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14:10 Lingfield Park

Hilary Gray Birthday Celebration Nursery Handicap (Class 4)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 22.72s
  • Off Time: 14:16:09
  • 12 Ran
1(7)
Silk - MAROON, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star

Heywood

8 D
7/2
  • Form 053161
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 83

held up, driven and headway over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden out

2(5)
Silk - PINK, GREY spots and sleeves, PINK cap
  • Form 02634
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 80

steadied start, held up, headway over 1f out, soon chasing winner, stayed on strongly close home

3(1)
Silk - Emerald Green, large Pink spots, Pink cap
25/1
  • Form 431049
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 80

held up, some headway over 2f out, soon faded

4(3)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE star, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE stars and stars on cap

Veenwouden

16 D
2/1
  • Form 41
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 77

in touch, headway over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace

5(8)
Silk - Maroon, Yellow diamond, diamonds on sleeves, Maroon cap, Yellow star
14/1
  • Form 81
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 77

prominent and pulled hard, led over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, weakening when not much room inside final furlong

7(11)
Silk - Yellow, Maroon Cross of Lorraine, White sleeves, Maroon and Yellow quartered cap
33/1
  • Form 7657
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 67

led until headed over 2f out, soon faded

8(2)
Silk - White, Royal Blue hoop, diabolo on sleeves, Royal Blue cap
  • Form 857
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 67

behind, pushed along halfway, never dangerous

9(4)
Silk - White, Black stripe, Black sleeves, White armlets, striped cap
  • Form 4568
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 66

tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, kept on same pace

10(13)
Silk - Black and pink diamonds, black and white check sleeves, black cap, pink spots
  • Form 960
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 66

slowly into stride, soon prominent, every chance over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

11(12)
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow hoop and armlets, check cap
  • Form 986
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 66

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

12(10)
Silk - Royal Blue, Maroon and Royal Blue striped sleeves, Yellow cap
16/1
  • Form 378
  • Age 2
  • Weight 7-12
  • Official Rating 60

chased leaders over 4f, soon under pressure and weakened

13(6)
Silk - White, Royal Blue stars, Light Blue sleeves, Orange stars, Dark Green cap, Maroon stars
  • Form 765
  • Age 2
  • Weight 7-12
  • Official Rating 59

chased leaders over 4f, soon faded

6(9)
NR
  • Form 71235
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 77

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Heywood looks to be going the right way judged by his recent Sandown success and Mick Channon's colt is taken to follow up off his new mark and score at the main expense of Veenwouden and Miss Saafend Plaza. The last mentioned is open to improvement after just five starts and seems reasonably well treated but remains a maiden and may be best watched. Hythe Bay struggled in better company last time and may do better back in this grade, while Blue Madeira is strictly held by the selection on running last time and is hard to recommend. Redcliff could be anything after just two starts as could James Fanshawe's Veenwouden so a safer option looks to be Heywood, who is taken to win again.

Formwatch

Heywood 4-1fav (9-0) Held up towards rear, good headway from 2f out, driven to lead 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Sandown 7f 2yo hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Jawaab (8-11) by 3l, 10 ran.

Miss Saafend Plaza (IRE) 5-2jt-fav (9-7) Raced centre, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 4l behind Bobbish (8-11) at Newmarket 7f 2yo hcp (5) gs in Jul.

Hythe Bay 33-1 (8-7) Led for 2f, ridden halfway, weakened from 3f out, 9th of 10, 32l behind Eddie Jock (8-12) at Ascot 7f 2yo aut (2) gf in Aug.

Veenwouden 5-2fav (9-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, led inside final 2f, soon in command, ridden clear, won at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) gs in Aug beating Ronaldsay (9-0) by 2l, 10 ran.

Redcliff (GER) 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, shaken up to lead just inside final furlong, ran on, won at Brighton 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) frm in Aug beating Belvedere Vixen (8-8) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.

Chip Leader 25-1 (9-3) Chased leaders until halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 11l behind King's Bastion (9-3) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd in May.

Spirited Speedfit (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f, soon no impression, 7th of 13, 5l behind Bid For Glory (9-3) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Jul.

Carlitos Spirit (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, 8th of 13, 1 1/2l behind See In The Dark (9-7) at Windsor 6f 2yo hcp (5) gf in Jul.

Maid of Ale (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Mid-division weakened 2f out, 11th of 16, 7l behind Suki Bear (9-0) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn fll (4) gd in Aug.

Revisionist (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Went right start, always outpaced behind, 6th of 8, 7l behind Five A Side (9-3) at Epsom 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jul.

Daring You 7-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 15l behind Monachello (9-3) at Warwick 7f 2yo mdn (5) frm in Jun.

Global Traffic 7-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden and edged left from 2f out, kept on, 5th of 14, 3l behind Party Palace (8-1) at York 6f 2yo sll (4) gf in Jun.

Blue Madeira 9-2 (9-2) Held up mid-division, headway on inside to chase leaders over 2f out, not quicken and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 9l behind Heywood (9-0) at Sandown 7f 2yo hcp (4) gd in Aug.