11:50 Lingfield

Friday 8 January 2021

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Off time: 11:50 | Winning time: 3m 35.15s

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Alberts Monarch³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: James Best| T: K Bishop

66/1

Stepped up on debut run fourth of 6 in bumper at this C&D 38 days ago, but he may well have been flattered.

Form: 04

City Derby⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| BF

3/1

Dam, lightly raced in bumpers, out of bumper winner/fair hurdler Reine des Reines. Well backed and set to go close before being hampered and unseating rider at Hereford on debut in October.

Form: U

Givehimhisdew¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: K Davis

250/1

€2,000 3-y-o, Shirocco gelding. Pulled up both starts in Irish points and offered very little on last month's bumper debut.

Form: PP-0

Independence

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: B Barr

150/1

More Than Ready gelding. Half-brother to 5.5f winner Playful. Dam 1m winner.

Form:

Moon Tiger^t⁴²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White

10/1

Tongue tied and had a breathing operation prior to debut in November 2019, but was far too green to show anything. Transferred to another successful yard.

Form: 0-

Settle Down⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

14/1

£30,000 3-y-o. Half-brother to 3 winners on Flat, including 1½m winner Zarinski. Dam 1¼m winner. Never a factor on October's debut at Hereford but this test may be more suitable.

Form: 6

Telleroftales⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J McGrath| T: K Davis

100/1

Yeats gelding. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler Bootlegger and fair hurdler Little Millie, and half-brother to a winner. Placed once from 5 starts in Irish points, pulled up last time.

Form: 5F-36P

Titaneasy³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: R T Dunne| T: Noel Williams

9/2

Always behind in Newton Abbot bumper in October for Robert Walford but left that effort trailing in his wake when an excellent fourth at Southwell last month. That sets the standard.

Form: 04

Wee Rupert⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford

9/2

£20,000 3-y-o, Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdlers Parody and Arctic Road. Promise amidst greenness when sixth starting out at Ascot.

Form: 6

Westtara

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J E Moore| T: Mrs D Grissell

100/1

Westerner gelding. Half-brother to a point winner.

Form:

Yes Governor⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke

28/1

€7,500 3-y-o, £16,500 5-y-o, Scorpion gelding. Dam, lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles, half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Sir Scorpion. Successful completed start in Irish points.

Form: P/F-1

Diva's Mix

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

5/2

Fair Mix mare. Half-sister to 6 winners, including useful hurdler/top-class chaser The Giant Bolster and bumper winner Shanandoa. Dam 9f-1½m winner abroad. One to take seriously on debut.

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Joey's Gift⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Attwater

66/1

Half-brother to 6 winners, including fair hurdler Keep To The Beat. Debut effort wasn't devoid of promise but he took a backward step at Huntingdon.

Form: 69

Mr Yeats

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris

7/1

Yeats gelding. Brother to bumper winner Presenting Yeats.

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Forecasts

Diva's Mix (5/2), City Derby (3/1), Titaneasy (9/2), Wee Rupert (9/2), Mr Yeats (7/1), Moon Tiger (10/1), Settle Down (14/1), Yes Governor (28/1), Alberts Monarch (66/1), Joey's Gift (66/1), Telleroftales (100/1), Westtara (100/1), Independence (150/1), Givehimhisdew (250/1)

DIVA'S MIX boasts the right sort of pedigree for this relative test of speed (dam won over 9f-1½m) and representing Nicky Henderson, she's unlikely to want for know-how on debut. City Derby and Titaneasy look the pick of those with experience.