AIRSHOW is fancied to land a fourth victory of 2022 by beating six rivals By £10 Get £10 With Vickers.Bet Handicap (3.05) at Chepstow.
Having scored on the all-weather at Kempton Park and Southwell in January, Rod Millman’s son of Showcasing was back on target with a length-and-a-quarter margin from Ginger Jam at Bath in April. Attempting the follow-up under a penalty over the same course and distance eight days later, Airshow went under by three-quarters of a length to Get It.
A 1lb nudge up the weights is neither here nor there and, having finished second on each of his four visits to the Monmouthshire venue, Ross Coakley’s mount can go one better.
At Brighton, THE LAMPLIGHTER gets the vote to atone for an unlucky defeat at Goodwood last time out to land the Streamline Taxis 01273 202020 Handicap (2.10). The George Baker-saddled seven-year-old went off at 16-1 for his return to action at the end of last month, but came within the minimum margin of defying those odds with a nose defeat to Shobiz.
That doesn’t tell the whole story – The Lamplighter would have won but for meeting trouble in running inside the final quarter mile – and compensation awaits.
Friday racing tips
BRIGHTON
1.00 SWEAR
1.35 GISELLES IZZY
2.10 THE LAMPLIGHTER (NB)
2.45 RIVAS ROB ROY
3.20 JUNOESQUE
3.55 DARVEL
4.25 OTAGO
CARLISLE
1.10 CHINESE SPIRIT
1.45 CARMELA
2.20 MRS BAGERRAN
2.55 EY UP IT’S MAGGIE
3.30 DIRTY LEEDS
4.00 ZINC WHITE
4.30 MAKEEN
CHEPSTOW
1.20 BELISA DE VEGA
1.55 TARRABB
2.30 MONSIEUR FANTASIE
3.05 AIRSHOW (NAP)
3.40 WAY OF LIFE
4.15 KING OF ICE
4.50 BALHAMBAR
5.25 AMALFI BAY
STRATFORD
5.35 LONGHOUSE SALE
6.05 CAID DU BERLAIS
6.35 LATENIGHTFUMBLE
7.05 VAUCELET
7.35 CLONDAW WESTIE
8.05 FEUILLE DE LUNE
8.40 PATANITA
HAYDOCK PARK
6.25 STUDY THE STARS
6.55 OUR JESTER
7.25 EAGLE DAY
7.55 IRIS DANCER
8.25 KAPONO
8.55 OUTSMART
PONTEFRACT
6.30 FROG AND TOAD
7.00 CLOSE QUARTERS
7.30 BREEGE
8.00 SPANTIK
8.30 COGNOCENTI
9.00 VENTURA EXPRESS
