Lingfield 5/1/09

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Re: Lingfield 5/1/09 2.45 Lingfield Hellbender looks to have strong claims for this 6 furlong sprint with only five runners declared for this class 5 contest. Richard Kingscote does well around here and his mount was a recent winner at Southwell off a 3 lb lower mark in this grade. Prior to that win he was 2nd to My Best Bet, who reopposes here, but a handy pull in the weights this afternoon means he could reverse placings with the Mick Channon runner, who struggled off her current mark of 70 when last seen. Romantic Queen looked to be a bridesmaid horse after a string of seconds but finally got her head infront in maiden company last time out. This race is tougher as she's switched to handicapping and goes under a 6 lb penalty and I personally wouldn't take a short price about this one as its hard to ascertain whether she is well handicapped given the lack of form boosts from what looks to be modest maiden races. 15/8 SJ. 3.45 Lingfield Cinematic will benefit from a recent pipeopener over course and distance in which he was well supported returning from a lenghy break but finished behind stablemate Risque Heights. The Boyle runner is dropped 1 lb in the handicap as a result and is now back down to the same mark as when winning at Wolverhampton 13 months ago, and he shaped with a bit of promise last time out to suggest the ability is still there. As top-weight, he deserves plenty of respect. He has gone well at the track before and trip and ground are no problem. Majehar could prove to be the fly in the ointmnent. Tom Queally's mount won a pair of handicaps at this course last season and although he hasn't won since October '07, he has been knocking on the door in recent months and is now running off his last winning mark. Defeats by just 1.5 and 0.75 lengths in his last two off similar marks suggest his turn isn't far away, and given he is a CD winner, he is another I'm backing. EDIT: Cinematic now withdrawn. Majehar 5/4 Bet 365, 10 pts win