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15:40 Lingfield Park

Littlewoods Bet Direct Stakes (Showcase Handicap) (Class C)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 38.45s
  • 11 Ran
1(3)
Silk - White, Royal Blue epaulets, White sleeves, Royal Blue stars
5/1
  • Form 100000-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, kept on again final furlong

2(9)
Silk - Dark Blue, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star
  • Form 00021-0
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0

held up in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, not much room and squeezed through to chase winner inside final furlong but no impression

3(5)
Silk - White, Red cross belts and armlets, Yellow cap

Serieux

147
11/2
  • Form 504300-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-13

took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

4(1)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, LIGHT BLUE star and star on cap
  • Form 04320-1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-8

led early, tracked leader, led over 3f out, pushed clear 2f out, ridden and ran on well final furlong

5(7)
Silk - YELLOW, BROWN chevrons, YELLOW sleeves and cap, BROWN star
16/1
  • Form 511/350-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6

dwelt, soon in touch on inner, weakened 2f out

6(4)
Silk - Red, Royal Blue triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, Red cap, Royal Blue diamond

Labrett

14
8/1
  • Form 1061-30
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-3

tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, no extra entering final furlong

7(10)
Silk - White, Royal Blue hoop, diabolo on sleeves, Royal Blue cap
  • Form 360-020
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1

in rear, outpaced 3f out, never dangerous after

8(2)
Silk - White, Light Blue seams, White sleeves and cap
  • Form 162-135
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13

soon led, headed over 3f out, chased winner to over 1f out, weakened final furlong

9(6)
Silk - Grey, Pink stars, hooped sleeves and star on cap
25/1
  • Form 00046-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13

held up, effort and not clear run inside final 2f, pushed along and never near leaders after

10(11)
Silk - Pink, Black spots on sleeves, Black cap
16/1
  • Form 153515-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-5

raced wide, in mid-division struggling from halfway

11(8)
Silk - Royal Blue and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Royal Blue cap, Red spots
20/1
  • Form 4153-06
  • Age 7
  • Weight 7-12

held up in touch, headway on outer 2f out, chased winner over 1f out to inside final furlong, one pace

In depth

Verdict

Labrett is a sporting selection to land the showcase race at the expense of Dance On The Top and Linning Wine. Plenty in with chances here, but the recent return to form of the Gaye Kelleway stable augurs well for the chance of Labrett. The seven-year-old gained his biggest success to date at Epsom last summer, and has shown that he relishes the faster Polytrack surface with two wins here to date. His stable was out of form when he finished down the field here a fortnight ago, but expect an improved performance this time. Dance On The Top clearly goes well fresh so it is debatable whether he can follow up his latest success under a penalty, but he may reach the frame. Linning Wine ran too badly to be true over two furlongs longer 18 days ago and is better judged on earlier efforts here. Serieux comes from a stable that does not run too many on the all-weather but has an absence to overcome, while Internationalguest has failed to see out the trip since being upped to a mile and a half. He should fare better, but Labrett is the one to beat if able to reproduce his best form.