14:40 Lingfield

Friday 18 April 2025

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BetMGM All Weather Vase Mile Handicap

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 1m 36.51s

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(7)

Blue Prince⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Finley Marsh| T: P D Evans| OR: 89

9/2

On a losing run but he posted a very good second of 7 in handicap (4/1) at Kempton (7f) 9 days ago, clear of rest. Expected to be bang there off an unchanged mark.

Form: 5-73732

(10)

Sterling Knight⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: A J Farragher| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 89| D

11/1

Three wins from 14 runs last year. Latest win at Chelmsford City in December. 16/1, creditable second of 9 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 49 days ago, keeping on well. Not discounted.

Form: 691-522

(5)

Farasi Lane²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: T E Whelan| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 88| D

12/1

Respectable eighth of 21 in handicap (16/1) at Doncaster (8f, good) 20 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 749-428

(2)

Legal Reform^p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Cieren Fallon| T: M Herrington| OR: 88| BF| C

16/1

Course winner. Latest win at Southwell in March. Good second of 7 in handicap there (7.1f, 2/1) 28 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 7-12112

(9)

Dragon Icon⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: S De Sousa| T: R Varian| OR: 88| BF| CD

3/1

C&D winner. 5/2, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (10f, AW) 49 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 9982-35

(1)

Dembe⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Paddy Bradley| T: S Pearce| OR: 87| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Won 7-runner handicap (3/1) at Newcastle (8f) 43 days ago. Scored readily there so he can go well again despite a 6 lb weights rise in his hat-trick attempt.

Form: 1514-11

(11)

Sous La Neige²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Marco Ghiani| T: G Hernon| OR: 87| D

12/1

Fair French 1m winner. 73/10, solid sixth of 16 in handicap at Chantilly (8f) 22 days ago. It's 13 runs since his last win in 2022 though.

Form: 925-476

(8)

Bravo Zulu^p³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: D Loughnane| OR: 87| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 11 runs last year. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 5/2) 35 days ago. Getting better with each recent run.

Form: 116-511

(3)

Kalamunda⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: J Parr| OR: 85| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 7 runs last year. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (AW, 7/1) 49 days ago, slowly away. Needs considering.

Form: 1134-24

(6)

Longlai⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: M Wigham| OR: 85| D

14/1

6/1, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 50 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Possibilities.

Form: 11507-4

(12)

Helm Rock^b,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Loughnane| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 84| D

14/1

Latest win at Southwell in November. 25/1, creditable sixth of 21 in handicap at Doncaster (8f, good) 20 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 17-8336

(4)

Dingle⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 83| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 13-runner handicap at Kempton (8f, 5/1) 44 days ago, having run of race. Can give another good account.

Form: 7085-51

Forecasts

Dragon Icon (3/1), Blue Prince (9/2), Dingle (9/1), Kalamunda (11/1), Sterling Knight (11/1), Bravo Zulu (11/1), Sous La Neige (12/1), Farasi Lane (12/1), Dembe (14/1), Longlai (14/1), Helm Rock (14/1), Legal Reform (16/1)

BLUE PRINCE signalled he is ready to strike again when a clear Kempton second last week so looks the way to go here. C&D scorer Dragon Icon rates a big threat at these weights though, while Legal Reform, Dembe, Bravo Zulu and Helm Rock are others to consider in this tight-knit contest.