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20:45 Lingfield Park

Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap (Class 5)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 68y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,500 added
  • Winner: £2,862
  • 2nd: £1,344
  • 3rd: £672
  • 4th: £336
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 45.14s
  • Off Time: 20:45:23
  • 4 Ran
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Silk -

Desert Friend (IRE)

2/1

    2(2)
    Silk - White, dark green diamond, diamonds on sleeves, white cap, dark green diamond

    Desert Friend (IRE)

    30 h
    2/1
    • Form 6/44-514
    • Age 5
    • Weight 9-8
    • Official Rating 76

    close up in 4th, headway 2f out, not clear run inside final furlong, switched right, led towards finish, readily

    3(5)
    Silk - Royal Blue, White braces, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Royal Blue and White striped cap

    Arabescato

    43 D
    5/2
    • Form 321613
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-7
    • Official Rating 75

    tracked leaders, went 2nd 4f out, pushed along to lead over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, headed towards finish

    4(3)
    Silk - Mauve and light blue diabolo, light blue sleeves, light blue and mauve quartered cap

    Tigray (USA)

    17 bt
    12/1
    • Form 563527
    • Age 5
    • Weight 8-11
    • Official Rating 65

    tracked leader, led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong

    5(4)
    Silk - Maroon, royal blue hoops, chevrons on sleeves, royal blue cap

    Tynecastle Park

    17 D
    6/4
    • Form 524182
    • Age 8
    • Weight 8-9
    • Official Rating 63

    led, headed over 5f out, tracked leader until 4f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

    1(1)
    NR

    Rafiot (USA)

    14
    9/4
    • Form 1-31665
    • Age 5
    • Weight 9-9
    • Official Rating 77

    NonRunner

    In depth

    Verdict

    ARABESCATO won over a longer trip at Pontefract in April with subsequent Southwell winner Tynecastle Park well behind. The former placed in a higher grade at Doncaster last time and should have the measure of these. Desert Friend won over today’s distance at Wolverhampton two runs ago and is preferred to both Rafiot and Tigray, whose best form has been at Southwell so far.

    Formwatch

    Desert Friend (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 4th of 5, 5 1/4l behind Blow Your Horn (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in May.

    Arabescato 10-3 (9-2) Held up, pushed along and effort over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, lacked pace to challenge front pair, 3rd of 4, 3 1/4l behind Ben Lilly (9-13) at Doncaster 2m hcp (4) gf in Apr.

    Tigray (USA) 16-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along 5f out, lost place and behind soon after, tailed off, 7th of 8, 31 3/4l behind Dereham (8-2) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in May.

    Tynecastle Park 11-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along 4f out, shaken up and outpaced 3f out, plugged on final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 4 1/4l behind Dereham (8-2) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in May.

    Rafiot (USA) 12-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden in rear 3f out, made rapid headway and ran on strongly inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Viola (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in May.