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14:00 Lingfield Park

Arenaleisureplc.com Handicap (Class 6)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £2,750 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 25.38s
  • Off Time: 14:00:26
  • 7 Ran
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Silk -

Joy And Pain

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Dawson Creek (IRE)

    6/4

      1(4)
      Silk - Maroon, Royal Blue epaulets

      Imperium

      4 DC
      9/1
      • Form 593-527
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 58

      close up, driven and hung left entering final furlong, weakened near finish

      2(2)
      Silk - Pink, Purple chevron

      King After

      2 v CDDC
      9/2
      • Form 1-33557
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 56

      keen, held up, effort on inside entering final furlong, soon short of room, not a danger after

      3(7)
      Silk - White, Black sash, Red and White hooped sleeves, Black and White hooped cap

      Dawson Creek (IRE)

      7 BFCDC
      6/4
      • Form 12041-2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 56

      led, ridden 2f out, kept on but headed near finish

      4(6)
      Silk - Red, White braces, diamonds on sleeves and cap

      Nikki Bea (IRE)

      14 CDC
      14/1
      • Form 35705-5
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 56

      tracked leader, ridden 2f out, edged left 1f out, kept on same pace

      5(1)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow stripes, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets

      Napoletano (GER)

      7 p D
      11/2
      • Form 072-274
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 56

      dwelt, in rear, headway to chase leaders on outer over 4f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, kept on final furlong but never dangerous

      6(3)
      Silk - Black, Red disc, Black and White check sleeves, White cap

      Joy And Pain

      72 p CDDC
      10/1
      • Form 096171-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 55

      chased leaders, ridden 2f out, ran on to lead and edged left near finish

      7(5)
      Silk - YELLOW, BLACK Cross of Lorraine, YELLOW and BLACK chevrons on sleeves, BLACK cap

      Grand Assault

      10 be
      7/1
      • Form 20/21-34
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 54

      held up on outer, ridden over 3f out, weakened from over 1f out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Plenty in with claims in this competitive handicap and the nod goes to Dawson Creek ahead of Joy And Pain and Grand Assault. The yard are shrewd and if the money is down then a big run can be expected. He was slightly unlucky not to win last time out over a mile and now dropped back to seven furlongs he should go well. There are plenty of other course and distance winners in the lineup so dangers lurk around every corner. Joy And Pain looks to be one, coming here on the back of a break having been successful at the track 72 days ago. He beat Imperium on that occasion who has a narrow turnaround in the weights today which could make for an interesting finish. Grand Assault is consistent but is also held by Joy And Pain on previous runnings, whilst Nikki Bea and King After should not be dismissed along with the Jamie Spencer-ridden Napoletano. An open race, with preference for Dawson Creek.

      Formwatch

      Imperium 11-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, last of 7, 4l behind Ever Cheerful (8-11) at Lingfield 7f app hcp (6) pol.

      King After 7-2 (8-7) Pulled hard, tracked winner until 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 3l behind Josr's Magic (8-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) std.

      Dawson Creek (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed post, 2nd of 11, nk behind Safari Sundowner (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.

      Nikki Bea (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 3l behind Jessica Wigmo (8-10) at Lingfield 7f app hcp (6) pol in Jan.

      Napoletano (GER) 6-1 (9-0) Slowly away, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon hung right, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 2l behind Safari Sundowner (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.

      Joy And Pain 9-2 (8-12) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead near finish, won at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov beating Imperium (9-3) by a nk, 11 ran.

      Grand Assault 9-2 (8-13) Took keen hold in touch, ridden 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 12, 2l behind Sovereignty (8-10) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.