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15:25 Lingfield Park
talkSPORT Powered By Fans Fillies' Handicap (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £8,650 added
- Winner: £4,527
- 2nd: £2,124
- 3rd: £1,061
- 4th: £531
- Form 2-22345
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer C Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
made all, ridden 2f out, in control final furlong, ran on well
- Form 587-415
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
prominent, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, plugged on final furlong
- Form 27-12
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey L Morris
held up in touch, drifted wide to challenge over 1f out, could not go pace of leader final furlong, kept on well in 2nd
- Form 7121-41
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer George Scott
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
chased leader on inside, hard ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
Verdict
CARIAD has won three of her last five, the latest over the track and trip where she appeared to have a bit in hand. She can defy a 3lb rise though the other three-year-old in the race, Silver Nightfall, only just failed to get up over 7f here after scoring over that trip at Newcastle. Wadacre Grace has been running well but looking a few pounds high after landing a Newcastle handicap in September while Simply Gorgeous, who lost her maiden tag at Chelmsford last month, didn't run up to that form here on Saturday.
Formwatch
Wadacre Grace 5-1 (9-8) Chased leaders far side of group, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced, ridden and beaten when hung left over 1f out, 5th of 6, 9 3/4l behind Vindobala (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb.
Simply Gorgeous 12-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Mabre (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Silver Nightfall 8-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on inside, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on, just denied on the nod, 2nd of 7, shd behind Kensington Agent (9-11) at Kempton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb.
Cariad 13-2 (9-9) Held up in 5th on inside, switched right over 2f out, chased leaders turning in, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged left and ran on well, won at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Deed Pole (9-9) by 3/4l, 8 ran.