Racecards
14:00 Lingfield Park
Daily Price Boosts At Unibet Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 5f 6y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 9790/00-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 42
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey William Carson
close up, ridden and outpaced 2f out
Lanai (IRE)
16- Form 32-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
led, headed over 3f out, tracked leading pair, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, driven to lead final strides
- Form 75768-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Sophie Killoran
close up in 5th, outpaced 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, headed final strides
- Form 434-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 65
pulled hard close up, headway to lead over 3f out, soon joined, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, driven and every chance well inside final furlong, stayed on
Verdict
LANAI wasn't beaten far in her first two starts on Turf in May and would have needed her run at Southwell last month when beaten 7l into second. She should improve and gets the vote. Soft Love came here last month and almost snatched victory but was headed on the line by Dusty Blue. The winner and third have been beaten subsequently so Kevin Ryan's filly will need to make further progress. O Dee makes a belated debut but she was a relatively expensive purchase and has speed to burn in her pedigree so the market should be watched.
Formwatch
Echoes Of War 66-1 (8-12) In touch, lost place over 2f out, last of 11, 30l behind Barwah (8-11) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
O Dee Iffraaj gelding out of Queen's Grace.
Lanai (IRE) 13-8 (8-6) Chased winner throughout, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace, no chance in clear 2nd from over 1f out, 2nd of 5, 7l behind Come Uppence (8-11) at Southwell 5f mdn stks (5) fbs in Jan.
Mary Ann Bugg (IRE) 20-1 (8-2) Close up in rear, ridden halfway, headway to chase winner entering final furlong, edged right and kept on one pace, 2nd of 4, 3 1/2l behind Crystal Quartz (9-9) at Chelmsford City 5f mdn stks (5) pol.
Soft Love (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, switched outside and went prominent over 2f out, wide into straight, soon chased leader, ridden 1f out, stayed on to lead near finish, headed post, 2nd of 8, ns behind Dusty Blue (9-0) at Lingfield 5f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Crystal Quartz (IRE) 2-7fav (9-9) Made all, ridden clear final furlong, won at Chelmsford City 5f mdn stks (5) pol beating Mary Ann Bugg (8-2) by 3 1/2l, 4 ran.
Little Danielle (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Chased winner until ridden entering final furlong, soon weakened, last of 4, 13l behind Crystal Quartz (9-9) at Chelmsford City 5f mdn stks (5) pol.