6f, with plenty promise in the debut run at Chelmsford in June. Goes up in distance now and there may well be more to come. On the shortlist.

Form: 23

(18)

Sweet Sixteen³²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Miss A Murphy

6/1

Finished third over C&D on debut last month, with a couple of these rivals in behind. Maxios filly will surely be in the firing line with improvement to come.

Form: 3

(17)

Diligent Lass

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Darragh Keenan⁽⁵⁾| T: M Blanshard

100/1

Due Diligence filly, cost 4,000 gns as a yearling. Looks up against it on paper in bid to provide trainer with first juvenile winner in five years.

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(8)

Lightning Bug²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: J Quinn| T: Miss S Smith

100/1

Starspangledbanner filly, well held in both runs so far at Chelmsford and Newbury, big step up required to make an impact now.

Form: 87

Non-Runners

(3)

Ocho Grande

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: Eve Johnson Houghton J: Charles Bishop

(2)

Halfacrown³²

Weight: 9-1| Age: 2

T: J A Osborne J: Nicola Currie

(1)

Goodman Square¹³

Weight: 8-10| Age: 2

T: M D I Usher J: E J Walsh

Forecasts

The City's Phantom (5/2), Wightman (5/2), Little Bird (9/2), Sweet Sixteen (6/1), Lucander (12/1), Space Ace (14/1), Ocho Grande (16/1), Aldrich Bay (20/1), Rajguru (25/1), Halfacrown (25/1), Souter Johnnie (33/1), Premium Bond (33/1), Stopnsearch (40/1), Abenakian (40/1), Herre Dittery (50/1), Lightning Bug (100/1), Diligent Lass (100/1), Goodman Square (100/1)

He was overlooked in the betting but THE CITY'S PHANTOM ran very well in a better race than this one on debut at Newmarket and Richard Spencer's charge could well open his account now with improvement anticipated. Sweet Sixteen was third over C&D on debut and rates a danger while the penalised Doncaster winner Little Bird shouldn't be overlooked too hastily. Lucander is a newcomer form a leading two-year-old stable and is well worth monitoring on debut.