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14:50 Lingfield Park

Pontins.com Handicap (Class 4)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £7,300 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 37.12s
  • Off Time: 14:50:24
  • 11 Ran
2(10)
Silk - Dark Green, White seams, White sleeves, Dark Green armlets, White cap
  • Form 1-11604
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 80

raced wide, keen, held up in touch, headway approaching 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, idled, just held on

3(8)
Silk - Cambridge Blue, Purple sleeves, Black cap, Gold spots
8/1
  • Form 482068
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 78

tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, rallied towards finish

4(11)
Silk - Brown, Yellow hoop, armlets and cap

Steely Dan

13 CDC
33/1
  • Form 00/818-0
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 78

always in rear

5(9)
Silk - Red, Dark Green stars on sleeves, Red cap, Dark Green star
12/1
  • Form 078214
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 77

held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden, ran on final furlong, not reached leaders

6(2)
Silk - White, Orange cross belts

Trans Sonic

49 DC
13/2
  • Form 46-0268
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 76

pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

7(5)
Silk - Yellow, black sash, white sleeves, black and white quartered cap

Sri Pekan Two

218 CD
8/1
  • Form 5145-7P
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 77

raced keen, mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

8(3)
Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green seams, Emerald Green cap, Yellow star
  • Form 913765
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 76

pulled hard, led 7f out, ridden, headed 2f out, kept on same pace

9(4)
Silk - Royal Blue, White disc and sleeves
8/1
  • Form 4-32213
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 75

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

10(12)
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue hoops, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue diabolo

Gazboolou

54 D
14/1
  • Form 605361
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 74

held up in rear, never dangerous

11(1)
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue stripe and sleeves, Dark Blue and Yellow striped cap

Smokin Joe

3 b DC
12/1
  • Form 725165
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 68

slowly into stride, pulled hard, held up, headway on inside from 3f out, switched right over 1f out, ridden, ran on towards finish

12(7)
Silk - Black, White Cross of Lorraine, hooped sleeves and cap

Meditation

19 CDC
11/1
  • Form 080201
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 66

led 1f, tracked leaders after, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

1(6)
NR

Councellor (FR)

4 t CDD
  • Form 231411
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 80

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Councellor is in great form but a double penalty for back-to-back wins makes his hat-trick bid an unenviable task, so we will chance Monkey Glas, while giving due respect to recent winners Gazboolou and Meditation. The selection is 9lb better off with Councellor for a one-and-a-half length defeat last time out. Karl Burle has his yard in great nick and although the gelding has never won off a mark as high as this he should give a very good account. Councellor can clearly make an impace once again but those extra pounds will probably make a difference, and Meditation comes in calculations after sticking on gamely to win over c&d last time. However, both she and Kempton claimer scorer Gazboolou will have their work cut out. Gaelic Princess is not out of it either, but Monkey Glas is a sporting bet.

Formwatch

Atlantic Story (USA) 15-2 (9-4) Mid-division on inside, switched left 2f out, soon ridden and hung right and ridden on same pace, 4th of 14, 6l behind Blackat Blackitten (8-12) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sept.

Basra (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened from 2f out, 8th of 13, 7l behind Evident Pride (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.

Steely Dan 33-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, 13th of 14, 5l behind Golden Desert (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.

Gaelic Princess 14-1 (9-1) Behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, gaining towards finish, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Waterline Twenty (8-8) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Nov.

Trans Sonic 28-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, led 7f out, headed over 2f out, one pace, 8th of 16, 6l behind Teodora Adivina (9-0) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.

Sri Pekan Two 7-2 (9-1) Soon tracking leaders, lame 5f out and pulled up in race won by dhtrs Emerald Wilderness (8-13) & Guiseppe Verdi (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Apr, 6 ran.

Monkey Glas (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Councellor (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.

Princess Taylor 5-1 (8-8) With leader, every chance 1f out, no extra close home, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Bussel (8-0) at Lingfield 1m fll hcp (4) pol in Nov.

Gazboolou 12-1 (9-7) Prominent, went 2nd 3f out, led over 2f out, strongly pressed throughout final furlong, held on, all out, won at Kempton 1m clm (6) pol in Oct beating Forbidden (8-8) by a shd, 11 ran.

Smokin Joe 8-1 (9-0) Towards rear, plenty to do 2f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 13, 7l behind Den's Gift (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

Meditation 9-1 (8-10) Made all, ridden over 1f out, held on well under pressure, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov beating Run For Ede's (8-9) by a shd, 8 ran.

Councellor (FR) 9-2 (9-6) Made all, ridden out, won at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov beating Rainbow Mirage (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.