Timeform’s three best bets for Monday 15 February

Hydroplane – 14:10 Lingfield

A reasonably helpful performer on the Flat – racking up a hat-trick of victories on the extent again in July 2019 – Hydroplane obtained off the mark over hurdles at Market Rasen in December, doing so within the method of 1 to regulate going ahead, and he has remained in good kind since, shaping higher than the naked end in a novice hurdle at Doncaster in December, earlier than making an encouraging return to the extent when third at this venue final time, more likely to have been higher served by a stronger gallop. His Flat potential suggests {that a} race of this nature must be properly inside his remit and he appears the one to facet with right here.

Marlborough Sounds – 15:45 Lingfield

After profitable with a lot in hand in a handicap hurdle at Fontwell a 12 months in the past, Marlborough Sounds regained the profitable thread on his first Flat begin for Amy Murphy’s yard at Kempton in September, doing notably properly given his place in a steadily-run race, beating a next-time-out winner. He has backed that kind up with a few cracking positioned efforts again over hurdles the final twice, and he charges a probable participant in a race corresponding to this.

Beat The Judge – 16:50 Lingfield

(*15*) opened his chase account on the second try at Newton Abbot in July, wanting a likeable kind as he claimed a heat novice chase, and he put up a really helpful efficiency to make a profitable handicap debut over fences at Fontwell in September, forging clear after being produced to guide from two out. He has failed so as to add to his profitable tally since, however has posted a few strong positioned efforts in sizzling Cheltenham handicaps in October and November, and, given he made the body on each his begins on polytrack on the Flat, he appears an enormous participant on his bumper debut.