Pirate raid KING TO GRAB LINGFIELD SPOILS
ONE of three course and distance winners in the feature race on the Lingfield Park card this afternoon,
PIRATE KING (1.40) can net his fifth victory from 14 starts on the sand.
With little obvious pace in this mile-anda-half affair, his prominent running style should be a huge advantage and the six-year-old from the Charlie Fellowes stable can see off the progressive Myseven.
NARJES (12.40) is as frustrating a horse as you could possibly find at the basement level but he looks ready to grab the fifth gold medal of his career in the opener.
All Michael Appleby’s seven-year-old needs is an end-to-end gallop to put his rush finish into play down the short home stretch.
Despite racing prominently for his last success, DAZZLING DES (4.10) is first and foremost a hold-up merchant.
He ran much better than his finishing position of fourth last time out at Wolverhampton.
And David Probert may be able to guide him to a much-overdue success if he can get him covered up in mid-division in the early part of the six-furlong contest, although likely favourite Grey Galleon is to be feared.
PEMBERLEY (2.20) may not be the quickest chaser in the business but he does keep galloping so the heavy conditions should be right up his street at Hereford.
He receives 4lbs from his biggest danger today, Everything Now, and I expect exciting apprentice Ben Jones to make plenty of use of him.
Wind surgery seemed to work the oracle for CHAMPAGNESUPEROVER (1.50) when he won last time out at Ayr and he can defy a 7lb penalty in the novices’ handicap hurdle.
Olly Murphy’s charge jumped brilliantly that day and has plenty more improvement left in his locker.
With top weight Little Jack better on a sound surface and Oxwich Bay becoming frustrating, WESTERN STARLET (2.20) could be the answer to the staying handicap hurdle.
The son of Westerner finally gets to run over a suitable trip and off a mark of 100, he could be thrown in here at a double-figure price.