Lingfield (AW) 4:20 Result

Wyle Cop is the strongest form horse in the field, having won his last two starts (form figures 935511) and clearly progressing - his most recent runs show a horse hitting a rich vein of form at exactly this trip. He carries a fair OR of 79 (same as the top two in the weights) but is dropping to a rating that hasn't caught up with his recent improvement, and blinkers have been fitted which appears to have sharpened him up given the resulting form spike. Jason Watson takes the ride, a strong booking for a in-form yard. Draw 4 is workable over 5f at Lingfield. Toolatetonegotiate and Forager share the same OR but both look to have flattened out - Forager was well beaten last time (form 416-97) and Toolatetonegotiate's brace of poor runs (form ...108) suggest she's treading water. Diomed Duke is improving (-55213) but his last winning marks have come at a lower level and he needs more to confirm at this grade, though he could threaten for a place. Truly Glamorous has some era of promise but his consistency figures are patchier and he's up against fitter, in-form rivals. Overall this looks a genuine head-to-head between the last-time-out winners, and Wyle Cop's sustained upward trajectory with the blinkers marks him as the one to beat, likely underestimated by the market relative to his recent scintillating form.