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15:30 Lingfield Park

Lingfieldpark.co.uk Handicap (Class 2)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £16,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 11.85s
  • Off Time: 15:31:12
  • 4 Ran
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Silk -

Maltese Falcon

2/1

    1(2)
    Silk - Black, Gold Cross and stripe on cap

    Border Music

    8 b BFCDDC
    15/8
    • Form 7227-10
    • Age 6
    • Weight 9-4
    • Official Rating 105

    keen in touch, ridden and unable to quicken from over 1f out, kept on same pace

    2(1)
    Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets and star on YELLOW cap

    Maltese Falcon

    8 t CDD
    2/1
    • Form 5-82224
    • Age 7
    • Weight 9-2
    • Official Rating 103

    made all, shaken up when pressed approaching final furlong, ridden and always holding rivals

    3(3)
    Silk - Purple and Light Green (quartered), halved sleeves, Light Green cap, Purple star

    Ajigolo

    22 D
    5/2
    • Form 09-5401
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-10
    • Official Rating 97

    keen, held up in last place but in touch, headway on outer to chase winner 2f out, soon every chance, ridden inside final furlong, always held

    4(4)
    Silk - Pink, Black braces and armlets, Black cap, Pink spots

    Ripples Maid

    22 DC
    7/1
    • Form 53142-7
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-5
    • Official Rating 92

    tracked winner, ridden and unable to quicken from over 1f out, kept on same pace

    In depth

    Verdict

    Border Music found the drop to five furlongs too sharp last time out and now back over his optimum trip he gets the confident vote to get his head back in front, at the main expense of Ajigolo, although all four runners have solid claims. The selection is more than capable of giving away weight to the whole field and has won in small fields before. He is still progressing well and will surely be staying on too strongly for these today. Ajigolo won well last time out at Wolverhampton but is yet to experience a win at the course so whilst obviously a sprinter with plenty of potential, we will oppose Mick Channon's four-year-old today. Maltese Falcon has pace to burn but ultimately is better over the minimum trip so for that reason is opposed, as is Ripples Maid who should come on for his recent reappearance (well-beaten behind Ajigolo) and acquitted himself with great credit last summer. However the feeling is that he may just come on again for this run so is passed over, and we will return to multiple course winner Border Artist to land the spoils.

    Formwatch

    Border Music 2-1fav (9-3) Held up, shaken up over 1f out, never on terms, last of 10, 3 1/2l behind King Orchisios (9-3) at Lingfield 5f lst stk (1) pol in Mar.

    Maltese Falcon 9-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, soon one pace, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind King Orchisios (9-3) at Lingfield 5f lst stk (1) pol in Mar.

    Ajigolo 9-2jt-fav (8-6) Mid-division, came wide and headway entering straight, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, won going away, won at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Mar beating Qadar (9-2) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.

    Ripples Maid 11-2 (8-8) With leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 7l behind Ajigolo (8-6) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Mar.