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12:25 Lingfield Park

Bet Direct On Channel 4 Page 613 Claiming Stakes (Class F)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 39.88s
  • 11 Ran
1(11)
Silk - Dark Blue, Grey hoop, armlets and cap
9/2
  • Form 40-6100
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-8

led until headed well over 1f out, faded final furlong

2(10)
Silk - Light blue, orange epaulets, armlets and cap
  • Form 600606
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-4

held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out

3(8)
Silk - Maroon, White chevron and sleeves
16/1
  • Form 600000
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4

held up, ridden halfway, never dangerous

4(12)
Silk - Grey, Brown hoop, quartered cap

Fabrian

15 e
6/1
  • Form 030055
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2

tracked leader, pulled hard early, led well over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace

6(4)
Silk - ORANGE, BLACK Cross of Lorraine and sleeves
12/1
  • Form 543540
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0

held up, ridden and effort over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out

7(2)
Silk - Yellow and Royal Blue (halved), checked sleeves, Royal Blue cap
12/1
  • Form 504U05
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13

held up, effort when hampered over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong

8(7)
Silk - Yellow, Black spots, Yellow sleeves, Black stars
  • Form 40-550
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13

chased leaders until weakened over 1f out

9(1)
Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN epaulets and stars on sleeves, YELLOW cap
2/1
  • Form 030150
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-12

slowly into stride, behind, outpaced halfway, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong

10(5)
Silk - Dark Blue, Orange Cross of Lorraine, Orange cap
11/1
  • Form 2/03-004
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-6

held up, headway over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, hung left and headed well inside final furlong, no extra

11(3)
Silk - White, Red triple diamond, armlets and cap
  • Form 405603
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-5

tracked leaders, driven to challenge inside final furlong, stayed on

12(6)
Silk - Light Green, Yellow star, White sleeves
66/1
  • Form 0-00000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-3

held up towards rear, pulled hard, no impression

5(9)
NR
  • Form 000101
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2

In depth

Verdict

Espada is an interesting contender, and can put paid to recent scorer Lobos and northern raider Zhitomir. It is hard to believe that Espada is lining up in this sort of company, given his exploits in the past. He was able to mix it with the best of them in top handicap company, and was successful in April in a classified stakes race at Windsor. He has been absent since finishing down the field at Chester in May, which is a bit of a worry, but just a glimmer of his past form would be enough. If for some reason Jamie Osborne has not got him spot on, then Lobos may be the one to take advantage. Gary Moore¿s charge has been a standing dish here this year, and landed a minor gamble in a Class E handicap four days ago. There is no reason why he should not go close. Zhitomir was already sliding down the weights when he left Simon Dow and would have to recapture his form in a big way. The fact that he has been sent down from Darlington though means that he should be kept on the right side. Jamestown is a bit of a character these days but was good enough to win a claimer at Pontefract in April. If he puts it in, he may reach the frame, but we are prepared to go with Espada under one of the best all-weather pilots, Eddie Ahern.