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13:20 Lingfield Park

Bet Direct 'Red To Bet' On ITV Handicap (Class E3) (Class 3)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 7.71s
  • 14 Ran
1(14)
Silk - Red, Yellow chevrons, Red sleeves, Yellow stars, quartered cap

Ezz Elkheil

211 b
50/1
  • Form 430000-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 70

raced mid-division, effort 3f out, soon weakened

2(8)
Silk - Royal Blue, Orange star, striped cap
12/1
  • Form 020114-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 66

raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, ran on to lead final 50 yards

3(3)
Silk - Red, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap

Crail

18
7/1
  • Form 410044-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 70

raced mid-division, not quickened 2f out, kept on final furlong

4(4)
Silk - Yellow, Maroon Cross of Lorraine, White sleeves, Maroon and Yellow quartered cap
  • Form 503032-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 59

soon led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

5(9)
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow stripes, checked sleeves, Royal Blue cap
  • Form 021602-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 70

prominent, effort to chase leader just inside final furlong, not quickened towards finish

6(1)
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue hoop, chevrons on sleeves

Gingko

18
12/1
  • Form 503345-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 67

chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, not pace of winner and headed final 50 yards

7(7)
Silk - BLACK, EMERALD GREEN triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, BLACK cap, EMERALD GREEN diamond
40/1
  • Form 200500-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 68

took keen hold, held up in rear, weaved through inside final furlong, never reached challenging position

8(6)
Silk - WHITE, RED chevron, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE stars, WHITE cap, ROYAL BLUE star
7/2
  • Form 606002-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 69

held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, not much room and eased approaching final furlong

9(12)
Silk - Grey and Royal Blue (quartered), Red sleeves and cap

Burgundy

95 b
20/1
  • Form 212546-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 65

slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer

10(2)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE hoop, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, WHITE cap
20/1
  • Form 112444-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 65

slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

11(5)
Silk - WHITE, LIGHT BLUE spots, LIGHT BLUE cap
16/1
  • Form 240006-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 67

pushed along 4f out, always towards rear

12(10)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow hoop and armlets, quartered cap

Fisby

30
7/1
  • Form 000121-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 67

led early, settled behind leaders, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out

13(11)
Silk - White, Red braces, Red and White chevrons on sleeves
  • Form 322420-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 65

always prominent, pushed along 2f out, ran on inside final furlong

14(13)
Silk - Red, White sash and sleeves, Black and Red quartered cap

Graft

15
14/1
  • Form 105061-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 64

raced wide towards rear, never dangerous

In depth

Verdict

The vote here goes to The Violin Player ahead of Crail, Ezz Elkheil, Anuvasteel and Fisby. The selection finished two lengths ahead of Crail last time over course and distance and is only a pound worse off at the weights today. Crail will probably benefit from a faster pace than he got in that race and narrowly holds Gingko on the form of that same race. However, the selection remains generally consistent and just shades it for us today. Zalkani has more to do now off a revised mark following his good run, while Ezz Elkheil holds a good chance based on best Turf form and his Lingfield run in February and is now fitted with first-time blinkers. Doris Souter has been placed here from higher marks but lacks a recent run, while Anuvasteel has a fair all-weather record, has won here over a mile and is off interest racing in first-time cheekpieces. The drop in trip from last time might help Desert Image but he needs to recapture his best, while Burgundy's best form has come in sellers and claimers. Fisby won from a five-pound lower mark at Wolverhampton last time, comes here in good heart, and his sole run here to date was inconclusive. Cormorant Wharf was staying on last time and has been generally consistent of late, while Graft is four pounds higher now than for his course and distance win last time but is held by Fisby on Wolverhampton form. Not an altogether easy race to sum up then, with the vote going to The Violin Player.