Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap (GBBPlus Race).
Lingfield · Saturday, 31 Jan · 19:20
· 1m 7f 169y
· Class 4
· POLYTRACK
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:20
Off time
9
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🥈 Second
VICE PRESIDENT (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4
3/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
5.50
9/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
8
7/1
06 · —
9
8/1
07 · —
10
9/1
08 · —
21
20/1
09 · —
34
33/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 5 |
Berkshire Sundance (G)
Won at Kempton 52 days ago but ran badly back up in grade when tenth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (4/1) 15 days ago. Starting to look more in and out these days.
|
P J McDonald | A M Balding | 6 | 64.4 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 4th | 2 | 4 |
Therapist (M)
Won 3 hurdle races last year but pulled up (8 runners) in handicap hurdle at Taunton (16/1) 65 days ago. Significant step up in trip on return to flat.
|
Rob Hornby | N J Henderson | 6 | 60.3 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 6th | 3 | 8 |
Vice President (G)
[H]
Third of 6 in handicap at Kempton over 16f (14/1) 24 days ago, keeping on under pressure. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford (16/1) 16 days ago, unsuited by marked drop to 10f. Back up significantly in trip could suit.
|
Finley Marsh | R Hughes | 5 | 60.3 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 2nd | 4 | 9 |
Barenboim (G)
[P]
Experienced campaigner who ended a long losing run when first of 6 in 16f AW handicap at Kempton Park (3/1) 24 days ago, though had the run of the race with a change in tactics suiting.
|
Pierre-Louis Jamin | Tom Dascombe | 8 | 60.3 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 8th | 5 | 6 |
Knight Templar (G)
FAV
Won 4 of his last 5 Flat starts. First of 8 in handicap at Kempton (9/2) 10 days ago over 16f, travelled fluently and led approaching final 1f. Up 3lbs but hasn't finished improving yet.
|
H Crouch | R Stephens | 5 | 59 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 5th | 6 | 7 |
Naasma (M)
Won 2 times in 4 starts last summer but fourth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (14/1) 21 days ago on return from 3-month break. Back up in trip.
|
Paddy Bradley | P Phelan | 7 | 58.5 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 3rd | 7 | 2 |
Educator (G)
Winless since May but ran well when second of 8 in handicap at Kempton Park (11/2) 10 days ago, bounced back to form and stayed on. Remains capable off this mark.
|
Hollie Doyle | Miss H C Knight | 7 | 58.1 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 7th | 8 | 1 |
Bashful Boy (G)
[P]
On a long losing run of 27 races but has shown fair form recently including fourth of 8 in handicap at Kempton (4/1) 10 days ago where he ran respectably. Cheekpieces back on.
|
Jack Dace | D Pipe | 10 | 58.1 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 9th | 9 | 3 |
Haaland (G)
Without a recent win, eighth of 10 in handicap at Goodwood (16/1) on latest start and made little impression on turf. Better record on AW.
|
L Morris | J & S Best | 6 | 56.7 kg |
34
33/1
|
Betting forecast: Knight Templar (3/1), Berkshire Sundance (9/2), Barenboim (9/2), Educator (6/1), Vice President (7/1), Therapist (8/1), Bashful Boy (9/1), Naasma (20/1), Haaland (33/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5653.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2652.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1325.0 GBP |
| P4 | 663.0 GBP |
| P5 | 330.0 GBP |