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17:40 Lingfield (AW)

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0m 5f 6y
Class 6
7 runners

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Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

1 (3)

2 tips

Diamond Dreamer 24 days

J: Sean Levey

T: Patrick Chamings

Form: 432637 CD

OR: 65

W: 9st 9lb

Age: 6 yo Gelding

Form

C&D winner who came close to ending a losing AW run when a fast-closing runner-up here (5f) in March (5f); returns to this C&D for the first time since and ought to go well if the race falls his way.

2 (7)

Desdemona 35 days

J: Luke Morris

T: Michael Attwater

Form: 221165 CD

OR: 64

W: 9st 8lb

Age: 4 yo Filly

Form

Tough filly who took time to find her form again but won two in a row in early spring, over C&D (overcame a wide draw) and at Chelmsford (5f), and subsequent defeats came over 6f then very slowly away here in April; form claims.

3 (1)

Balon DOr 45 days

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Simon Dow

Form: 706-76 D

OR: 63

W: 9st 7lb

Age: 5 yo Gelding

Form

Both handicap wins on turf at Chester (5f and 6f); no great shakes on this track for new yard since November but he's dropped 9lb in that time and there was the glimmer of a revival here last time when back from a break; not ruled out.

4 (2)

2 tips

Shalaa Asker 14 days

J: Rob Hornby

T: Charlie Wallis

Form: 522266 D

OR: 63

W: 9st 7lb

Age: 8 yo Gelding

Form

Busy since the autumn; some narrow defeats to go with three 5f wins, on Polytrack elsewhere and Tapeta; ran flat at Southwell recently but he's realistically weighted if that wasn't a sign that he's going off the boil.

5 (6)

4 tips

Style King 7 days

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Chris Dwyer

Form: 6-9268 C

OR: 63

W: 9st 7lb

Age: 4 yo Gelding

Form

Maiden; two poor efforts of late, with and without a hood, but he ran well for a long way behind a subsequent winner at Wolverhampton (6f) in April and is worth another go at 5f; first-time blinkers today.

6 (4)

3 tips

Peregrine Falcon 14 days

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Patrick Morris

Form: 36-235

OR: 62

W: 9st 6lb

Age: 4 yo Filly

Form

Maiden after 14 runs, five under Billy Loughnane, but has been involved in tight finishes over 5f on Tapeta on three occasions so ought to find a race at some stage and perhaps this first go on Polytrack will suit.

7 (5)

2 tips

Honour Your Dreams 28 days

J: Kieren Fox

T: Michael Attwater

Form: 638244 D

OR: 56

W: 9st 0lb

Age: 6 yo Colt

Form

Six turf wins, three in 2025; 0-22 on AW and although having a healthy pull at the weights with Desdemona on their C&D run in February he's not looked in peak form on last two starts.

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Betting Forecast

7/2 Diamond Dreamer, 5/1 Desdemona, 12/1 Balon DOr, 9/2 Shalaa Asker, 13/2 Style King, 3/1 Peregrine Falcon, 13/2 Honour Your Dreams

Verdict

None of these are entirely convincing. Desdemona may well have another win in her at this trip but she was very slowly away here last time out and preference is for DIAMOND DREAMER. The latter very nearly pulled off another AW win on his most recent C&D start and is reunited with Sean Levey for the first time since. Shalaa Asker is also entitled to go well.[Emily Weber]

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