Racecards
14:55 Lingfield Park
Marriott Hotel Opening Spring 2010 Handicap (Class 6)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £2,600 added
- Form 9511-60
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 52
hampered and dropped to rear after 1f, headway on inside over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, weakend inside final furlong
- Form 72-3465
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey Liam Jones
led, 4 lengths clear over 4f out, ridden 2f out, driven and all out when headed final strides
- Form 80633-4
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer H J Evans
- Jockey Jim Crowley
dwelt, dropped to rear, ran wide into straight 2f out, driven, headway to go 2nd briefly inside final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 0438-97
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey N Callan
mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression
Sirjosh
4- Form 3589-05
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer D Donovan
- Jockey Greg Fairley
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not reached leaders
- Form 400198-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer B Palling
- Jockey David Probert
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, driven to lead final strides
- Form 1766-38
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer G Prodromou
- Jockey William Carson
tracked leader until over 1f out
- Form 4670-79
- Age 8
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer R Bastiman
- Jockey J Mitchell
dwelt, short of room soon after start, in rear and never a factor
- Form 6064-26
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey L P Keniry
close up, ridden 2f out, no impression
- Form 040836-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer A J Chamberlain
- Jockey A McCarthy
dwelt, soon ridden to track leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
This is a hugely competitive contest in which plenty of the 12 runners have claims and what can only be a tentative vote goes to DICEY AFFAIR, who has been running well of late for the in-form Gary Moore stable, and he gets the vote ahead of Shakespeare's Son and Stormburst. Adrian Chamberlain's mare ran well here two starts ago and she has every chance if able to reproduce the form shown that day but she did disappoint at Southwell subsequently; however, she has disappointed there before and may do better back on the Polytrack. George Prodromou's Sonhador has not been beaten far in his last two starts and should be thereabouts again off the same mark. He makes more appeal than Mick Quinn's Nawaaff, although any market support for the five-year-old would be of interest. Hart of Gold has been running well in defeat but could probably do with further assistance from the handicapper and more solid claims are probably held by Shakespeare's Son, who can race off the same mark as when narrowly beaten in his last two starts. Gary Moore has his string in good form at present though and he can take another race here with Dicey Affair.
Formwatch
Maggie Kate 16-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 12, 14l behind Munich (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Hart of Gold 6-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 4l behind Ejeed (8-10) at Kempton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Shakespeare's Son 8-1 (8-6) Dwelt, in rear, headway and switched right inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 9, 2l behind After The Show (8-11) at Lingfield 5f Handicap (0-62) (4yo+) (6) pol in Jan.
Makshoof (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Radiator Rooney (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Sirjosh 40-1 (10-3) Wide, held up, headway final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 12, 4l behind Miss Firefly (10-6) at Wolverhampton 6f am hcp 0-55 (6) pol.
Cwmni 12-1 (8-11) In rear, ridden 2f out, edged left over 1f out, soon well beaten, 8th of 10, 7l behind Bermondsey Bob (8-5) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Sep.
Sonhador 5-2fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 6l behind Equinity (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Conjecture 14-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 7l behind Miss Firefly (10-6) at Wolverhampton 6f am hcp 0-55 (6) pol.
Nawaaff 6-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 12, 4l behind Meikle Barfil (8-9) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Dicey Affair 11-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 3l behind Clever Omneya (8-12) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Stormburst (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 14, 8l behind Angle Of Attack (8-11) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-50 (7) fbs in Dec.
Taboor (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Slowly away, towards rear, ridden on outside over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 7l behind Meikle Barfil (8-9) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.