Step Up In Trip Could Do The Trick For Magic At Lingfield

My two Saturday selections ran nice races, but unfortunately only one of them reached the money. May Remain was trapped wide at Sandown, but he looked to be a serious challenger 2f out when Da Silva started pushing him along. However, Da Silva seemed to get a bit disorganised at an absolutely crucial time and by the time he sorted his hands out, it was game over.

Spiorad Saoirse was well backed and ran a cracker, travelling like the winner for a long way. The winner Kenya was obviously chucked in and Spiorad Saoirse paid the price late on for trying to beat him, fading into fourth. I think he could have finished second if he didn't try and win the race, but it didn’t really matter to us because we landed our each way bets at 33/1.
 

Charlie Bishop has an excellent record  on the all weather at Lingfield

There is plenty of action to get stuck into on Wednesday, and the one I like goes in the 10f handicap at Lingfield at 4.10. Havana Magic started slowly and never figured on her handicap debut when slowly away at Kempton, but it is still early days for this daughter of Havana Gold and she is worth giving another chance to on the form of her first two runs.

She ran a lovely race when fifth on debut in a hot maiden at Newmarket over 7f on debut. She was bumped at the start and got outpaced 3f out, but she kept to the task very well and the race has thrown up plenty of winners. She stayed on well again for 3rd upped to a mile at Windsor on her next outing, shaping as though she would improve for a step up in trip.

Her last run in Novice company over a mile back at Newmarket was a non-event, as was her handicap debut last time at Kempton off 62. However, she was very slowly away and her jockey seemed in no hurry to put her into the race at any stage last time out. She has been dropped 2lb to a mark of 60 after that tame effort and connections have wasted no time in dropping into a class 6 0-60.

That means that Havana Magic carries plenty of weight here, but Shaun Keightley hasn’t bothered booking a claimer so that could mean he fancies her to be competitive. She is bred to relish the step up to 10f on the dam side of her pedigree and her form suggests she will appreciate the extra distance too. Charlie Bishop has a brilliant record at Lingfield and at odds of 33/1 hopefully he enhances it on Havana Magic on Wednesday.

STEVOS’ SELECTION: 4.10 LINGFIELD-HAVANA MAGIC  E/W @ 33/1