Racecards
15:50 Lingfield Park
Tony Hadley Live Maiden Fillies' Stakes (div 2) (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard (Turf: Good to Firm)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Form 66
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy
led, strongly pressed and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, one pace
- Form 3
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey P Robinson
in touch, stayed on one pace final 2f
Hermanita
20- Form 88
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer G Wragg
- Jockey Ted Durcan
held up, headway on rails from 2f out, never going pace to reach leaders
- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey A Kirby
tracked leaders, led inside final 2f, driven out final furlong
- Form 76
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey S Sanders
slowly into stride, always in rear, ridden and struggling 3f out
- Form 7-32
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey J D Smith
tracked leader, came wide into straight, challenged 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on final furlong but always held
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey Jim Crowley
slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, ridden and edged left over 2f out and soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Djalalabad looks the one to be with here and can score at the main expense of Ravarino and Tebee. The selection caught the eye on her debut when finishing third behind Dance Of Light. She indicated that day that she would be better for the experience and she should prove tough to beat. Ravarino shaped encouragingly at Ripon last time and with her yard in good form she has to enter caluculations. However, she is now qualified to run in handicaps and that ould be where her future lies. Teebee finished in mid-division on her seasonal bow at Newbury and it will be interesting to see of she can go on from that as she did show she has ability on her racecourse debut towards the end of last season. Brian Meehan's string are usually better for a run so Shirley A Star could go well at a price, but Djalalabad looks the form pick and gets the vote.
Formwatch
Central Force 25-1 (8-12) Towards rear, effort 3f out, one pace, 6th of 10, 9l behind Fretwork (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 2f mdn fll (4) gs in May.
Djalalabad (FR) 8-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Dance of Light (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 3f mdn fll (4) gs in May.
Hermanita 40-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, one pace, 8th of 11, 6l behind Dance of Light (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 3f mdn fll (4) gs in May.
Marzelline (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, stayed on steadily, not trouble leaders, 6th of 14, 6l behind Gyroscope (9-0) at Windsor 1m 3yo mdn fll (5) gf in Apr.
Ravarino (USA) 12-1 (8-12) Held up, headway 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 2nd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Northern Jem (9-3) at Ripon 1m 1f 3yo mdn (5) gd in May.
Rhondda Valley Inchinor filly, sister to 1m2f-2m and hurdles winner Incursion, half-sister to several winners from 5f-2m.
Serene Highness (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Chased far side leader, well on terms when hung left 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 15l behind Veenwouden (9-0) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) gs in Aug.
Tebee 14-1 (9-0) Always mid-division, 8th of 15, 11l behind Folk Opera (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo mdn fll (4) gf in Apr.