Racecards
13:30 Lingfield Park
Bet Direct On 0800 32 93 93 Classified Stakes (Class E)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard

Ability
84- Form 3530-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten

- Form 1/0-00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
always in rear

- Form 05-1410
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
pulled hard, always prominent, ridden and led well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken

- Form 1100-00
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Mrs L Pearce
- Jockey C Catlin
mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out

- Form 00-0453
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Mrs L Richards
- Jockey N Callan
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace

El Raymondo
10- Form 0460-02
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey D Kinsella
tracked leaders, led 3f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, still every chance until weakened inside final furlong

- Form 025-000
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, kept on same pace

- Form 600-040
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer T McCarthy
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
held up, headway on outside 3f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

- Form 0-56610
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Jane Southcombe
- Jockey P Doe
led for 2f, remained close up ridden and led breifly inside final furlong, not quicken close himne

- Form 222114
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey A Quinn
tracked ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

- Form 400-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Dr J Scargill
- Jockey D Corby
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon behind

- Form 02-2312
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey I Mongan
in touch, ridden 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong

- Form 310150
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Darren Williams
slowly into stride, pulled hard, held up, some late headway, never nearer

- Form 5-03001
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey P Makin
close up, led after 2f, headed 3f out, weakened well over 1f out

- Form 0050-62
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer A Reid
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up, headway on inside over 1f out, squeezed through to lead inside final furlong, ran on

- Form 50506-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer P Chamings
- Jockey S J Drowne
held up, some late headway, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
Leading All-Weather trainer Nick Littmoden looks to have found the ideal opening for Mush, who unlike the majority of his rivals, comes into this in good form. He is effective under these conditions and has a decent draw, so he is ideally placed to get a good lead. He has nothing to fear from dual-course winner Border Edge on that running and may more to fear from Mount Royale, who has been well placed to win a couple of minor events through the winter, and is certainly going the right way as he showed in defeat last time, but he does have to prove himself on this surface, while Kinsman, four times a winner here, has been done no favours by the draw. The maiden Ability is worth a mention, given his trainers recent record here and with Fallon on board, he is sure to have his supporters