December 11 / 14.35 Lingfield

14.35

Good To Soft

Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Conditional Jockeys’ Veterans’ Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £4858.52
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Conditional Jockeys’ Veterans’ Handicap Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £6.00
  • Place: £2.70

Form: 157-34 C BF

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 3lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Yard had good record with chasers here in recent years and won today's race in 2021 but this one rarely runs beyond 2m and well below his best in two runs this season; has stamina to prove on first 2m4f run.
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2nd

6

22nd Dec 2023

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

13:40 Uttoxeter

Desque De LIsle

11st 2lb

J: Ned Fox

T: Venetia Williams

Raced mainly at around 2m but returned to form with clearcut success when upped to 2m4f at Lingfield (good to soft) 11 days ago and is now 6-20 over fences; escapes a penalty here (due a 5lb rise) and ought to cope with the slower ground; obvious contender.

11/10

1st

4

11th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:35 Lingfield

Desque De LIsle

11st 3lb

J: Ned Fox

T: Venetia Williams

Yard had good record with chasers here in recent years and won today's race in 2021 but this one rarely runs beyond 2m and well below his best in two runs this season; has stamina to prove on first 2m4f run.

7/2

4th

5

27th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

1m 7f 212y

Class 3

14:50 Ludlow

Desque De LIsle

10st 10lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

10yo who is not easy to predict but he shaped as though he needed the run at Huntingdon on his recent return and he's 2-3 over C&D, including a win in this race (off 3lb higher) last year; looks interesting back at this track and he's in the mix for in-form yard.

11/4

12/1

  • Place: £4.00

Form: P552-8 D

Last run: 33 days

W: 10st 8lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Last won in January 2021 (2m4f, heavy) but he hasn't had a lot of racing since and things were starting to look more hopeful in the spring; well held on return but has a moderate record when fresh; can do better.
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6

31st Jan 2025

Soft

2m 7f 110y

Class 5

13:45 Lingfield

Mister Murchan

10st 12lb

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Richard Rowe

2-21 over fences, the latest win in January 2021; twice a runner-up on heavy ground last March but pulled up both starts since; probably needed the run last time after 235 days off and he now has a career-low mark, but others are more persuasive.

33/1

6

31st Jan 2025

Soft

2m 7f 110y

Class 5

13:45 Lingfield

Mister Murchan

10st 12lb

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Richard Rowe

2-21 over fences, the latest win in January 2021; twice a runner-up on heavy ground last March but pulled up both starts since; probably needed the run last time after 235 days off and he now has a career-low mark, but others are more persuasive.

33/1

4

10th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 5f 135y

Class 5

14:30 Fontwell

Mister Murchan

11st 8lb

J: James Davies

T: Richard Rowe

Twice a runner-up on heavy ground in March, including here, and probably found the good ground too lively when pulled up back here in April; has the ability to figure but has tended to need his first run back from a break in the past.

10/1

Form: 3145-5 D

Last run: 41 days

W: 12st 1lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Smart in his prime although win record doesn't really do him justice and form is rather up and down now; however, he did make all off this mark at Chepstow in January (2m3f, soft) and can be involved with the help of Kai Lenihan's valuable 8lb claim.
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1

13th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 3f 98y

Class 4

14:50 Chepstow

Moonlighter

12st 2lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Kim Bailey

Nothing like the force of old but is handicapped accordingly now; dropped another 2lb since last month's very respectable fourth at Ludlow and will be suited by the return to this C&D; can make a bold bid from the front.

9/2

1

13th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 3f 98y

Class 4

14:50 Chepstow

Moonlighter

12st 2lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Kim Bailey

Nothing like the force of old but is handicapped accordingly now; dropped another 2lb since last month's very respectable fourth at Ludlow and will be suited by the return to this C&D; can make a bold bid from the front.

9/2

4th

5

21st Mar 2024

Soft

1m 7f 212y

Class 4

16:10 Ludlow

Moonlighter

11st 5lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Kim Bailey

11yo who was disappointing at Ayr (2m, soft) last month but posted two respectable performances previously when making the frame at Lingfield (2m4f, good to soft) and Chepstow (2m3f, heavy), and he's been given a chance by the handicapper; could have a part to play.

5/1

Form: 5986-P D

Last run: 30 days

W: 12st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Won a better veterans' race than this at Haydock in November 2022 (3m1f, soft; effective at 2m4f) but lost his way subsequently and pulled up a fair way out in France on return from a break last month; hard to assess but this is less demanding than usual so a revival on the cards.
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14

16th Apr 2025

Good

3m 4f 21y

Class 3

15:15 Cheltenham

Saint Xavier

10st 13lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Richard Hobson

Long in the tooth now and no longer the force of old; exploited some considerable help from the handicapper when winning at Haydock (3m4f, soft) just after Christmas but was well beaten next time (albeit on heavy ground) and younger rivals have much more appealing profiles.

25/1

14

16th Apr 2025

Good

3m 4f 21y

Class 3

15:15 Cheltenham

Saint Xavier

10st 13lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Richard Hobson

Long in the tooth now and no longer the force of old; exploited some considerable help from the handicapper when winning at Haydock (3m4f, soft) just after Christmas but was well beaten next time (albeit on heavy ground) and younger rivals have much more appealing profiles.

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: P75-38 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 11lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Both chase wins came in the 2020-21 season and his form fluctuates now; on much the same mark as a 2m3f hurdle win (soft) in January but he never showed at Ffos Las in November and this is his first run over fences since pulling up in March.
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2nd

11

9th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 3

18:05 Uttoxeter

Mr Muldoon

10st 9lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Placed off 8lb higher at Newton Abbot (2m5f, soft) in October and will also be suited by today's faster ground but has looked badly out of sorts since and needs to turn things around.

20/1

6

1st Apr 2024

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 4

16:55 Chepstow

Mr Muldoon

11st 12lb

J: Cillin Leonard

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Won over C&D last season and was placed off 5lb higher at Newton Abbot (2m5f, soft) in October after an absence, but his form nosedived towards the end of last year and he needs to have been refreshed by another break.

20/1

Form: 1541-0 C

Last run: 11 days

W: 10st 3lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Finished remote on reappearance but the situation was accepted a long way out and he comes into it on previous form here, winning two of three previous course starts (2m6f, soft/2m7f, good to soft); only just above his latest winning mark in April (2m3f, good); likely contender.
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0

8

11th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:35 Lingfield

Ramore Will

10st 3lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Chris Gordon

Finished remote on reappearance but the situation was accepted a long way out and he comes into it on previous form here, winning two of three previous course starts (2m6f, soft/2m7f, good to soft); only just above his latest winning mark in April (2m3f, good); likely contender.

13/2

Form: P15-87

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Likeable stayer who won twice over fences in late 2020; returned from a two-year absence in February and has been very mixed over hurdles either side of a 3m2f win (soft) in March; trip worry back chasing.
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0

9

11th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:35 Lingfield

Mr Palmtree

10st 2lb

J: Isabel Williams

T: Harriet Dickin

Likeable stayer who won twice over fences in late 2020; returned from a two-year absence in February and has been very mixed over hurdles either side of a 3m2f win (soft) in March; trip worry back chasing.

25/1

7th

6

25th Nov 2023

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

11:50 Huntingdon

Mr Palmtree

10st 6lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Harriet Dickin

20-1 winner at Warwick (3m2f, soft) in March and he's also effective on good/good to soft ground; however, the win was his sole bright run among five starts earlier this year, and he was down the field the last twice.

14/1

8th

7

1st May 2023

Good

3m 1f 0y

Class 5

15:12 Warwick

Mr Palmtree

11st 0lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Harriet Dickin

held up in rear, headway 7th, weakened after 3 out

8/1

Non-runners

Ballinslea Bridge, Fairway Freddy

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £47.80
Straight Forecast £46.44
Tricast £111.34
Trifecta £131.10

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Moonlighter

SPOTLIGHT:

Ramore Will

POSTDATA:

Desque De L'Isle

The Times:

Fairway Freddy

WEST COUNTRY:

Moonlighter

Telegraph:

Moonlighter

The Guardian:

Moonlighter

Daily Mirror:

Moonlighter

The Star:

Moonlighter

Daily Record:

Moonlighter

The Sun:

Desque De L'Isle

TOPSPEED:

Ramore Will

Daily Mail:

Ramore Will

D Express:

Ramore Will