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17:30 Lingfield Park

Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Div 1) (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1y
  • Going: Standard / Slow
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £7,250 added
  • Winner: £4,690
  • 2nd: £1,396
  • 3rd: £697
  • 4th: £349
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 38.66s
  • Off Time: 17:30:36
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Lady Bowthorpe

10/3

    2
    Silk -

    Baby Steps

    12/1

      3
      Silk -

      Poetic Force (IRE)

      40/1

        1(7)
        Silk - Brown, light blue seams and armlets, light blue and brown hooped cap

        Corazon Espinado (IRE)

        87 DCD
        9/1
        • Form 242-136
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 86

        tracked leader and keen, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, weakened towards finish

        2(5)
        Silk - Purple, red stars, hooped sleeves and cap

        Adelante (FR)

        84
        40/1
        • Form 3480-55
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 85

        held up in last pair, never involved

        3(8)
        Silk - White, orange seams, orange sleeves, white stars, white cap, orange star

        Elmejor (IRE)

        87 C
        9/2
        • Form 111373
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 85

        slowly into stride, soon pushed along in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on towards finish

        4(9)
        Silk - Royal blue, light blue stars on sleeves

        Poetic Force (IRE)

        222 CD
        40/1
        • Form 643060-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 84

        chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not pace to challenge

        5(3)
        Silk - Pink, Emerald Green chevron, halved sleeves, quartered cap

        Dragon Sun

        86 BFCD
        11/4
        • Form 1142-23
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 82

        mid-division on inside, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, no impression final furlong

        6(1)
        Silk - Purple, orange stars, emerald green sleeves, purple armlets, orange cap

        Lady Bowthorpe

        227 C
        10/3
        • Form 4/5122-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 81

        slowly into stride, behind, still plenty to do over 1f out, strong run between horses inside final furlong to lead towards finish, won going away

        7(2)
        Silk - ETON BLUE

        Canal Rocks

        222 D
        13/2
        • Form 514243-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 81

        raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, headway on inner over 1f out, weakened towards finish

        8(4)
        Silk - Emerald green, black armlets, black cap

        Baby Steps

        117
        12/1
        • Form 2364-53
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 80

        led and set steady pace, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, kept on until headed and outpaced towards finish

        9(6)
        Silk - Red, yellow epaulets, armlets and cap

        Hold Still (IRE)

        247
        9/1
        • Form 432066-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 78

        held up towards rear, good headway on inside over 1f out, weakened towards finish

        In depth

        Verdict

        Dragon Sun is now 10lb higher than when scoring at Beverley last year having been raised further in the weights after going close at Chelmsford. Lady Bowthorpe will be winning a handicap this year judged on last season’s placed efforts and has more scope than Canal Rocks while Elmejor is another unexposed in handicaps though has yet to race over this far. The latter finished in front of CORAZON ESPINADO (NAP) over 7f here in March but Simon Dow’s charge will appreciate the return to a mile having won a higher grade contest over course and distance in January and is taken to turn the tables racing off a similar mark today.

        Formwatch

        Corazon Espinado (IRE) 9-1 (8-5) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Magical Wish (8-11) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Mar.

        Adelante (FR) 8-1 (9-7) With leader on outside, ridden over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra inside final 100 yards, 5th of 7, 1 1/4l behind Lorton (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp fll (3) pol in Mar.

        Elmejor (IRE) 13-2 (8-3) In touch towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Magical Wish (8-11) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Mar.

        Poetic Force (IRE) 50-1 (9-8) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Piece Of History (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.

        Dragon Sun 2-1fav (8-13) Gave problems loading, raced keenly, tracked leader 1f, handy 3rd, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Extrodinair (8-13) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Mar.

        Lady Bowthorpe 3-1 (8-10) In touch in rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Be More (8-12) at Newmarket 1m hcp fll (2) sft in Oct.

        Canal Rocks 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, not clear run over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Piece Of History (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.

        Baby Steps 5-2 (9-3) Led, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Asdaa (9-8) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.

        Hold Still (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Slow to break, soon well behind, headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Alrajaa (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.