BBOTD Sunday 22nd December

[Blazing Bailey]

Lingfield 2.30 - Loyalty 17/2 William Hill BOG This horse has run in some competitive AW handicaps this winter, winning one of them and narrowly missing out on a couple more. He normally runs up with the pace but for some reason he was dropped out LTO (probably due to the draw) and given it was a steadily run race he still did very well to finish a close 5th. The form of all three of his last runs has worked out well enough and 7f round Lingfield will suit him perfectly especially from a good draw in stall 3. As long as he pops out of the gates properly I would expect him to be up with the pace the whole way round and hopefully keep his nose in front.

[Aidymac]

Re: BBOTD Sunday 22nd December Lingfield 3:30 Imjin River has not won a race since 2009 but he will never find a better opportunity to stop the rot than this! He is now running off a career-low mark of 48, and considering he was placed off a mark of 57 last year he is a lost cause if he cannot figure off 48. If that was not enough, the claimer Louis Steward takes off a further 7 pounds and it is a woeful race that won't take much winning. Louis is a very good apprentice and is going places, he is 2/3 (67%) for the trainer here at Lingfield and the horse must have a shout in a race like this off such a lenient mark. Imjin River WIN @ 8/1 Sky Bet