Saturday 22 August · GB · Flat · Class 4
5:10 Lingfield (AW)
Pink Lady Find Your Fizz Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)
1m2f · Going: Standard · 9 runners · £5,653
Verdict — our pick: Epictetus
Epictetus heads the ratings alongside Cloth Of Gold at 86, but any advantage must be found in the manner of recent form and suitability to this Lingfield mile-and-a-quarter test on the all-weather surface, where he looks well placed to dictate terms. Cloth Of Gold matches him on paper and represents the most immediate threat, with Wanderlust and Moonrunner also holding sound claims just a pound or two behind and likely to press throughout. The selection's consistency at this level is the deciding factor in a race where the margins are fine, and with conditions expected to suit, Epictetus is the one to be on.
Runners & best odds
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1. Cloth Of Gold(4)Form: -02747
J: Jonny Peate · T: Charlie Johnston · 4yo · 9st 11lb · OR 82 · trainer 18% (14d)
By Sea The Moon out of Daban (Acclamation) · Owner: Around The World Partnership
Cloth Of Gold arrives here just 16 days since his last outing, fit and ready, with experience of today's distance and going in his favour and a speed rating of 88 underscoring his latent ability; yet to score in his last five starts, the main risk is whether he can convert that promise into a win.
2. Epictetus(7)Form: 305231
J: William Carver · T: Jamie Osborne · 6yo · 9st 11lb · OR 82 · trainer 8% (14d)
By Kingman out of Thistle Bird (Selkirk) · Owner: Jamie Osborne Partner
Epictetus won last time out and, with experience of today's trip and conditions already banked, he looks the one to beat off 137 lb from stall seven, his rating of 86 putting him top of our list.
3. Wanderlust(1)Form: 1-4435
J: Tom Queally · T: Iain Jardine · 4yo · 9st 10lb · OR 81 · trainer 7% (14d)
By Churchill out of Life Of The Party (Siyouni) · Owner: Gonzales And Michael Watt
Wanderlust brings solid recent form to the table — third two starts back and a winner five starts back — and has run over today's trip, returning fit on just 15 days' rest carrying 136 lb from stall one. The fifth last time out is the one blemish to overcome.
4. Kokanee(2)Form: 5-2618
J: Pat Cosgrave · T: Ed Dunlop · 4yo · 9st 8lb · OR 79 · trainer 6% (14d)
By Kameko out of Stroll Patrol (Mount Nelson) · Owner: Johnny Hall
Landed a win two starts back but has struggled either side of it, and 48 days off adds a fitness query; has run over today's distance and going, though an eighth last time out tempers expectations carrying 134 lb from stall 2.
5. Pomme Pomme(6)Form: 52-953
J: Rose Dawes(5) · T: Jack Channon · 4yo · 9st 6lb · OR 77 · trainer 6% (14d)
By Coulsty out of Apple Anni (Fast Company) · Owner: Insignia Racing I
Winless in her last five starts and ranked eighth of nine on our figures, Pomme Pomme makes this a tough sell, though she does bring distance and going experience to the table and a third last time out offers a sliver of encouragement after 27 days off.
6. Moonrunner(5)Form: 4-325
J: Jack Doughty · T: Charlie Fellowes · 4yo · 9st 4lb · OR 75 · trainer 17% (14d)
By Sixties Icon out of Librettista (Elusive Quality) · Owner: D R J King
Consistent performer who has finished second and third in recent starts, Moonrunner has experience of today's trip and conditions and a rating of 84 suggests he is ahead of the handicapper, though 72 days off the track and a winless recent run of form are the risks to factor in.
7. Skibo(3)Form: /723-7
J: Kieran O'Neill · T: Barry Brennan · 4yo · 9st 3lb · OR 74 · trainer 33% (14d)
By New Approach out of Skipinnish (Exceed And Excel) · Owner: David Gibbons
Winless in his last four starts and 117 days off the track are the concerns, though a second and a third in recent starts show he can be competitive; has run over today's trip and going, and carries 129 lb from stall 3.
8. Mwafaq(9)Form: 152112
J: Ethan Tindall(5) · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · 4yo · 9st 2lb · OR 73 · trainer 16% (14d)
By Mehmas out of Pivotal Lady (Pivotal) · Owner: Richard Fahey Ebor Racing Club Ltd
Ranked last of nine on our figures, Mwafaq faces a stiff ask on ratings, though his recent form reads well — a winner two starts back and a runner-up last time out 21 days ago — and he has experience on today's going.
9. Orchard(8)Form: 10-323
J: Luke Morris · T: Warren Greatrex · 4yo · 9st 2lb · OR 73 · trainer 0% (14d)
By Wooded out of Al Shahaniya (Zoffany) · Owner: Jim And Claire Limited
Ranked seventh of nine on our figures, Orchard looks a tough sell despite consecutive placed efforts last time out and two starts back; he has experience over today's trip and returns after a 28-day break, but the ratings gap makes him hard to fancy.
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