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John Smith's Extra Smooth Handicap (Class 5)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 161y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 15.12s
  • 15 Ran
1
Silk -
12/1

    2
    Silk -
    16/1

      1(16)
      Silk - Red, Dark Green and Red striped sleeves and cap
      • Form 010-094
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-13
      • Official Rating 70

      led to halfway, weakened over 1f out

      2(9)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue diamond and sleeves, Black cap

      Brigadore

      9 D
      16/1
      • Form 0160-08
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-13
      • Official Rating 70

      slowly into stride, switched left and headway over 2f out to chase winner, kept on

      4(15)
      Silk - Dark Blue, White epaulets, halved sleeves
      12/1
      • Form 000-701
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-13
      • Official Rating 70

      always towards rear

      5(7)
      Silk - Light Blue, White hoop, armlets and cap

      Digital

      16 D
      12/1
      • Form 06-3597
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 69

      mid-division, switched left and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, hung left, kept on

      6(3)
      Silk - Grey, Black armlets, White cap
      14/1
      • Form 90-6975
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 68

      in touch, ridden when short of room over 1f out, weakened

      7(13)
      Silk - Maroon and Grey stripes, Grey sleeves

      Seneschal

      6 BFD
      8/1
      • Form 665215
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 68

      in touch, effort over 1f out, faded final furlong

      8(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow stripe and cap
      • Form 56568-2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 67

      in touch, ridden to chase leaders and every chance over 1f out, one pace

      9(6)
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (halved), YELLOW sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap
      • Form 330394
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 67

      slowly into stride, soon prominent, ridden and weakened 2f out

      10(10)
      Silk - White, Purple stars, sleeves and star on cap

      Cree

      28 D
      20/1
      • Form 14770-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 64

      towards rear, ridden and some progress halfway

      11(1)
      Silk - Purple, White chevrons, White sleeves, Purple armlets, quartered cap
      66/1
      • Form 03900-3
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 63

      prominent on far side, led halfway, ridden and weakening when headed inside final furlong

      12(12)
      Silk - PURPLE, PINK Cross of Lorraine and cap

      Linda Green

      5 CDDC
      11/4
      • Form 5536-72
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 62

      mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, every chance 1f out, faded

      13(2)
      Silk - Maroon, Light Blue stars, Light Blue sleeves, Maroon stars
      • Form 12956-3
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 60

      in touch, switched left over 2f out, ridden and kept on

      14(8)
      Silk - YELLOW, BLACK star, quartered cap

      Tadlil

      11
      12/1
      • Form 856-48
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 58

      in touch, ridden and weakened halfway

      15(14)
      Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue chevron and armlets, quartered cap

      Coranglais

      14 p DC
      25/1
      • Form 7340-98
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 58

      towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders soon after, weakened final furlong

      16(4)
      Silk - White and Black (halved horizontally), check cap, Yellow sleeves

      Doctor's Cave

      10 b D
      66/1
      • Form 504620
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 56

      tracked leaders until ridden and weakened over 1f out

      3(11)
      NR
      • Form 5/0040-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-13
      • Official Rating 70

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Linda Green, Seneschal and Dunn Deal all look viable options on the formbook and our vote goes to Linda Green. A proven soft ground performer, she has had her battles with the handicapper but there was no disgrace in finishing behind Cashel Mead last time out as that rival went on to win again at Nottingham on Saturday. Seneschal was in good form on the all-weather throughout the winter but was disappointing at Newcastle last time out. That said, a good draw has been forthcoming and the market is dutifully examined. Dunn Deal beat Cashel Mead over six furlongs at Warwick. The race fell right for him on that day and it is likely that followers of Dunn Deal will see their charge attempting to power through in the closing stages. Elgin Marbles had bits and pieces of form for Richard Hannon but has shown little for new connections. Digital invariably places in handicaps but has ground concerns this afternoon. Cesar Manrique won a maiden here under similar conditions and while he has not troubled the judge since - he could be off a winable mark. On the negative side, the draw has not been particularly kind. Ex Ed Dunlop Tadjil is less exposed than most and with Milton Bradley now taking control - it would be no surprise to see any support for him in the market. Plenty of numbers but few with realistic chances and we plump for Linda Green.

      Formwatch

      Extremely Rare (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Led, hung left, headed well over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Sir Desmond (8-12) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.

      Brigadore 20-1 (8-11) Held up, never near leaders, 15th of 16, 41l behind Fire And Rain (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sept.

      Dunn Deal (IRE) 9-2 (9-13) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Warwick 5f hcap (6) gf beating Cashel Mead (9-6) by 3/4l, 16 ran.

      Seneschal 4-1fav (8-11) Prominent until weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 13, 6l behind Sake (8-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.

      Cesar Manrique (IRE) 15-2 (8-9) Heldup towards rear, headway approaching final furlong, finished well to take 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 15, 2l behind Spanish Ace (9-4) at Warwick 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.

      Savile's Delight (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 3l behind True Magic (9-4) at W'hampton 6f handicap (6) pol in Mar.

      Tribute (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride and soon tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, headway to challenge over 1f out, one pace after, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Dizzy In The Head (8-13) at Hamilton 5f hcap (6) gf.

      Linda Green 9-2 (9-2) Held up, ridden, headway from 2f out, chased winner 1f out, strong challenge inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 12, nk behind Cashel Mead (9-1) at Bath 6f fll hcp (5) gs.

      Gracie's Gift (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 10, nk behind Blakeshall Quest (9-1) at Southwell 6f clm (6) fbs in Apr.