Starlit express set to deliver

STARLIT CANTATA has hit the bar on her last two outings but should be on the mark in the Betway Handicap at Lingfield tomorrow.

The six-year-old seemingly saves her best for the Surrey track as she has registered each of her four career victories over the 10-furlong track here.

She returns to her favourite course and distance and while she has failed to strike gold in over a year, Eve Johnson Houghton has sent the Oratorio mare to Lingfield just three times in the interim.

Given she was up against the ill-fated Franklin D on one of those occasions, she perhaps deserves a bit more credit than you would first think and there was plenty of encouragement in a recent head reverse at Chelmsford.

She was sporting cheekpieces for the first time in a while there and they stay on for this assignment. Despite going up a couple of pounds, her mark of 77 is the same as her last winning one in October 2015.

A starting point of 78 looks highly workable for Snobbery in the Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Plus Handicap.

Third on his debut at Kempton, Roger Charlton’s charge improved on that effort when scoring at Wolverhampton at the beginning of December.

That was merely an average maiden, but Snobbery could be called the winner a long way from home and was far from pushed to claim a decisive verdict.

This race will present a stiffer task but Snobbery can rise to the challenge.

Constantino has had to settle for second the last twice at Newcastle, but he can finally get his head in front in the sunbets.co.uk Handicap.

Beaten a length and a quarter by Flaming Spear, Constantino has been put up 2lb by the handicapper for that effort but given he was having just his seventh start, there could still be a little something left in the locker for Richard Fahey to work with.

Synodic impressed when winning at Chelmsford last time and can follow up in the Betway Middle Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton.

Charbel should be the star of the show at Hereford as he contests the Weatherbys Private Bank Novices’ Chase.

Kim Bailey’s charge has some really excellent form in the book, beating subsequent Grade Two winner Le Prezien and three-time winner Top Notch into second and third.

Those efforts were enough to prompt connections to raise his sights to Grade One level at Sandown earlier this month, where he found budding superstar Altior far too good.

Charbel could not employ his usual front-running tactics and Altior sprinted past him after the last to win by six lengths.

The opposition here is certainly not of Altior’s calibre and a success should see Charbel sent back up the ladder again. Silent Steps looks likely to excel over fences in time, but the Weatherbys Printing Services Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle should prove an eminently winnable opportunity. J Osborne 9-5 ............................. W Carson (20) R Fahey 9-5 ................................... J Garritty (39) Ed Walker 9-5 ......................... G Baker (56) S C Williams 9-5 ....................................... L Keniry (17) W Haggas 9-0 ....... Martin Harley (153) R Guest 9-0 ........... A Beschizza (21)EveJ-Houghton9-0 ....................... EGreatrex(3) (36) H Palmer 9-0 .................. Josephine Gordon (21) E Dunlop 9-0 .................................. T Marquand (21) L Carter 9-0 ........................... R Winston (21) S Crisford 9-0 .................................... T J Murphy BETTING: 5-2 Dreaming Of Paris, 11-4 La Guapita, 4 Dubai Art, 10 Marwa, Parisian Chic, 12 Revel, 14 Blaze Of Glory, 16 Hermeneutics, 25 Others.

10-1 Slowly into stride, mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, just failed for 2nd, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Dellaguista at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Dec. 10-1 Close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway to chase winner entering final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Shenanigans at Newcastle 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) in Nov.

16-1 Dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, driven to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Brittanic at Newcastle 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) in Dec. 20-1 Raced wide held up, pushed along and stayed on towards finish, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Sayem at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Dec. 33-1 Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Cercle D’or at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Dec. DELAGOA BAY (21) S Kirk 9 9-10 (D3) ................ M Godwin (5) ROBBEN A Dunn 5 9-8 .............................. Josephine Gordon RUBY WEDNESDAY (16) J Best 4 9-4 (C) ........................ K Fox ALI BIN NAYEF (20) M Wigham 5 9-4 ........................ G Baker GRAND FACILE (21) G L Moore 5 9-1 (CD) .............. T J Murphy COMEDY HOUSE (15) M Madgwick 9 9-1 (CD) ........... L Keniry PAR THREE (13) A Carroll 6 9-0 (D2) ................. G Downing (3) MISS DUSKY DIVA (13) David Drinkwater 5 8-13 ...... Martin Harley DIVINE PRINCE (21) Mrs A Perrett 4 8-12 ................ S W Kelly LILY EDGE (15) J Bridger 8 8-11 (CD) ........................ W Carson MOVIE MAGIC M Hoad 6 8-10 ............................. A Beschizza BETTING: 7-2 Par Three, 5 Robben, 6 Ruby Wednesday, 7 Miss Dusky Diva, 8 Delagoa Bay, Lily Edge, Comedy House, 10 Ali Bin Nayef, 14 Others.

12-1 Held up in mid-division on inside, pushed along over 3f out, headway on inside chasing leaders over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on into 2nd near finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 1 3/4l behind My Renaissance at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) in Dec. 2-1 Slow to break, held up in rear, bumped on outside 2f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 11l behind Minstrels Gallery at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) in Apr. 11-1 Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Lost The Moon at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec. 10-1 Held up in mid-division on inside, headway tracking leaders halfway, 2nd 5f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong, chased winner, no extra and lost two places towards finish, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind My Renaissance at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) in Dec. 20-1 Started slowly, held up well in rear, very wide on bend 3 out, headway on wide outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went never nearer 5th in closing stages, 5th of 13, 3l behind Stand Guard at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.

7-1 Towards rear, effort on inside and plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved, 5th of 13, 5l behind Canadian Diamond at Kempton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec. 14-1 Held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, switched right to inside 2f out, headway under pressure chasing leaders over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Stand Guard at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec. 8-1 Held up in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 9l behind Go George Go at Newcastle 1m 4f stks 0-55 (6) in Dec. 50-1 Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 16l behind Dream Love at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec. 100-1 Soon led, headed 3f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, beaten final furlong, 6th of 7, 7l behind Apache Glory at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb. 16-1 Took keen hold, tracked leaders on outside, pushed along 4f out, weakened inside final 3f, 12th of 13, 28l behind Canadian Diamond at Kempton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec. (17) E Dunlop 5 9-7 (CD) ........... Martin Harley (137) B Millman 9 9-7 (D3) ......................... R Tate (118) N King 6 9-4 (CD) ................... G Baker (20) Eve J-Houghton 6 9-2 (CD4) ...... E Greatrex (3) (112) J Ryan 6 9-1 (CD) ......... Jonathan Fisher (7) (35) J Butler 4 9-0 (CD) ........... L Keniry (13) M Bosley 6 8-11 (C) ..... T Marquand (15) R Hughes 5 8-8 (C) ............... Nicola Currie (7) BETTING: 5-2 Dutch Uncle, 11-4 Starlit Cantata, 4 Believe It, 7 The Gay Cavalier, 10 Elysian Prince, 12 Icebuster, Exceeding Power, 20 Genuine Approval. DOVE MOUNTAIN (113) Mrs A Murphy 6 9-7 (BF, CD) ........ Joshua Bryan (5) 62 NONCHALANT (9) Hugo Froud 6 9-7 ............... Aled Beech (7) 62 SYNODIC (34) S Durack 5 9-6 ................................. L Steward 64 THANE OF CAWDOR (23) J Tuite 8 9-6 (CD) ......... Rob Hornby 67 TEE IT UP TOMMO D Steele 8 9-5 (CD) ............. K Schofield (5) 55 LES GAR GAN (230) D Loughnane 6 9-4 (CD2) ...... Toby Eley (7) 68 FERRYVIEW PLACE (9) I Williams 8 9-2 (CD4) Luke Catton (7) 59 DOSE (20) R Fahey 4 9-1 ........................ Natalie Hambling (3) 63 MOUNT CHEIRON (13) R Ford 6 9-1 (CD2) ....... C Rodriguez (3) 62 BREAKHEART (28) A Balding 10 9-1 .............. William Cox (7) 53 QIBTEE J L Eyre 7 8-13 ......................................... Phil Dennis — MY MISTRESS (9) P McEntee 5 8-13 (CD) .............. C Shepherd 55 FRIVOLOUS PRINCE (9) P Evans 4 8-6 (C)Katherine Glenister (7) 65 BETTING: 7-2 Ferryview Place, 5 Frivolous Prince, 6 Synodic, Nonchalant, 8 Dove Mountain, 10 Dose, 12 My Mistress, 16 Tee It Up Tommo, Les Gar Gan, Qibtee, Mount Cheiron, 25 Others.

9-4fav Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway well over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led close home, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) in Dec beating Nonchalant by nk, 10 ran. 6-1 Held up in mid-division, headway well over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Ferryview Place at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) in Dec. 5-1 Led, ridden over 1f out, headed close home, 2nd of 10, nk behind Ferryview Place at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) in Dec. .

9-2 Held up behind, headway on outside over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, took 3rd towards finish, not reach front pair, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Van Huysen at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec. 7-1 Held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, led entering final furlong, ran on, headed last strides, 2nd of 12, hd behind Zain Arion at Chelmsford City 1m 2f fll hcp (3yo+) (5) pol in Dec. 5-1 Tracked leader, pushed along to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Kempton 1m app hcp (4yo+) (5) pol in Dec beating Baltic Prince by 1 1/2l, 8 ran. 14-1 Very slowly away, in rear, never on terms, 4th of 5, 6l behind Al Neksh at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Sep.

6-1 In touch in rear, pushed along over 4f out, never on terms, 8th of 9, 17l behind Alberta at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Sep.

12-1 Raced wide, in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression, 6th of 8, 5l behind Tellovoi at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Dec.

11-8fav Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Notte Illuminata at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (5) in Dec. Cacique gelding out of Strawberry Morn.

11-4 Tracked leaders, ridden and flashed tail over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression in 4th final 100 yards, 4th of 6, 8l behind Karisma at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Dec. 8-1 Mid-division, headway from 2f out, hanging left when not clear run and bumped over 1f out, went 3rd and ran on inside final furlong, unable to get on terms, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Skidby Mill at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec. Thewayyouare gelding out of Louise D’arzens. 66-1 Slowly away, outpaced, 9th of 10, 9l behind Amber Mystique at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Dec. (17) R Hughes 5 9-7 (D) ............... S W Kelly (17) R Ingram 5 9-6 ............ Rhiain Ingram (7) (28) J Chapple-Hyam 7 9-6 (CD2).G Baker (35) N King 4 9-3 (CD) .................. Martin Harley (17) Mrs A Perrett 6 9-3 (CD) ...... H Crouch (3) (97) S C Williams 6 9-2 .................. Aaron Jones (3) (470) David Dennis 5 9-0 (D) .............. T Marquand (35) A Balding 6 9-0 (CD) ................. L Keniry (28) A Carroll 5 9-0 ...................... G Downing (3) (20) S Kirk 8 8-12 (CD) .............. M Godwin (5) (32) R Charlton 4 8-11 (D) .................. R Kingscote BETTING: 11-4 Snobbery, 5 Petite Jack, 7 Priors Brook, Cape Discovery, 8 River Dart, Dolphin Village, 10 Artful Rogue, 12 Included, Daisy Boy, 20 Others. 4-9fav Tracked leaders on inside, 2nd going well 2f out, led on bit over 1f out, unextended, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) in Dec beating Lobster Cocktail by 2 1/4l, 8 ran. 5-2fav Held up in rear, headway and wide into straight 2f out, ridden and ran on strongly to lead towards finish, comfortable, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Nov beating Isharah by 1 1/4l, 9 ran. 11-2 Took keen hold, led 1f, mid-division, driven to chase leaders 2f out, ridden and stayed on to chase front pair inside final furlong, always held, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Plutocracy at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec. 11-4 Close up, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ridden edged right and stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Nov beating Artful Rogue by 1/2l, 10 ran. (16) J R Jenkins 9 9-11 (C) .............. G Baker (21) C Dore 7 9-9 (D3) .............. Martin Harley (28) H Spiller 4 9-6 ............................... S W Kelly (25) J Gask 4 9-4 ............................. R Kingscote (28) G L Moore 4 9-3 ........... H Crouch (3) (21) P Hedger 8 9-2 ................................ T Marquand M Wigham 4 9-1 (C) ....................... N Mackay (7) P McEntee 6 9-0 ................. W Carson (17) M Attwater 5 8-10 (CD2) ....... E Greatrex (3) BETTING: 11-4 Combe Hay, 4 Macksville, 9-2 Skylark Lady, 5 Karam Albaari, 7 Medicean Queen, 8 Chandon Elysees, 14 Yul Finegold, 20 Fleetwood Poppy, 33 Ruzeiz. (82) A Bailey 5 9-9 ........................ E J Walsh (3) (15) D Flood 6 9-8 (D) .................................... G Lee (20) D Steele 5 9-7 ............................ J F Egan (23) J Bennett 11 9-7 (CD10)Racheal Kneller (5) MrsAMurphy49-4 ..................................... KO’Neill (36) D Loughnane 5 9-4 (CD3)C Bennett (5) (23) P Hiatt 4 9-4 (CD) ................................. A Kirby (34) M Appleby 11 9-4 (C)...R Winston (19)IWilliams49-2(CD) ................ SDonohoe (54) J Mackie 5 9-2 ................................. D Costello (39) V Dartnall 6 9-1 (CD3) ....... C Shepherd (3) (15) J Chapple-Hyam 4 9-1 ............. Danny Brock BETTING: 3 Right Rebel, 4 Raashdy, 5 Kingthistle, 6 Roman De Brut, 8 Mary Le Bow, 12 Cat Royale, 14 Dunquin, Bazooka, 16 Others.

6-4fav Took keen hold, made all, 2 lengths clear inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Newcastle 1m mdn auc stks (5) in Oct beating Best Laid Plans by 3/4l, 6 ran. 12-1 Tracked leaders on inside, ridden to challenge over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on to lead near finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) in Dec beating May Mist by hd, 8 ran. 4-1 Tracked leader and keen, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead p (13) K Dalgleish 6 9-7 (CD).. P Makin (28) T Dascombe 8 9-7 (CD3) .......... A Kirby (23) D Loughnane 8 9-7 (CD7) .... Toby Eley (7) (23) P Evans 7 9-1 (C2) ...................... S Donohoe (9) A Newcombe 6 9-1 ................. E J Walsh (3) (15) F Brennan 6 9-1 ................ Jordan Uys (7) (21) Mike Murphy 6 9-1 .................... R Winston (13) W Brisbourne 5 9-1 ........... C Bennett (5) (20) D O’Meara 4 9-0 (BF, CD) .............. G Lee (22) D Flood 4 8-9 ................... Hollie Doyle (5) BETTING: 7-2 With Pleasure, 9-2 Dana’s Present, 5 Black Dave, 13-2 Beautiful Stranger, 8 Steady Major, Jumbo Prado, 12 Pool House, Cold Fusion, 14 Others.

13-8fav Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 4th of 5, 5l behind Threebagsue at Chelmsford City 1m 3yo clm stks (6) pol in Dec.