Mystique Moon can reveal his full potential at Lingfield
– Mystique Moon should step up on his recent return to action by winning the Play Starburst Slot At sunbets.co.uk/vegas Handicap at Lingfield today.
Charlie Appleby's runner looked full of potential when winning two of his three starts during the early part of last year, building on his maiden success in January to win on his handicap bow the following month.
The four-year-old was then out of action until April, when he found only subsequent Listed and Group 3 winner Arabian Hope too good, so it was understandable he was sent off favourite on his return at Lingfield.
He had to settle for fourth, but
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stayed on well enough to suggest he should be sharper for the outing and will perhaps find this 1400m more to his liking.
Star Story can finally get her head in front in the opening Betway Handicap. The four-year-old was nothing if not consistent for Ralph Beckett last year, placing on each of her five outings without actually getting that all-important victory.
It could be argued Star Story has been somewhat hampered by her keen-going nature but she also did not enjoy the best of passages at the finish last time, so it might pay to keep the faith in what appears an average event.
Jallota is an interesting contender as he tries his his hand at the all-weather game in the Sun Bets Conditions Stakes at Newcastle.
Charlie Hills' runner turned in a mixed bag of efforts in Listed and Pattern company last year but he finally got his head in front when winning at Redcar in October.
A couple of subsequent runs, most recently in a Newmarket Listed heat in November, failed to yield further joy but Jallota arrives here with a mark of 110 and the conditions of the race give him a potentially handy little pull in the weights.
His two previous all-weather efforts came in Dubai a couple of years back, so his apparent lack of success on that front is not really a concern.
The Smarkets Chatteris Fen Juvenile Hurdle takes centre stage at Huntingdon and Gumball is fancied to rediscover the winning trail.
The four-year-old looked a top-class juvenile in the making after winning his first two starts in Britain at Stratford and Chepstow, but was brushed aside by Apple's Shakira at Cheltenham in November. –