It’s the afternoon meeting at Lingfield today that gets our week’s tipping underway after a fine spell.
There’s a warm order atop the market in that opener in the form of the Eve Johnson Houghton-trained Kodiac filly Vixen.
That one bagged with a bit to spare at Kempton last time with a bit in hand and has been raised 5lb in the handicap.
She’s better than the lot that opposed but has been shown to be a bit jumpy down around the start, rearing in the stalls last tie and she’s short enough with the possibility of mischief remaining.
On at a bigger price with an interesting profile is The Lords Work, who’s only having his second start for Mark Gillard after crossing the Irish sea. His first start on these shores was a reasonable sixth-placed effort at Windsor over 10f.
The son of Dick Turpin has won over 7f at Dundalk as well as a claimer on turf over an extended 10f this season.
The return to Polytrack should suit and there should be improvement to come from him yet with his new yard.
The booking of Oisin Murphy to replace a claimer looks significant, too, and he should be primed for a good effort here.
The collection of four-legged question marks that join the five-year-old in opposing the warm fav make the 17/2 about him a grand each-way poke.
He can run well enough to place and should go close to the win if the fav fluffs her lines before the off.