Still time to make most of Flavius Titus

TIPS: Kempton winner looks to have been underestimated by handicapper

FLAVIUS TITUS can do the business for Roger Varian when he runs in a seven-furlong handicap at Lingfield.

A son of the crack sprinter Lethal Force, he has already shown he stays further than his sire by winning over seven furlongs at Kempton.

He made his debut at Nottingham in June, yet despite being well fancied, he could only finish mid-division behind the useful Great Prospector.

Given plenty of time to strengthen up after that , he was not seen again until Doncaster in October where he beat all bar Breath Caught, a halfbrother to Twice Over.

Out again a month later, Flavius Titus had no trouble going one better despite being friendless in the betting and his jockey dropping his whip.

There is a chance, given how he improved markedly with each run last season, that a mark of 82 could seriously underestimate him.

Mark Johnston put KALAGIA away after she disappointed in a valuable nursery at York in August which suggests all might not have been well with her afterwards.

She had earlier beat a 74-rated rival comfortably in a maiden and finished second at Pontefract, after which she was allotted a mark of 77.

The handicapper has certainly given her a chance dropping her 3lb for the York run, especially if there was something amiss, and it is not stretching the imagination to envisage getting on the front end and pulling clear in the Daily Racing Specials At 188Bet Fillies’ Handicap.

Archie Watson enjoyed a ground breaking season on the all-weather through winter, culminating on Finals Day with a win for Corinthia Knight.

He fields an interesting runner at Southwell in French import ROYAL, who contests the Grand National Betting At freebetting.co.uk Novice Stakes.

It is hard to weigh up her French form, but Watson has won through the winter with similar types. SELECTIONS

LINGFIELD: 1.40 Rocksette, 2.10 Bloodsweatandtears, 2.45 FLAVIUS TITUS (NAP), 3.15 Kalagia, 3.45 Mishaal, 4.15 Sweet Symphony, 4.45 Frozen Lake, 5.15 Night Story.

SOUTHWELL: 1.50 Racquet, 2.25 Royal, 2.55 Brockholes, 3.25 Muqarred, 3.5 How Bizzare, 4.25 Falcao, 4.55 Port Soif.

DOUBLE: Flavius Titus and Kalagia.