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15:30 Lingfield Park

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  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £7,300 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 29.99s
  • Off Time: 15:30:21
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Aegean Prince

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Alsadaa (USA)

    4/1

      1(5)
      Silk - Dark Green, Light Green diamond

      Sam Lord

      21
      7/1
      • Form 884-165
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 83

      held up, ridden 4f out, kept on towards finish

      2(4)
      Silk - Beige, Purple hoops, White cap, Purple tassel

      Sign of The Cross

      21
      11/1
      • Form 538991
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 78

      led and keen, headed over 7f out, ridden 2f out, soon held

      3(3)
      Silk - Dark Blue, White stars, Dark Blue sleeves, White cap

      Aegean Prince

      21 CD
      11/2
      • Form 316579
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 76

      held up, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out

      4(2)
      Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue epaulets, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets and star on Royal Blue cap

      Alsadaa (USA)

      34 D
      4/1
      • Form 39573-1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 75

      tracked leader, led over 7f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

      5(1)
      Silk - DARK GREEN, RED cap, DARK GREEN diamond

      Scarab (IRE)

      6 BFD
      5/6
      • Form 5212
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 76

      tracked leaders, 2nd over 4f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home

      Previous results

      2007
      (3)
      Silk -

      Sgt Schultz (IRE)

      7/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1

      In depth

      Verdict

      A small field for this finale and preference is for SCARAB ahead of Sign Of The Cross and Alsadaa. Mark Johnston's Machiavellian colt has raced four times this season, and improved on his first two outings when successful on his third start at Catterick. His subsequent second to Paktolos at Kempton reads well in the context of this race and with more improvement to come, he can take this race. Alsadaa won at Ascot in September but has been beaten over hurdles since, albeit in a good race won by Sentry Duty. Sign Of The Cross has two wins to his name, the most recent of them coming at Kempton after a two month break. He must be respected today despite the tougher opposition. Aegean Prince and Sam Lord both have bits and pieces of form that would see them competitive, but consistency is not a strong point for either and so we will return to Scarab as the selection.

      Formwatch

      Sam Lord 8-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on, not reach leaders, 5th of 14, 4l behind Press The Button (9-10) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.

      Sign of The Cross 16-1 (9-1) Keen, mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, ran on well to lead 1f out, won at Kempton 1m 2f clm (6) pol in Nov beating Ryedale Ovation (9-7) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.

      Aegean Prince 16-1 (9-5) Towards rear, some headway from 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 14, 8l behind Press The Button (9-10) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.

      Alsadaa (USA) 10-1 (10-5) Tracked clear leader, closer order 5f out, led 3f out, well clear 2f out, weakened towards finish, unchallenged, won at Ascot 1m 4f amt hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Sept beating Overrule (10-8) by 3 1/2l, 17 ran.

      Scarab (IRE) 9-4fav (8-6) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4f out, led well over 2f out, stayed on under pressure, still 2 lengths clear 1f out, no extra when headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Paktolos (9-10) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Nov.