Flat Racing 13th Nov

[chris34]

1.00 Lingfield Pipers Piping has been a revelation this autumn having been kept very busy but winnign 3 times since August and placing on another 4 times finishing out of the places only once when not given a great ride, but showed he remained in good form and capable of winning off much highers marks when given a fantastic ride under Hughes last time out, sure to go well again from a good draw and a 4lb rise could be lenient considering he was scoring going away last time. 0.5pt e/w Pipers Piping 2.00 Lingfield Decent looking handicap with several potential points but Durgan stands out for me, hasnt shown too much up until recently apart from a few bits and pieces on the AW but has recently shaped better with 2 3rds especially last time out over CD when staying on strongly in the finish and has dropped a long way in the weights since opening mark and is soo gonna take advantage of that, related to the useful Green Wadi who goes well on the AW aswell. Well drawn for a prominent runner. 0.5pt e/w Durgan 2.30 Lingfield Dreamacha is the one they all have to beat in this race, lightly raced and progressive in handicaps recently winning at brighton and then wolves with that form starting to work out well with the 2nd horse finishing 2nd tonight at wolves off a 1lb higher and several other placed efforts behind, was last seen in desperate conditions at leicester finishing a good second and should appreicate this return to a sounder surface and runs off same mark as that good second. 1pt win Dreamacha 3.00 Lingfield Billy Red the outsider of this decent looking handicap for sure this is stronger than what he contested last time but he proved he wasnt just a one trick pony when unable to dictate he had to come with a late run and was ultimately unlucky things didnt fall kinda and they would only need to fall a bit kinda today for him to have a shout, runs off the same mark for some unbelievable reason but out of the handicap by 1lb but even so that only makes him 2lb above last winning mark back round here and a return to 6f should suit as he was getting closer and closer at the line last time! 0.5pt e/w Billy Red 16/1 vc

[Lars]

Re: Flat Racing 12th Nov

13:00 Lingfield

It’s interesting that

Rubenstar

makes a reappearance back at this track, one traditionally that he has done very well at, and he could go very well with Jamie Spencer on board.

Rubenstar

has won 3 out of his 6 starts on the Lingfield all-weather, and has placed on two other occasions. He has been running dreadfully as of late in handicaps, especially when running at Wolverhampton. What’s interesting is that he’s hardly ever ran well there, which could lead to an assumption that he just doesn’t like the track. His Lingfield form couldn’t be any more different, he usually runs a good race, travelling powerfully before either going very close, or getting up on the line. He did this back in January off 4lbs higher than he runs off today. A similar performance today would see him right in the mix. He’s also run decent races over this course and distance off 8lbs higher, so he seems quite well in today. Although his last good run (at Lingfield, obviously!) was in a claimer, it was quite a competitive one and it wasn’t run to suit

Rubenstar

regardless. He was staying on well at the end and shows he still has some ability. The booking of Jamie Spencer, would usually fill me with dread. However, in this instance it’s probably a positive. From three starts, he’s won once on him, and placed on the other two. Rubenstar is a hold-up horse, so the booking of Spencer looks like a signal of intent that the yard are expecting something better from him. Trainer comes a long way from Cheshire, and although not piling in the winners, his horses aren’t running terrible. With the reversion back to Lingfield, Jamie Spencer booked, and a likely double figure price, I think this rates as a nice bet to have. Will hopefully travel from the rear, making headway on the bit 2f from home, and need a bit of encouragement in the final 150y to get his nut in front. Has done it before at this level and believe he can do it again!

Rubenstar; 2pts EW @ 12/1 Bet365

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5:50 Wolverhampton

Quite a speculative selection this one, but

Sharp Bullet

was backed last time out but ran into a heap of trouble early on in his race over CD a week ago, and can probably improve and make the frame here. Has only won once, in his first start as a 2yo for Walter Swinburn, which was an absolute stroll for him. Never really improved on that and has tumbled down the ratings, and is now in the care of Bruce Hellier. Has gone close on a couple of occasions this season, including at Hamilton, where he attempted to make all but was collared, but stuck on gamely to finish second. That was now off a mark 2lbs higher than he runs off today. Has had a series of average efforts since then, including the aforementioned run. Came in for support all day from big prices and a big effort looked on the cards, but was hampered on numerous occasions given an inside sit and didn’t stand a chance. Stuck on well enough though at the end to suggest that he might be able to win a race like this, and from his last run has been dropped 2lbs in the weights. Well drawn again, and in a race where many aren’t separated by much, he’s worth a small investment. The price will hopefully be a double figure one and for that, we should get a good run for our money.

Sharp Bullet: 1pt EW @ 8/1 Bet365 (BOG)