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15:35 Lingfield Park

Blue Square Bet Handicap (Class 3)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £10,500 added
  • Winner: £6,792
  • 2nd: £2,021
  • 3rd: £1,010
  • 4th: £505
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 28.63s
  • Off Time: 15:36:40
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Layline (IRE)

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Franco Is My Name

    14/1

      3
      Silk -

      Exemplary

      9/2

        1(3)
        Silk - Purple, white sleeves, check cap

        Status Symbol (IRE)

        25 D
        7/1
        • Form 801300-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 95

        led, joined 8f out, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out

        2(7)
        Silk - Red, dark blue stars, white cap, dark blue stars

        Cashelgar (IRE)

        21
        9/2
        • Form 6/9500-6
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 94

        held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, effort on outer over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        3(4)
        Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

        Exemplary

        17 CD
        9/2
        • Form 0002-21
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 86

        tracked leader, joined leader 8f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace

        4(5)
        Silk - Black, Mauve stars

        Layline (IRE)

        15 C
        9/2
        • Form 6060-72
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 85

        tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, led approaching final furlong, pushed out, comfortable

        5(1)
        Silk - Black, Yellow disc, hooped sleeves and cap

        Art Scholar (IRE)

        20 D
        4/1
        • Form 51443-1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 84

        held up towards rear, never on terms

        6(6)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow stars, hooped sleeves, White cap

        Franco Is My Name

        170 C
        14/1
        • Form 556557-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 84

        held up in touch, good headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, no impression final furlong

        7(2)
        Silk - Red, beige hoops and sleeves, striped cap

        Brunston

        21 BF
        16/1
        • Form 6030/7-3
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 82

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

        8(8)
        Silk - Black, red braces, red cap

        First Avenue

        17
        8/1
        • Form 0/0024-1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 80

        behind, never on terms

        Previous results

        2011
        (9)
        Silk -

        Scamperdale

        6/1
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-4

        2010
        (3)
        Silk -

        Buxted (IRE)

        7/2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-6

        In depth

        Verdict

        Exemplary has done his recent winning over 2m and the same comment applies to recent Kempton winner First Avenue. Art Scholar steps up a grade off a 6lb higher mark having also won at Kempton last time and Layline looks a bigger threat on the evidence of his second in a conditions race over C&D last month. However, the much travelled CASHELGAR was a winner when trained in France, took on the likes of So You Think at the Curragh for Dermot Weld last May and, after only one disappointing run for Jeremy Noseda, was sold on to current connections. He made a promising start too when a close-up sixth at this track and could start a tempting price in this company.

        Formwatch

        Status Symbol (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Always in rear, last of 13, 8l behind Tinshu (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f Listed stks (1) pol in Dec.

        Cashelgar (IRE) 66-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Emerald Wilderness (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Jan.

        Exemplary 2-7fav (9-12) Tracked clear leader, left in lead after 6f, made rest, ridden over 1f out, ran on well, won at Lingfield 2m clm stks (6) pol in Jan beating Crunched (9-12) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.

        Layline (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Raced keenly tracking leaders, effort over 1f out, stayed on well closing stages, never able to challenge, 2nd of 4, 3l behind Junoob (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f cnd stks (4yo+) (4) pol in Jan.

        Art Scholar (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, switched right and headway well over 1f out, led entering final furlong, soon quickened clear, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan beating Big Creek (9-5) by 3l, 10 ran.

        Franco Is My Name 6-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden when short of room 2f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 10, 5l behind Judicious (9-9) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.

        Brunston 11-8fav (9-11) Chased leaders, outpaced over 4f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Aviso (8-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm stks (6) pol in Jan.

        First Avenue 13-2 (9-7) Held up towards rear, good headway on inside over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Kempton 2m hcap (4) pol in Jan beating Dark Ranger (9-4) by 1l, 11 ran.