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Lingfield

17:40

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Date 2023-07-26

Distance 7f135y

Class Class 6

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,234

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR (2)	Greg The Great Grey J:NON-RUNNER T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:NON-RUNNER T:Eve Johnson Houghton	138	—	7-0208	61	74	-	33d	—	—	-47	22.8	—	—
Quiet the last twice but down in grade & repeat of this season's best run gives him claims
8 (6)	Deacs Delight Chestnut J:Hector Crouch T:Paul & Oliver Cole	J:Hector Crouch T:Paul & Oliver Cole	131	b	863125	54	76	59	6d	—	—	-3	15.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
C&D winner last month and two solid efforts in defeat since; each-way claims again
6 (11)	Optiva Star Bay J:Tyrese Cameron(7) T:Richard Hannon	J:Tyrese Cameron(7) T:Richard Hannon	133	h	-75894	64	75	53	6d	—	—	-9	8.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Fared a bit better dropped into a Class 6 last week and he now has something to build on
2 (4)	Major Gatsby Grey J:David Probert T:Bill Turner	J:David Probert T:Bill Turner	141	b	564234	64	69	56	25d	—	—	-3	12.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Four wins last year and he's been threatening this time around; one to consider
1 (8)	Proud Fairy Bay J:Harry Davies(3) T:Gary Moore	J:Harry Davies(3) T:Gary Moore	144	—	4138-5	67	71	11	28d	—	—	-7	8.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Last season's form gives her claims and she should be sharper for a recent run; contender
12 (10)	The Game Is Up Bay J:J F Egan T:Pat Phelan	J:J F Egan T:Pat Phelan	115	—	0-7483	46	68	56	23d	—	—	-7	2.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Best effort to date when 3rd of 8 at Windsor this month (1m); still time to do better
NR (5)	Bonus Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Jim Boyle	J:NON-RUNNER T:Jim Boyle	131	h	960-05	54	72	56	13d	—	—	-5	3.4	2.50/1	11 9%
Course winner; not beaten far at Epsom last time and down to a good mark; rain would help
9 (3)	Sassy Redhead Chestnut J:Ross Coakley T:William Stone	J:Ross Coakley T:William Stone	129	—	-21549	60	65	32	14d	—	—	+1	8.6	2.75/1	12 8%
Two 6f AW wins over the winter; not at her best this summer; stepped up in trip today
3 (1)	Blue Collar Lad Bay J:Shariq Mohd(7) T:Robyn Brisland	J:Shariq Mohd(7) T:Robyn Brisland	138	p	269017	61	71	60	18d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+4	11.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
7f winner here last month (in headgear); poor without headgear latest but it's back today
10 (9)	Arlos Sunshine Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:John E Long	J:Kieran O'Neill T:John E Long	123	—	145377	46	69	47	26d	—	—	-3	3.1	3.75/1	16 6%
1m winner on soft in April; quiet the last twice; sold 3,000gns this month; others safer
5 (12)	Swiss Rowe Bay J:Stefano Cherchi T:Mark Loughnane	J:Stefano Cherchi T:Mark Loughnane	135	b	29-510	58	69	-	91d	—	—	0	2.8	8.00/1	33 3%
Two 7f AW wins; turf debut; good draw if the change of headgear works the oracle
11 (7)	Grey Rosetta Grey J:Jimmy Quinn T:Luke Dace	J:Jimmy Quinn T:Luke Dace	116	h	086	47	63	-	99d	—	—	-1	0.5	24.75/1	100 1%
Modest form in novice/maidens in the spring; this more suitable but much more is required

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Greg The Great	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
Deacs Delight	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Optiva Star	4	4	7/2	4	4
Major Gatsby	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Proud Fairy	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
The Game Is Up	8	15/2	7	8	8
Bonus	11	11	SP	10	10
Sassy Redhead	12	11/1	9/1	11/1	11/1
Blue Collar Lad	10	11/1	10	10	11/1
Arlos Sunshine	16	14	12	14	14
Swiss Rowe	33	28	25	28	28
Grey Rosetta	100	66	66/1	66	50

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Greg The Great

22.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 20

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2nd

Deacs Delight

15.8

OR: 1 Form: 9.4 Odds: 5.4

7/2

3rd

Major Gatsby

12.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 4.6 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Blue Collar Lad

11.9

OR: 2.8 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Proud Fairy

8.7

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Sassy Redhead

8.6

OR: 2.5 Form: 4 Odds: 2.1

Optiva Star

8.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Bonus

3.4

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Arlos Sunshine

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.6

Swiss Rowe

2.8

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

The Game Is Up

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Grey Rosetta

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Proud Fairy	67	71	11
Optiva Star	64	75	53
Major Gatsby	64	69	56
Greg The Great	61	74	—
Blue Collar Lad	61	71	60
Sassy Redhead	60	65	32
Swiss Rowe	58	69	—
Deacs Delight	54	76	59
Bonus	54	72	56
Grey Rosetta	47	63	—
The Game Is Up	46	68	56
Arlos Sunshine	46	69	47

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Deacs Delight	6d ago	Quick return
Optiva Star	6d ago	Quick return
Bonus	13d ago	Quick return
Sassy Redhead	14d ago	Fit
Blue Collar Lad	18d ago	Fit
The Game Is Up	23d ago	Fit
Major Gatsby	25d ago	Fit
Arlos Sunshine	26d ago	Fit
Proud Fairy	28d ago	Fit
Greg The Great	33d ago	Fit
Swiss Rowe	91d ago	Long break
Grey Rosetta	99d ago	Long break