BEST of the BETS

Barry Murtagh's 7yr old bay gelding ELIXER wasn't much cop over the sticks but he's shaped much better of late over fences producing his best performance so far in this sphere over CD last time from 7lbs out of the handicap.
He held every chance LTO when taking it up three out and was still a touch in front at the last until a mistake put paid to him getting in the winners enclosure for the first time.
Compensation hopefully awaits as they say as the race was given a form boost when the fourth came home in good style this week..

PILOT WINGS 4-20 Lingfield 6/4 BOG

Tony Carroll's 5yr old bay gelding Pilot Wings appeared to appreciate the change of scenery when getting off to a flying start on debut for this yard after being 0-15 for two others when justifying favouritism in a 13-runner handicap at Wolverhampton over 9.4f last a week ago in clear cut fashion when taking it up 2f out. That was an apprentice handicap so he carries no penalty and is due to go up 6lbs in the future.

2nd and 5th Today.

Elixer could not confirm his course superiority over GETAWAY NORTH, but ran his race again in a fashion..

Pilot Wings won well on his stable debut at Wolverhampton the previous week and avoided a penalty for that and was 6lb well in. He was up at the front end from the start but this time he was joined on the turn in and had to get racing a bit too soon, which gave the closers a chance to run them down.