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13:10 Lingfield Park

Lingfield Park For Exhibitions Apprentice Handicap (Class 6)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £2,750 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 24.48s
  • Off Time: 13:10:23
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Ever Cheerful

11/1

    2
    Silk -

    Emma Jean Lad (IRE)

    5/1

      1(5)
      Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue sash, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets, striped cap

      Convivial Spirit

      56 t CD
      3/1
      • Form 065353-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 65

      held up in last place, ridden 2f out, late headway to take 4th inside final furlong, never nearer

      2(2)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets

      Copper King

      8 D
      5/1
      • Form 6070-42
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 65

      chased winner until approaching 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong

      3(4)
      Silk - White, Red Cross Belts, Royal Blue and White Diabolo on sleeves, red Cap

      Follow The Flag (IRE)

      17 C
      9/4
      • Form 57860-1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 64

      mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong

      4(3)
      Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green hoops, White sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Yellow cap

      Emma Jean Lad (IRE)

      12 BFD
      5/1
      • Form 6212-17
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 64

      close up, chased winner approaching 2f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish

      5(6)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Blue seams, Dark Blue sleeves, Emerald Green seams, Dark Blue cap

      Juzilla (IRE)

      122
      16/1
      • Form 7/727-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 63

      slowly into stride, keen, held up, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous

      6(1)
      Silk - Yellow, Black spots, Yellow sleeves, Black stars

      Ever Cheerful

      20 p CDDC
      11/1
      • Form 12233-6
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 62

      made all, pulled hard, cleared over 4f out, ridden final furlong, kept on

      7(7)
      Silk - Maroon, Royal Blue epaulets

      Imperium

      10 DC
      11/1
      • Form 2593-52
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 58

      held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous

      In depth

      Verdict

      Now that Follow The Flag has broken his duck he looks the one to be on for a follow-up here, while the are not many that we can rule out. The selection dropped back to 6f to score here last time, his first win in 13 attempts. He has gone up 4lb for a narrow margin win over Crimson Fern, but the runner up has come out and won twice since then, so the form looks good in context and the return to 7f will be in his favour. Convivial Spirit is now 2lb below when winning a similar c&d contest last March and was not far away last time out, so he could prove a serious danger. Emma Jean Lad enjoys this surface and has a couple of recent Kempton wins to his name, and there were excuses last time over a mile so he is not ruled out. Copper King is well handicapped on his turf form and acts over the trip so he could go close, while Imperium was just held last time and from 1lb higher he should be thereabouts. Not an easy opener to pin down but Follow The Flag gets the nod.

      Formwatch

      Convivial Spirit 9-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final fulong, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Regal Raider (8-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.

      Copper King 13-2 (8-13) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, took 2nd near finish, just failed, 2nd of 5, hd behind Waterline Twenty (9-2) at Kempton 1m clm (6) pol in Jan.

      Follow The Flag (IRE) 3-1fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven approaching final furlong, ran on to lead post, won at Lingfield 6f app hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Crimson Fern (9-0) by a shd, 7 ran.

      Emma Jean Lad (IRE) 3-1fav (8-7) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 8, 6l behind Wrighty Almighty (8-8) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.

      Juzilla (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Held up behind, some late progress, never a danger, 7th of 16, 11l behind Ellen's Girl (9-4) at Salisbury 1m app hcp (6) gs in Oct.

      Ever Cheerful 9-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 5l behind Unlimited (8-8) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.

      Imperium 9-2 (9-5) Keen, tracking leaders, ridden to lead briefly inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 7, hd behind Jessica Wigmo (8-10) at Lingfield 7f app hcp (6) pol in Jan.