Racecards
15:00 Lingfield Park
Unibet Handicap (Class 7)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 5f 6y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £2,500 added
- Winner: £1,704
- 2nd: £503
- 3rd: £252
- Form 822706-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Martin Lane
tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken close home
Loudly (USA)
129- Form 8/000-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 50
steadied start, held up in touch in rear, shaken up and headway inside final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead post
- Form 841558-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey A Kirby
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 800522-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 49
soon led, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed and no extra near finish
- Form 072405-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer Miss N L-Beavis
- Jockey Patrick Pilley
raced wide, towards rear, ridden halfway, never a factor
- Form 5P8590-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 693057-
- Age 10
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Miss A Stokell
- Jockey Ann Stokell
led early, pressed leader, ridden halfway, led near finish, headed post
Verdict
Kuanyao hasn't won for almost two years but four of his eleven career victories have come on this track and he may not be finished yet. REDALANI hasn't won in 19 starts, the vast majority at Wolverhampton, and this is his Polytrack debut. However, this is such a shocker of a race that he can finally get on the scoresheet. Midnight Destiny is another long-time maiden and she didn't run well on her only start on this track while Tax Reform has an even worse record with 27 defeats behind him including several here. Big City Boy at least has a victory to his credit and his lone success in 33 starts came on Polytrack at Chelmsford. He looks better than Tony Carroll's pair but the lightly-raced Loudly could snatch a place.
Formwatch
Midnight Destiny (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Go Charlie (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Loudly (USA) 25-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 14th of 15, 12 1/2l behind Jebel Tara (9-6) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Big City Boy (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) In rear and outpaced, 8th of 10, 9l behind Roy's Legacy (9-3) at Kempton 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Redalani (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Led, 3 lengths clear 2f out, hung left under pressure entering final furlong, headed closing stages, no extra, 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Hamis Al Bin (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Tax Reform (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat, 5th of 12, 4l behind Louis Vee (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Cerulean Silk 33-1 (9-3) Outpaced, hampered over 1f out, never a factor, 10th of 13, 8 3/4l behind Salvado (9-2) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (7) pol in Nov.
Kuanyao (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden halfway, never a factor, 7th of 10, 11 3/4l behind Fujin (9-6) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Spray Tan 33-1 (9-2) Always in rear, 11th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Louis Vee (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.