Racecards
14:20 Lingfield Park
At The Races Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,727
- 2nd: £805
- 3rd: £403
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer C Appleby
- Jockey M Barzalona
not much room start and slowly into stride, behind and soon outpaced, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on to challenge when edged right 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra when lost 2nd near finish
- Form 45
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey J Fortune
mid-division, driven to chase leaders 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, no impression
- Form 8
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
hung left virtually throughout, chased leaders on outside, ridden and lost place over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 8
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
soon outpaced and behind, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, never reached leaders
- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
led narrowly, headed over 3f out, with leader, regained narrow lead 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, lost place over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 2
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey Richard Hughes
chased leaders, driven over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, never reached winner
Verdict
Connections can't complain at the draw Travis Bickle has been handed. He'll have the stands' rail to race against and, with Richard Hughes doing the steering, must go close as he looked ready for an extra furlong when second on the Polytrack here last month. But OUTBACK TRAVELLER's fourth at Newmarket looks stronger form and he's fancied to come out on top in this granted normal improvement. Almargo is speedily bred but Torchlighter may need further. Midnight Rambler can only improve on his first run but Chainsaw only beat one home over 7f at HQ last time.
Formwatch
Almargo (IRE) Invincible Spirit colt out of Alexander Youth.
Drive On (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) In touch in 4th, ridden over 1f out, hung left and weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 6l behind Kickboxer (9-5) at Ffos Las 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Aug.
Illegal Action (USA) 16-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 11l behind Showpiece (9-5) at Salisbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Aug.
Maymyo (IRE) Invincible Spirit colt out of Lady Windermere.
Midnight Rambler (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Slowly into stride, green and hung left most of way, always towards rear, 8th of 11, 11l behind Dutch Art Dealer (9-5) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Aug.
Outback Traveller (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 10, 3l behind Ghazi (9-5) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Aug.
Torchlighter (IRE) Shamardal colt out of Ever Love.
Travis Bickle (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Pushed along in mid-division, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, ran on, nearest finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Fine Art Fair (9-5) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Bereka Firebreak filly out of Alexander Ballet.
Beatabout The Bush (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along and outpaced halfway, headway on outer under pressure over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 6l behind Dutch Art Dealer (9-5) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Aug.
Chainsaw 66-1 (9-0) Awkwardly away keen in touch in rear, headway to chase leading pair 3f out, ridden 2f out, went 2nd briefly entering final furlong, weakened towards finish, 3rd of 4, 13l behind Music Theory (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo stks (2) gf in Aug.
Lambeth Palace 66-1 (8-13) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 19l behind Threetimesalady (8-6) at Chepstow 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jul.