1:35 Lingfield Tips

The 3yo filly is the unexposed runner in this handicap. Back from a three month break during Sept and only beaten by a nose on her handicap debut on the polytrack. She followed that with a narrow win five weeks later, the front two clear of the rest, posting a good RPR rating. She returns after a five week break for this handicap, only slightly higher in the weights and she is looking progressive.

Kept on when 8th of 9 but only beat 2.25 lengths over 7 furlongs at Wolverhampton last time out. This extra furlong with the downhill finish could suit.

Amused showed some battling qualities last month at Leicester when going down by a short head over 7 furlongs. He goes up in distance to one mile but Lingfield is a much sharper track so he can get the trip. The Leicester race was a career best effort on good going so Polytrack can suit. His dam Happy Face ran her best race on an artificial surface. There are numerous winners down the damline, some useful. Amused wears a visor for the first time which may bring improvement.

This horse has had 3 runs over 6 furlongs on the AW and been placed each time off 62 when pro ridden. But he might well need this longer trip these days since his last 4 wins have been at this trip. He's up to 67 now, but the apprentice is posting some terrific stats (especially on the AW), and he takes that extra 5lb off. The trainer is in decent form too, and clearly, on that evidence, the horse should be a lot shorter than 25/1 with the majority of the rest of the field not looking particularly well handicapped.