Paul Kealy's play of the day at Lingfield

Epsom Faithfull
12.15 Lingfield

I'm hopeful that the bet of the day comes in the opening 7f handicap, a run-of-the-mill Class 4 affair in which Epsom Faithfull makes plenty of appeal.

She has dropped 18lb in the ratings since February last year, and not without good reason, but she came the closest she has to winning for a while when a length third here over a mile 16 days ago on what was her first run for the best part of four months.

If that was a sign that she's on the way back to some form – we can't expect her to reach her previous peak at the age of seven – then she is certainly well enough handicapped dropping back to her best all-weather trip.

Epsom Faithfull is 5-16 on artificial surfaces, but that improves to 4-8 over 7f, with three of those successes coming off higher marks than she is on now.

Epsom Faithfull12:15 Lingfield (A.W)

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