Racecards
16:20 Lingfield Park
Lingfield Park For Conferences Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 106y
- Going: Standard (Turf: Good to Firm)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,350 added

Valassini
33- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Kylie Manser
slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden and weakened over 3f out

Hibiki (IRE)
30- Form 32
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
held up in rear, headway from 4f out, soon chased leader, led 2f out, driven out

Mounafes
7- Form 05
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey S Carson
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, soon weakened

- Form 224574
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey S Sanders
led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on under strong pressure

Lady Pomerol
25- Form 09
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer Lady Herries
- Jockey I Mongan
in rear, weakened over 4f out, hung badly right from over 3f out, finished under stands side rail

- Form 08063
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey J F McDonald
close up, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out
In depth
Verdict
This maiden can go the way of Hibiki, who can prevail over the likes of Vanquisher and Hareem. The selection finished second behind Sugar Ray at Windsor last time, and as that horse is well-regarded by connections the form does look quite solid. He remains unexposed and should prove tough to beat here today. Vanquisher was a fair fourth behind Cushat Law at Thirsk last time and although he will run his race again here, the simple fact is he lacks the scope for improvement that our selection has. Hareem is a King's Best colt and this newcomer from the Jamie Osbourne yard is certainly worth noting in the market. Mounafes will need to improve to get competitive, but Hibiki sets a decent benchmark here and is taken to score.
Formwatch
Valassini 25-1 (10-5) Held up, effort approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 41l behind Habanero (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gf in Aug (N.Hunt).
Hibiki (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Held up, headway over 3f out, chased winner, over 2f out, kept on but no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 6l behind Sugar Ray (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Aug.
Mounafes 66-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, driven 4f out, lost 3rd 3f out, weakened 2f out, 5th of 14, 8l behind Longspur (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol in Aug.
Vanquisher (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never troubled leaders, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Cushat Law (8-2) at Thirsk 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Lady Pomerol 80-1 (8-5) Behind, pushed along halfway, well behind final 3f, 9th of 13, 21l behind Risque Heights (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Aug.
Winforjoe (IRE) 40-1 (7-11) Tracked leaders, hard ridden, unable to quicken over 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, went 3rd final stride, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Bridgewater Boys (9-10) at Windsor 1m 4f sll (5) sft in Aug.
Hareem (IRE) King's Best colt out of a moderate racemare.