Beverley and Lingfield previews: Poets worth a punt, Amlak holds all the aces

Frap was then far form disgraced when fourth to Popsie’s Joy at Beverley off a revised rating of 62 but has not been at his best in three subsequent outings.

However, the three-year-old has been given a break and now returns to action off a mark of 59.

It gives Frap every chance at the weights if the break has freshened him up now dropped down into class 6 company.

Beverley tips

14.10: Areen Heart
14.40: Jeany
15.10: Double Up
15.40: Mustaqqil
16.10: Energia Flavio
16.45: Gulf Of Poets (NAP)
17.15: Frap (E/W)
17.45: I’m Super Too

Amlak weighted to deliver under Dettori at Lingfield

Amlak ran a cracker when runner-up last time out and can go one better to open her account in the 5f nursery on today’s card at Lingfield (15.35).

The Richard Hannon trained filly showed plenty of early dash and stuck to the task well to be beaten 3/4 of a length by Well Done at Wolverhampton, with the pair pulling five lengths clear of the field.

Well Done is a well-regarded sort now officially rated 85 and that makes an opening mark of 75 for Amlak look very exploitable.

The selection also remains open to further progress after just four starts and had previously shaped well on more than one occasion, including when not beaten far when fifth in a Listed contest at York.

Amlak also has the services of Frankie Dettori in the saddle and from a good draw in stall one this looks a lovely opportunity for the daughter of Invicible Spirit to get on the scoresheet.

Falcon’s Song ready to call the tune

Trainer Ismail Mohammed has his team in fine form and Falcon’s Song is fancied to provide him with another winner in the 1m handicap (14.30).

The filly shaped with plenty of promise when on debut when runner-up at Chelmsford and showed the benefit of that experience to open her account at the same venue in game style by a short-head.

Falcon’s Song was allotted an opening mark of 75 on the back of that success and ran better than the bare result suggests off it when third to Great Thoughts over 1m 4f at Wolverhampton, leading entering the final furlong before weakening late on to be beaten 6 1/4 lengths.

Judged on that effort the drop back down in trip looks sure to suit, and although Falcon’s Song was not at her best last time out at Kempton she remains lightly-raced and has been eased a further 2lb in the weights to what looks a workable mark of 71.

Another plus is that stable has a strike rate of 40 per cent at the track in the past 12 months and everything looks in place for a huge run.

Lingfield bets

14.00: Hydroxide
14.30: Falcon’s Song (NB)
15.00: Dream Of Summer
15.35: Amlak (NAP)
16.05: Iconic Sky
16.40: Sacred Harp
17.10: Entsar
17.40: Monna Valley

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