3:20 Lingfield: 2m7f Class 5 handicap hurdle
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A small Class 5 handicap where the three most exposed runners are closely matched on Worcester and Uttoxeter form, and the lightly raced Sailing By has the least weight but modest form figures. Nothing has a clear edge, the main contender has been off since March, and two runners look out of their depth.
The runners
In order of our rating, best first. The rating is in pounds, so the gap says how far behind the top each one is: a 2lb race is open, a 10lb race is not. Press Form on any horse for its runs, the case for and against, and what suits it. Prices as at 10:00.
11Robber's Bridge h331P5- · Mr Sam Burton(7) · Dan Horsford105105top7/15th of 8 off OR 106 in an Exeter Class 4 that worked out, and has won after breaks before.
Its last run, 22 Mar Exeter Class 4, was 5th of 8 beaten 6¼L off OR 106. It finished 1L behind Court In A Storm (OR 116) and 1½L ahead of Got A Dream, who won next time at Exeter off OR 115. The winner that day, Kayf Dancer, has since been 2nd in a Class 2 hurdle. Before that it won 9 Jan Exeter Class 5 comfortably off OR 99 after 133 days off, and that race has produced three winners since. It has won 2 of 7 after breaks of 60+ days, and won 1 and placed in 3 of its 4 runs at around this trip; its one flop was when pulled up on soft at Newbury.
Drops to Class 5 at the same 2m7f trip on good ground, after 233 days off. It wears a hood and Mr Sam Burton claims 7lb.
It has been off 233 days, has never run at Lingfield, and races off OR 105 against the OR 99 it last won off.
Our figure (in testing): 1st of 6. The read has him 1st.
5 earlier runs
22Cinnodin b12P041 · Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden104103-210/3Won a weak 5-runner race off OR 100 last time, but has won 2 and placed in 4 of 7 at around this trip.
It won 6 Oct Huntingdon Class 5 over 3m1f off OR 100. It was a 5-runner race, though, and the race has worked out poorly since. Before that it was 4th of 8 beaten 6L off OR 102 at Uttoxeter on 15 Sep, behind Torrent (2nd in a 17-runner Class 4 since) and Crystal Glance, with Betty's Tiara 4¼L behind; Betty's Tiara is 3lb better off today on that run. On 19 Aug at Worcester it was 10th, 26¼L behind Betty's Tiara, and on those terms Cinnodin is 3lb better off. At around this trip it has won 2 of 7 and placed in 4, including a win at Uttoxeter off OR 96 and a 2nd there off OR 102.
Drops 2f to 2m7f on good ground at the same Class 5 level, in blinkers with Gavin Sheehan riding. Its only Lingfield run was on the all-weather on the Flat.
Its win came in a weak small field, and it now races off a higher mark than the OR 100 it won off.
Our figure (in testing): 2nd of 6. The read has him 2nd.
5 earlier runs
33Betty's Tiara tv981523 · Ben Jones · Ben Pauling103101-410/3Won off OR 100 at Worcester on 19 Aug and has been placed twice in Class 4 since.class drop
It won 19 Aug Worcester Class 5 over 2m7f off OR 100, by a neck from Back In The Bay, with Cinnodin 26¼L back in 10th; Cinnodin is 3lb better off today on that run. Since then it was 5th at Uttoxeter, 4¼L behind Cinnodin, and it is 3lb better off today on that run. It was then 2nd of 4 at Hereford and 3rd of 6 at Huntingdon on 28 Oct, beaten 7L with Porter In The Park (OR 113) 2nd. Both of those last two were Class 4 races over further than today. At around this trip it has won 2 of 13 and placed in 7, including a win at Uttoxeter off OR 106 on 11 Sep 2025.
Drops to Class 5 and comes back 2f to 2m7f on good ground, in tongue-tie and visor with Ben Jones riding. This is its first run at Lingfield.
It led or raced up with the pace and was caught in each of its last three races.
Our figure (in testing): 4th of 6. The read has her 3rd.
5 earlier runs
46Sailing By7447-3 · Freddie Gingell · Joe Tizzard8799-6evensBeaten 11¾L in a Fontwell Class 5 off OR 89 last time.
Last time it was 3rd of 7 at Fontwell on 21 Oct over 2m5½f on soft off OR 89, beaten 11¾L. It was left behind 2 out, blundered at the last and was promoted after a stewards' inquiry; I Love You Sivola, behind it, has since won off OR 82. Before that it was 7th of 10 at Chepstow on 26 Mar off OR 92, beaten 8¾L, and it was well beaten in two Class 4 hurdles at Taunton earlier in the year. It races off OR 87 today, below the OR 89 and OR 92 of its last two runs, with 150lb. Its only run at around this trip was that Fontwell placing.
Goes up 1½f to 2m7f and back to good ground from soft, carrying 150lb with Freddie Gingell riding for Joe Tizzard.
It has been beaten 8¾L and 11¾L in its two Class 5 handicaps.
Our figure (in testing): 3rd of 6. The read has him 4th.
2 earlier runs
55One Cool Dreamer p425-0 · Robert Dunne · Robert Stephens9160-4525/1Faded tamely to be beaten 41½L at Chepstow and was well beaten on the Flat before that.
Its last hurdle run was 10th of 13 at Chepstow on 11 Oct off OR 93, beaten 41½L after fading tamely; the winner Ugo Bingo has won again since. Its three runs before that were all on the Flat and all well beaten, the latest 12th of 13 at Bath. It has never run at around this trip and races off OR 91 today. Its only Lingfield run was in a Flat maiden on the all-weather.
Steps up 3½f to 2m7f, an untried trip, in cheekpieces with Robert Dunne riding.
Nothing in its recent form on the Flat or over hurdles suggests it can get involved.
Our figure (in testing): 6th of 6. The read has him 5th.
5 earlier runs
–RLord of All Saints ht Non-runner077P-6 · James Best · Harriet Dickin10290-15-Beaten 4¼L over 2m4f off OR 103 at Worcester was its best in four runs.winning mark
Its best recent effort was 6th of 10 at Worcester on 21 Oct over 2m4f off OR 103, beaten 4¼L and 1L behind Roe And Co, who has since been 2nd in a chase. Before that it pulled up at Chepstow and was well beaten at Ludlow (23¼L) and Warwick (42¼L), the latter off OR 113. It is down to OR 102 today. It has run 3 times at around this trip without placing, and its best there was 13th at Cheltenham.
Steps up 3f to 2m7f on good ground, in hood and tongue-tie, for its first run at Lingfield.
It has not placed in 3 runs at around this trip and has finished no better than 6th in its last four.
Our figure (in testing): 5th of 6. The read has him 6th.
5 earlier runs
How to read this table
Rating is the read's own figure for each horse today, in pounds on one scale for the race. Our figure, a separate mechanical rating, is in testing and shows inside each horse's form until it has a record worth showing.
Days is days since the horse last ran. OR is its official rating. A small letter after the name is headgear (b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue tie, h hood).
Key form lines
The past races that say most about this one, and what they mean today.
Robber's Bridge's 5th in this Class 4 is worth more than anything its rivals have done, because Got A Dream, behind it, won next off OR 115 and Kayf Dancer has been 2nd in a Class 2 since.
Cinnodin beat Betty's Tiara 4¼L here and she is 3lb better off today; Torrent, who was in front of both, has since been 2nd in a 17-runner Class 4.
Betty's Tiara won this off OR 100 with Cinnodin 26¼L back in 10th, and Cinnodin is 3lb better off today; the placed horses have done little since.
Sailing By was beaten 11¾L on soft in this Class 5; only I Love You Sivola has run since, and it has won off OR 82.
Where today's runners have met
Races two or more of today's runners have run in, the last 18 months first. "Terms" shows how the weights have moved since, against the best-placed of them that day.
| Finished | Behind Cinnodin | Terms v Cinnodin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinnodin | 4th | — | the yardstick |
| Betty's Tiara | 5th | 4¼L | 3lb better off |
The others in that race, since
| Finished | Behind Betty's Tiara | Terms v Betty's Tiara | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betty's Tiara | 1st | — | the yardstick |
| Cinnodin | 10th | 26¼L | 3lb better off |