There are some competitive Class 4 handicaps towards the end of Tuesday’s Lingfield card, the feature being the 0-85 fillies’ contest over 7f at 7.50.

A case can be made for a few, but perhaps none more so than QUEUE DOS. Stan Moore’s 4yo is usually seen racing over 6f, but she won over this far at Wolverhampton last September and remains unexposed at the trip. She tends to need her first start back from a break, so it was encouraging to see her run with plenty of credit when fourth of six on her return from 104 days off at Wolverhampton last month. The form doesn’t look bad either, with the winner and third having been successful in the meantime.

Another horse running over a different trip to normal is METALLO in the 0-80 handicap over 1m at 7.20. John Butler’s gelding is usually seen over further, indeed his latest run was over 1m4f at this track. However, he ran really well when beaten just over a length into fourth of nine over 7f here in March and not only should he get a solid pace to aim at with a couple of established front-runners in the field, he also drops to this level for the very first time.

VICTORS SPIRIT can take the closing 0-80 handicap over 1m4f at 8.20. Neil King’s gelding has improved since switching to handicaps on the AW with the hood fitted, just getting the better of the consistent Tortured Soul over 1m3f at Southwell last month before finishing second of nine over 1m2f here nine days later. That performance did suggest he would be suited by stepping back up in trip.

The best bet on the card, albeit he is likely to start at short odds, is SLACK BOB in the 0-65 handicap for 3yos over 7f at 6.50. Ed Dunlop’s gelding is gradually getting closer to winning, going down by just half a length on his return from 89 days off over 1m at Yarmouth last month. The trip just appeared to stretch him, though, so dropping back a furlong looks to be a good move. David Bellingham