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14:30 Lingfield Park

Betdirect.Co.Uk New Site Handicap (Class D)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 13.55s
  • 14 Ran
1(5)
Silk - Orange, Mauve sash, Mauve and Orange quartered cap
6/1
  • Form 500105
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-0

chased leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon one pace

2(8)
Silk - Black, Red chevron, sleeves and cap

Awarding

114
12/1
  • Form 404565
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-0

held up, headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, weakened

3(3)
Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green star on body and cap, Dark Blue sleeves, Emerald Green stars
5/1
  • Form 014003
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12

tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, switched left inside final furlong, kept on

4(12)
Silk - Red, Yellow disc, Yellow sleeves, Red spots, Yellow cap
25/1
  • Form 000060
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9

held up, never dangerous

5(6)
Silk - ORANGE, BLACK hoop, WHITE cap
  • Form 050041
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-8

slowly into stride, held up in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead post

6(4)
Silk - Red, Grey sleeves, Red and Grey hooped cap
9/1
  • Form 200660
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7

chased leaders, led inside final furlong, headed post

7(9)
Silk - Red, Yellow triple diamond, striped sleeves, Orange cap
8/1
  • Form 16-2200
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7

held up, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, never nearer

8(7)
Silk - Emerald Green, Black sleeves, Emerald Green diamonds, Black cap
20/1
  • Form 603000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7

behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish

9(13)
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Green sash, White cap
33/1
  • Form 3-00000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6

always behind

10(10)
Silk - Yellow, Black stars, Black and Yellow hooped sleeves, Yellow cap, Black star
  • Form 246660
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6

held up, badly hampered 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, ran on

11(11)
Silk - MAGENTA, GREEN cap
40/1
  • Form 510-000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3

held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, easily

12(1)
Silk - White, emerald green triple diamond, black sleeves, emerald green diamonds, white cap, emerald green diamonds
  • Form 560000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3

held up in touch, ridden and held when badly hampered inside final furlong

13(2)
Silk - Red, Black Cross of Lorraine, White cap
  • Form 000600
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2

led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened

14(14)
Silk - Dark Green, Grey epaulets, Orange and Grey striped sleeves, Orange cap
12/1
  • Form 324102
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2

held up, headway over 1f out, staying on when badly hampered inside final furlong, not recover

In depth

Verdict

Compton Banker can follow up his recent victory, with Sir Desmond and Prima Stella two of the main dangers. Compton Banker was good enough to land the Portman Handicap at Doncaster three years ago but has paid the penalty since. Only over the past six months has the handicapper started to relent, and the six-year-old was finally able to come good off a mark of 70 here just over three weeks ago. That was over seven furlongs, but Gerard Butler¿s charge has the speed for the drop back, and now that he has his confidence back, can be followed. Sir Desmond shaped well on his first start on the Polytrack, finishing third to Texas Gold, despite racing on the unfavoured inside rail, and should be in the thick of things, as should Prima Stella. She usually struts her stuff on the slower fibresand surface, but has been running well, and in receipt of weight all round, is not to be discounted. The rest are mainly out of form, and our selection is Compton Banker