Horse Racing: Ajjaad in line for Lingfield glory

Ajjaadd looks a solid pick in the Citipost Direct Distribution Handicap at Lingfield for unheralded trainer Ted Powell.

The four-year-old is the only horse the Reigate handler has run this year. His win at Brighton last time out was his third of the year and he did it nicely, taking a gap when it came with a degree of authority. He has only gone up a couple of pounds and as a course and distance winner on the Polytrack in February, he has a lot in his favour.

If ever Elhamri is going to win a race again then surely the Daily Mail Handicap is it. The six-year-old was a talented horse in his younger days and has been a great servant to the Sylvester Kirk yard.

Having not got his head in front since September 2008, he has actually been in decent form of late and ran his best race for a while when running Matsunosuke to a head at Wolverhampton. Not surprisingly he is turned out again quickly.