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17:00 Lingfield Park

Ashurst Wood Handicap (Class 6)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £3,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 12.11s
  • Off Time: 17:01:09
  • 10 Ran
2(1)
Silk - Dark Green, White stripe, Pink and White hooped sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 22258-9
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 60

tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, still close up when short of room inside final furlong, soon eased

3(6)
Silk - White, red and white halved sleeves, red cap
5/1
  • Form 0003-41
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 59

close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, headed towards finish

5(9)
Silk - Yellow and Black (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Black stars, Yellow cap
8/1
  • Form 304-430
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 58

raced wide, held up mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish

6(5)
Silk - Red, White stars, Royal Blue sleeves, White armlets
7/1
  • Form 75340-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 58

slowly into stride, in rear, headway when carried head high, looked reluctant and hung left over 1f out, pulled to outside, ridden and stayed on to take 4th near finish

7(7)
Silk - Black and Yellow diamonds, White sleeves and cap
  • Form 58-8041
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 54

tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, effort entering final furlong, driven and stayed on to lead towards finish

8(8)
Silk - Black, Pink epaulets, Black sleeves, Pink spots and spots on cap
11/2
  • Form 022-593
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 51

led, ridden 2f out, soon headed, held when short of room inside final furlong

9(10)
Silk - Light Blue and Mauve (quartered), White sleeves and cap

Bateleur

8 v D
9/2
  • Form 984-662
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 50

steadied start, soon dropped in, headway to mid-division 3 out, nowhere to go from over 1f out, effort when not much room inside final furlong, ridden and kept on towards finish

10(12)
Silk - Yellow, purple stars, chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap

Ramblin Bob

16 t CD
16/1
  • Form 060-019
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 49

always in rear

11(3)
Silk - Royal Blue and White stripes, Red and Royal Blue striped sleeves, Red and White hooped cap
16/1
  • Form 5-89597
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 48

held up towards rear, never near leaders

12(4)
Silk - Light Blue, Black sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap
12/1
  • Form 0-95045
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 48

tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakening when short of room inside final furlong

1(11)
NR

Green Velvet

8 CCD
  • Form 35-4311
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 57

Nonrunner

4(2)
NR
  • Form 869-416
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 59

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

GREEN VELVET is taken to complete her hat-trick with Bateleur and Truly Divine amongst those that are considered dangers. Peter Makin's filly is progressing really well and readily accounted for her opponents when stepped up to this trip eight days ago. Her penalty is, in part, negated by her apprentice and she looks capable of confirming the form of that running with Bateleur. Mick Channon's runner should go well again but he may need a little luck if he's to make up the two and a half lengths that he has to find with the progressive filly. Truly Divine will be worth a market check with Holland up in the saddle for his seasonal reappearance as he has shown enough to believe that he's capable of scoring from this sort of mark. Towy Boy disappointed on his reappearance but has made the frame from similar marks in similar contests in the past so he cannot be ignored but we'll side with the bang in-form Green Velvet.

Formwatch

Towy Boy (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) In touch on outer, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, 11l behind What Katie Did (8-11) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.

Waterloo Dock 9-1 (9-10) Made all, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, won at Lingfield 6f mdn aut stk (5) pol in Feb beating Edith's Boy (8-9) by 1l, 10 ran.

Simpsons Gamble (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 10th of 13, 5l behind Muktasb (11-4) at W'hampton 6f amt hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Truly Divine 5-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 10, 8l behind Cool Sands (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.

Mr Skipiton (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, driven out, won at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Elusive Dreams (9-2) by 1/2l, 9 ran.

Bollin Franny 13-2 (8-9) Soon led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Green Velvet (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.

Bateleur 11-2 (8-4) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway on inside from over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd well inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Green Velvet (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.

Ramblin Bob 6-1 (8-10) Took keen hold, chased leader until over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 27l behind Mr Skipiton (8-11) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.

Lake Sabina 12-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 11l behind Mr Skipiton (8-11) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.

Titus Gent 5-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, edging left when lost place over 1f out, 5th of 10, 4l behind Green Velvet (8-12) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Mar.

Green Velvet 2-1fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Bateleur (8-4) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.

Great Knight (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden along halfway, one pace final furlong, 6th of 13, 4l behind Gracie's Gift (8-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Mar.