Racecards
16:00 Lingfield Park
Airey Miller Partnership Nursery (AWT) (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm (All Weather Standard)
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,727
- 2nd: £805
- 3rd: £403
- Form 0615
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 76
led, driven inside final 2f, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 51
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey W Buick
tracked leading trio, headway towards inside over 1f out, shaken up to join leader inside final furlong, driven and stayed on under pressure to lead final 75 yards
- Form 104
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Kieren Fox
slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, headway on wide outside 3f out, joined leaders 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 421
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Noel Quinlan
- Jockey J P Spencer
held up in 5th on inside, switched right to wide outside 3f out, wide on bend 2f out, soon beaten
Balm
33- Form 444
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey K T O'Neill
chased leader, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
Gin Twist
18- Form 674
- Age 2
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey Harry Bentley
chased leading pair on inside, pushed along halfway, ridden to lead 1f out, headed final 75 yards, kept on
Verdict
It's back on the Polytrack for the remainder of the card as this looks a trick nursery handicap. PIRANHA appeals as one who can improve on her current mark as she won doing handstands when landing a maiden at Kempton last month. Ed Dunlop's filly looks the one to beat on that evidence. A line through the runner-up gives her the beating of Powerful Wind, who was outclassed in Listed company last time, but Multi Blessing is on an upward curve judged on his C&D victory in May and should figure. Dark Ages just held on to win her maiden by a head at Nottingham last time and Gin Twist looks a possible improver off her lowly rating and can also go well.
Formwatch
Powerful Wind (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Tracked winner, ridden halfway, weakened entering final furlong, 5th of 6, 11l behind Pyman's Theory (8-9) at Sandown 5f Listed stks 2yo (1) gs in May.
Piranha (IRE) 13-8 (8-12) With leader and keen, shaken up to lead 1f out, kept on well, won at Kempton 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jun beating Banksy (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 6 ran.
I'm Still The Man (IRE) 13-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, last of 4, 6l behind Mabroor (9-5) at Kempton 6f 2yo nov stks (5) pol in Jun.
Dark Ages (IRE) 9-4 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden 1f out, led inside final furlong, just held on, won at Nottingham 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf in May beating Brimstone Hill (9-3) by hd, 8 ran.
Balm 7-2 (8-12) Led early, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Luv U Forever (8-12) at Bath 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Gin Twist 11-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, lost 3rd post, 4th of 8, 3l behind West Leake Diman (9-3) at Haydock 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Multi Blessing 16-1 (9-0) Fast away, made all, clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well, unchallenged, won at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in May beating Courtland King (9-3) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.