Lingfield (AW) 5:30 Result

Charles Morin has the strongest recent formline of anyone in this field - a course-and-distance win last time out (form reads 253001) with progressive placings before that, showing he's improving and handles this trip well. He carries a modest 133lbs off a mark of 52, and with a 3lb claim for Liam Wright the effective burden is very manageable. His profile of building through the summer culminating in a decisive win suggests he's arrived at a winning mark and is fit having run just 16 days ago. Further Measure's form (144756) is stale after two wins a while back and recent finishes of 7,5,6 suggest he's found his level or is going the wrong way; the piece of headgear (blinkers) hasn't sparked any improvement lately. The three-year-olds (Ada Rose, Fabled Spirit, Sir Griflet) are all interesting but each has holes: Ada Rose's form figures (673916) are mixed and she's stepping up in trip/grade after a big field; Fabled Spirit's solitary placed effort (2nd) came after two well-beaten runs, and Sir Griflet's 646004 line is moderate with a zero last time. Romeo's Guardian is out of form and lowly-rated. Charles Morin looks the one in form, over the right trip, at a fair mark, with a positive booking of a claiming rider suggesting stable confidence. He's the value win bet in a moderate Class 6 contest.