Racecards
12:25 Lingfield Park
Go Pontin's Selling Stakes (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,200 added
- Form 35710-1
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
raced keenly, soon led, ridden and headed well over 2f out, no chance with winner after, lost 2nd near finish
- Form 70/9918-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey M Fenton
took keen hold, tracked leader, ridden over 4f out, outpaced and weakened over 2f out
- Form 7500/77-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer T T Clement
- Jockey B Reilly
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, soon behind and weakened over 2f out
- Form 1306/58-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey J P Spencer
slowly into stride, held up last, modest progress final 2f, never a factor
- Form 464008-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer G Prodromou
- Jockey A McCarthy
held up 4th, close up, chased leader over 3f out, led well over 2f out, shaken up and went well clear over 1f out, unchallenged
- Form 35877-6
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 55
held up 5th, chased leaders over 2f out, no chance with winner over 2f out, kept to take 2nd near finish
- Form 848000-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M McGrath
- Jockey Richard Hughes
slowly into stride, held up 6th, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced, eased final 2f
Scuzme (IRE)
17- Form 413686-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey E Creighton
slowly into stride, held up last pair, headway into 4th over 2f out, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
Voice Mail, Shrine Mountain and Gold Guest look the three to concentrate on in this seller with the narrow vote going to Voice Mail. The selection was a fair sixth and not beaten too far behind Danzare on his latest start. This represents a big drop in class and with his yard in form he need only run up to that mark to win this. Shrine Mountain rates the main danger as he won last time out when defeating King After in this grade but he did have the race run to suit that day and he will do well to give weight and a beating to the selection. Gold Guest is another that could go well on his best form but the suspicion is he may just need the run after a 113-day absence. Cetshwayo is from a yard in form and is worth a cautionary look in the market from his plot draw but for the winner we are happy to return to Voice Mail.
Formwatch
Shrine Mountain (USA) 2-1 (9-5) Led, joined entering final furlong, asserted well inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol beating King After (9-0) by a nk, 7 ran.
Cetshwayo 12-1 (9-8) Held up, headway on outer over 4f out, ridden well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 16l behind Light Sentence (8-9) at Redcar 1m 3f sll (5) gd in Sept.
Eidsfoss (IRE) 100-1 (9-9) Pulled hard, led and set steady pace, ridden and headed 3f out, soon struggling and weakened over 2f out, tailed off, last of 7, 38l behind Ross Moor (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 5f mdn aut stk (5) pol in Dec.
Gold Guest 9-2fav (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no danger, 8th of 16, 2l behind Ruby Legend (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Sept.
King of Music (USA) 16-1 (8-5) Held up in touch, ridden 3f out weakened 2f out, 8th of 10, 16l behind Polish Index (8-8) at Yarmouth 1m hcap (5) gf in Apr.
Voice Mail 20-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden and faded over 1f out, 6th of 14, 7l behind Danzare (8-9) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (6) pol.
Eclipse Park 50-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, ridden halfway, struggling final 3f, 12th of 13, 26l behind Alekhine (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Scuzme (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, hampered and lost place over 2f out, 6th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Blackmail (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm (6) pol in Dec.