Lingfield novice hurdles take a bit of winning when the ground is heavy so don't be surprised if there is a shock in the 2.33. None of these are guaranteed to handle such soft conditions but MONGOL EMPEROR won his point in heavy ground and that gives me a bit of confidence that he will handle this testing ground.
A 6th placed effort in one of the best novice hurdles this season also bodes well and if building on that effort I suspect he should be going close here. Dusart and Soaring Glory pulled well clear that day but my selection travelled sweetly into the straight before being tapped for toe as they quickened. He stuck on though and this stiffer test of stamina should suit him better being a 3 mile pointer. At 11/1 at the time of writing he certainly looks like he is worth chancing in an open race.
Lingfield 2.33 – Mongol Emperor
