12:45 Lingfield

Monday 1 February 2021

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Visit attheraces.com Maiden Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 12:45 | Winning time: 3m 35.1s

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Fantomas⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

11/4

Sinndar gelding who (7/1) showed some promise when fifth of 10 in bumper at Market Rasen (16.6f, good) on NH debut 74 days ago. Can build on that now, so not ruled out.

Form: 5

Fine Investment⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: James Best| T: F Brennan

66/1

40/1, hinted at ability when fourth of 5 in bumper at Bangor (16.7f, heavy) on NH debut 52 days ago. Needs to step forward now.

Form: 4

Iggy Iggins

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: T R Gretton

20/1

Norse Dancer gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler Bothar Dubh. Bred to be no back number so respected newcomer on paper. Market can guide.

Form:

Independence²⁴

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

11/2

150/1 but shaped with promise when fourth of 14 in bumper over C&D on debut 24 days ago, finishing well having suffered poor passage. Interesting with more to come this time.

Form: 4

Make A Deal^b1⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: G Brown

40/1

Only ninth of 10 in bumper (80/1) at Southwell (15.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 69 days ago. Blinkers quickly reached for with significantly more required.

Form: 5P-9

Sake Of Secrecy

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: H Cobden| T: K Woollacott

12/1

€5,000 3-y-o, El Salvador gelding. Dam ran once. Another newcomer who could make a mark but betting can prove best guide.

Form:

Sunday Shoes¹⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs L C Jewell

250/1

66/1, last of 6 in bumper at Fontwell (17.7f, good to firm) on NH debut 148 days ago. Has plenty to prove now.

Form: 6

Big Pete

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: W T Kennedy| T: John Berry

3/1

Nayef gelding. Dam 1m/8.3f winner. Pedigree offers appeal for his first start so not discounted by any means.

Form:

Maxcel⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: T J O'Brien| T: H Morrison

3/1

Failed to live up to market expectations (9/4) when fading fifth of 9 in bumper at Huntingdon (13.7f) on NH debut 72 days ago. Bred to be well-above average though so could easily step forward here.

Form: 5

Socks Off¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: K Brogan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Keatley

12/1

16/1, never-dangerous seventh of 13 in bumper over C&D on NH debut 14 days ago. Has plenty on his plate.

Form: 7

Non-Runners

Ruler Ryde

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: M Appleby J: J E Moore

Forecasts

Fantomas (11/4), Maxcel (3/1), Big Pete (3/1), Independence (11/2), Socks Off (12/1), Sake Of Secrecy (12/1), Ruler Ryde (14/1), Iggy Iggins (20/1), Make A Deal (40/1), Fine Investment (66/1), Sunday Shoes (250/1)

INDEPENDENCE belied his odds when making a promising start over C&D last month so looks the way to go with improvement in the pipeline. Fantomas appeals as the one to chase him home after also making an encouraging start when fifth at Market Rasen with Mick Appleby's Ruler Ryde rating the pick of the newcomers.