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16:10 Lingfield Park

Pontin's Holidays Handicap (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £7,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 30.68s
  • Off Time: 16:10:27
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Sgt Schultz (IRE)

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Quince (IRE)

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Art Modern (IRE)

      16/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Black and Emerald Green diabolo, Emerald Green sleeves, Black cap, Emerald Green star

        Valance (IRE)

        16 t CDD
        20/1
        • Form 20412-9
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 85

        led, ridden, headed approaching 2f out, kept on under pressure

        2(4)
        Silk - Emerald Green and Red (quartered), striped sleeves

        Le Corvee (IRE)

        269
        33/1
        • Form 4850/80-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 83

        chased leader until 5f out, behind final 3f

        3(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue cross belts, striped sleeves, Light Blue cap

        Quince (IRE)

        41 v D
        4/1
        • Form 667142-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 82

        held up, ridden over 2f out, ran on to take 2nd near finish

        4(2)
        Silk - Bottle green, gold cross belts and armlets, green cap, black hoop

        Croon

        161 BFCDD
        3/1
        • Form 144156-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 79

        mid-division, not much room 2f out, ridden, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong

        5(6)
        Silk - Dark Green, White seams, White sleeves, Dark Green armlets, White cap

        Art Modern (IRE)

        26 p C
        16/1
        • Form 206/28-9
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 77

        held up in rear, wide, headway from 3f out, led 2f out, ridden, headed 1f out, stayed on

        6(5)
        Silk - Yellow and Purple diamonds, Yellow sleeves, Purple armlets, Purple cap, Yellow star

        Sir Monty (USA)

        101 D
        8/1
        • Form 051307-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 76

        close up, chased leader 5f out, weakening when short of room approaching 2f out

        7(8)
        Silk - Black, Yellow hoops, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap

        Augustine

        7 C
        10/3
        • Form 3220-72
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 73

        held up, improved over 4f out, led briefly approaching 2f out, ridden, no extra final furlong

        8(7)
        Silk - Red and royal blue stripes, royal blue and white halved sleeves, white cap

        Sgt Schultz (IRE)

        9 CD
        7/2
        • Form 63243-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-2
        • Official Rating 69

        keen, tracked leaders on inner, led 1f out, quickened, soon in command, eased near finish, readily

        In depth

        Verdict

        Not an easy race to assess, as a number of these are better with a few hurdles in the way, but Sir Monty may have the edge on Flat speed and is selected in preference to Sgt Schultz and Quince, while Croon is an interesting one to note on his first start for his new yard. Croon has won over this course and distance in the past and shapes as if he can still pay his way in this sphere of racing. He reverts to the level on a stiff mark though and may need some assistance from the handicapper. Similar comments apply to Quince, who will have to post a career best effort this afternoon. He is not without ability but this looks a tough ask. Sgt Schultz is consistent and deserved his success here last time out. However, that came in a maiden and he needs to find a wealth of improvement to score in this company - even though he is likely to be a popular choice in the market. Therefore, we prefer to side with Sir Monty, who likes this track, goes well fresh (won on his reappearance last year) and has the assistance of one of the strongest jockeys in the weighting room today.

        Formwatch

        Valance (IRE) 10-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, until weakened after 5f out, 9th of 10, 46l behind Linden Lime (8-11) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.

        Le Corvee (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Prominent, ridden 4f out, lost place over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, soon weakened, 12th of 13, 20l behind Stretton (8-10) at Chester 1m 4f hcap (4) gs in May.

        Quince (IRE) 3-1 (8-11) Led, shaken up 2f out, headed approaching 1f out, one pace, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Tranquilizer (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.

        Croon 10-3fav (11-3) Mid-division, headway early straight until weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 7l behind Nero's Return (11-2) at Epsom 1m 4f amt hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Aug.

        Art Modern (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Tracked leader to 7f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Mataram (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.

        Sir Monty (USA) 12-1 (9-2) In rear, ridden and headway over 4f out, weakened 3f out, eased final 2f, 7th of 16, 25l behind Dr Sharp (9-7) at Newmarket 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Oct.

        Augustine 10-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Melvino (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.

        Sgt Schultz (IRE) 5-2 (9-3) Keen, held up, headway on inside from 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol in Jan beating Watchmaker (9-3) by 3l, 9 ran.