LINGFIELD
31 January 2025
Friday 31st January

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At The Races App Form Study Handicap Chase (Class 5) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 2m 7f 110y
  • Going: Soft
Lingfield
Runners
8

Type
Chase Turf

Surface
Turf

Weather
Partly cloudy

Selection

Selection Selected At
Haut Folin silk
Haut Folin
Selected at: 5/2

There are signs that Venetia Williams is about to hit another purple patch and Haut Folin looks ready for a return to winning ways. Narrowly denied in each of his last two starts, including over course and distance in December, he should be going very close here.

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5/2
No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
Haut Folin silk
D
BF
Haut Folin
J: Charlie Deutsch
T: Venetia Williams
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Just 1-14 in Britain, the win first time out last term; 2nd both starts this term, though
P5P-22
Age: 8
Weight: 12-0
OR: 105
Days: 43
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
19 Dec 24 Ffo Ffos Las 25.5f Hy 5HcCh 11-7 2/10 The Scorpion King (3¾L) 7/4F 100 111
9 Dec 24 Lin Lingfield 23.5f Sft 5HcCh 11-9 2/11 Twilight Glory (½L) 85/40F 100 108
26 Apr 24 Chp Chepstow 26.5f Gd 4HcCh 11-3 p PU/12 Silver In Disguise () 12/1 104 -
13 Apr 24 Chp Chepstow 23.5f GS 4HcCh 10-11 5/8 Bells Of Peterboro (22L) 14/1 106 95
25 Mar 24 Exe Exeter 24.5f Hy 4HcCh 12-0 PU/5 Bampton Star () 8/1 109 -
7 Mar 24 Wcn Wincanton 25f Hy 3HcCh 10-13 PU/6 No Hubs No Hoobs () 12/1 110 -
2
Good Friday Fairy silk
Good Friday Fairy t
J: Rex Dingle
T: Ben Clarke
12l second of ten at Exeter (first 3m form, soft) on latest outing, coming from last
14P-52
Age: 8
Weight: 11-13
OR: 104
Days: 30
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jan 25 Exe Exeter 24.5f Sft 4HcCh 11-8 t 2/10 Katate Dori (12L) 11/1 104 106
10 Dec 24 Fon Fontwell 19.5f Sft 4HcCh 11-1 t1 5/7 Hudson De Grugy (35L) 11/2 107 85
3 Mar 24 Don Doncaster 24f Sft 4NvHcCh 10-12 PU/5 Peejaybee () 2/1F 109 -
24 Feb 24 Chp Chepstow 19.5f Hy 4NvHcCh 11-6 4/5 Thor De Cerisy (20L) 9/4F 110 101
27 Jan 24 Utt Uttoxeter 20f Hy 4HcCh 11-4 1/8 Greenrock Abbey (7L) 2/1F 110 112
1 Jan 24 Exe Exeter 19f Hy 4NvHcCh 11-2 2/7 Charles Ritz (1¼L) 7/2 107 112
3
Havaila silk
Havaila
J: Harry Cobden
T: Gary & Josh Moore
No impact in his three chases (one C&D) but he's been dropped 9lb as a result
P8-353
Age: 6
Weight: 11-11
OR: 102
Days: 30
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jan 25 Exe Exeter 19f Sft 5HcCh 12-0 v1 3/5 Flash Gorcombe (17½L) 15/2 105 99
18 Dec 24 Lin Lingfield 23.5f Sft 4HcCh 11-6 5/9 Aworkinprogress (12½L) 14/1 108 110
2 Dec 24 Plu Plumpton 20f GS 4NvHcCh 11-8 3/6 Theonlywayiswessex (17½L) 5/2F 111 101
24 Oct 24 Not Nottingham 14f Sft 5Hc 10-0 3/14 Hardy Bloke (3¾L) 11/2 73 77
13 Oct 24 Goo Goodwood 16f Hy 4Hc 11-7 4/11 Zikany (19L) 5/1 73 62
16 Sep 24 Wdr Windsor 11.5f Gd 4Hc 9-8 9/9 Diamond Ranger (14L) 22/1 74 56
4
Always Busy silk
Always Busy
J: Jack Tudor
T: Christian Williams
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 4 wins from 15 in the last 14 days (27%)
Two 2nds before 10l win at Warwick (3m1f, good to soft) 11 days ago; well in with penalty
-05221
Age: 7
Weight: 11-11
OR: 95
Days: 11
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Jan 25 War Warwick 25.5f GS 4HcCh 10-13 1/10 Isle Of Gold (10L) 2/1F 95 112
30 Dec 24 Tau Taunton 23f GS 4NvHcCh 11-0 2/10 Langley Hundred (1¼L) 7/1 93 100
5 Dec 24 Wcn Wincanton 26.5f Sft 5HcCh 11-7 2/10 Caeruleum (15L) 16/1 93 99
21 Nov 24 Wcn Wincanton 20f GS 5NvHcCh 11-11 5/6 My Mate Polly (80L) 16/1 97 26
13 Oct 24 Ffo Ffos Las 24f GS 5HcH 12-0 11/13 I'm On My Way (87L) 13/2 98 23
1 Apr 24 Plu Plumpton 25f Gd 5HcH 11-12 F/11 Rollo's Kingdom () 9/4F 98 -
5
Fortunefavorsdbold silk
CD
D
Fortunefavorsdbold
J: Sean Bowen
T: Christian Williams
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
Well treated judged on her Huntingdon and C&D wins in the mud last February/March
-74P53
Age: 7
Weight: 11-10
OR: 101
Days: 26
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
5 Jan 25 Chp Chepstow 26.5f Hy 4HcCh 11-2 3/7 Katate Dori (6¾L) 22/1 101 105
1 Dec 24 Lei Leicester 22.5f Sft 4HcChM 11-9 5/8 Kosasiempre (30L) 28/1 105 90
30 Oct 24 Fak Fakenham 21f Gd 4HcChM 11-13 PU/6 Telepathique () 11/1 107 -
13 Oct 24 Ffo Ffos Las 21.5f GS 4HcChM 11-3 4/7 Smiling Getaway (12½L) 50/1 109 105
20 May 24 Nab Newton Abbot 26f Gd 4HcCh 12-1 p 7/7 Lightonthewing (63L) 16/1 111 58
18 Apr 24 Chl Cheltenham 25.5f Gd 2HcChM 10-13 p 7/9 La Renommee (40L) 9/1 112 82
6
Mister Murchan silk
Mister Murchan
J: Niall Houlihan
T: Richard Rowe
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (0%)
2-21 over fences, latest win January 2021; twice a runner-up on heavy ground last March
322P-P
Age: 12
Weight: 10-12
OR: 89
Days: 52
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Dec 24 Fon Fontwell 21.5f Sft 5HcCh 11-8 PU/9 Shillanavogy () 50/1 94 -
19 Apr 24 Fon Fontwell 19.5f Gd 5HcCh 11-11 PU/11 Millies Mite () 12/1 95 -
18 Mar 24 Fon Fontwell 19.5f Hy 5HcCh 12-0 p 2/5 The Scorpion King (4L) 9/4J 95 102
5 Mar 24 Lin Lingfield 22f Hy 5HcCh 11-2 2/5 Hunter Legend (nk) 6/1 93 102
22 Feb 24 Lin Lingfield 23.5f Hy 5HcCh 11-10 3/5 Galway Mahler (12½L) 11/1 96 97
28 Jan 24 Fon Fontwell 21.5f Sft 5HcCh 11-13 5/9 Sir Rock (15½L) 12/1 99 90
7
Imperial Hurricane silk
Imperial Hurricane p
J: Tom Bellamy
T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
No serious impact in a bumper, five hurdle races or two chases; 627 days off before latest
/5P5/0
Age: 8
Weight: 10-11
OR: 88
Days: 53
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Dec 24 Lin Lingfield 23.5f Sft 5HcCh 10-13 p 10/11 Twilight Glory (48L) 17/2 90 50
23 Mar 23 Chp Chepstow 23.5f Sft 5HcCh 11-11 p 5/15 Rock Of Star (12½L) 25/1 97 100
26 Jan 23 Wet Wetherby 24f Sft 5NvHcH 11-11 p1 PU/15 The Imposter () 14/1 97 -
1 Dec 22 Mar Market Rasen 23f GS 5HcH 12-0 5/12 Oliver's Island (45L) 11/4 100 65
11 Mar 22 Exe Exeter 16.5f Sft 4MdH 11-6 4/9 Operation Manna (27L) 8/1 - 90
15 Feb 22 Lin Lingfield 16f Hy 4NvH 11-0 4/9 My Silver Lining (20L) 7/1 - 96
8
Racing Snake silk
Racing Snake p 1
J: Ned Fox 3
T: Clive Boultbee-Brooks
No solid form under rules; 756 days off before latest outing; tries headgear first time
6/P7/P
Age: 10
Weight: 10-10
OR: 87
Days: 34
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
28 Dec 24 Lei Leicester 22.5f Sft 5NvHcCh 11-9 PU/6 Ronnies Reflection () 11/1 92 -
3 Dec 22 Chp Chepstow 23.5f GS 4NvH 10-11 7/9 Makin'yourmindup (101L) 33/1 - 20
15 Nov 22 Lin Lingfield 19.5f Sft 4MdH 11-1 PU/12 Authorised Speed () 100/1 - -
22 Mar 22 Exe Exeter 24.5f GS 6NvHntCh 11-12 6/7 Famous Clermont (22L) 7/2 - 104
Verdict

Standout claims belong to ALWAYS BUSY thanks to his impressive win at Warwick 11 days ago, for which he is given a 7lb penalty today.

Verdict silk image
Always Busy

Betting Forecast:

5/4 Always Busy,

3/1 Haut Folin,

11/2 Good Friday Fairy,

7/1 Fortunefavorsdbold,

10/1 Havaila,

16/1 Imperial Hurricane,

20/1 Racing Snake,

33/1 Mister Murchan

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