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14:15 Lingfield Park

Saturday Night Racing At Lingfield 29th May Handicap (Class E) (Class E)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard (Soft-G/S In Places AW - Standard)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 38.86s
  • 12 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Royal Blue, Grey armlets, Grey cap, Royal Blue diamond
  • Form 0-34036
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

in touch, lost place and dropped towards rear after 3f, kept on again final furlong,never able to challenge

2(7)
Silk - White, Royal Blue chevron, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap
6/1
  • Form 3D00-01
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-13

tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, driven and held on well near finish

3(8)
Silk - Red, Pink stars, Red sleeves, Red cap, Pink star
  • Form 0-11561
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-12

held up well in rear, headway on outside final 2f, challenged and edged left inside final furlong, ran on to take 2nd final 50yds

4(4)
Silk - Grey and Cherry (quartered), reversed halved sleeves, Grey cap, Cherry spots
  • Form 0-01101
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-12

close up on inner, going well enough 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, switched left and ran on well inside final furlong

5(12)
Silk - Emerald Green, Maroon hoops, Maroon sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, White cap
40/1
  • Form 02210-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9

raced wide, soon chased leaders over 5f

6(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, Red stars, Red sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Red cap
6/1
  • Form 200-002
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-9

chased leaders, ridden to chase winner final furlong, unable to quicken and lost 2nd final 50yds

7(3)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE hoop, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, WHITE cap
25/1
  • Form 056500-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6

led, ridden 2f out, headed and weakened approaching final furlong

8(1)
Silk - Grey, Pink stars, hooped sleeves and star on cap
16/1
  • Form 46-0600
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6

behind, ridden 5f out, struggling after

9(5)
Silk - Maroon, Beige spots, Beige sleeves, Maroon spots and Maroon spots on cap
  • Form 3303-34
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5

slowly away, towards rear, driven along 2f out, kept on final furlong but never dangerous

10(9)
Silk - GREY and MAROON (quartered), WHITE sleeves
25/1
  • Form 303500
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

close up, effort over 3f out, no impression final 2f

11(10)
Silk - Maroon, Yellow cross belts and sleeves
  • Form 050-250
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-5

awkward leaving stalls, never travelling after, eased from halfway

12(11)
Silk - Yellow, Purple braces, Yellow sleeves, Purple stars, Yellow and Purple striped cap

Superchief

76 b
11/1
  • Form 435525
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-4

towards rear, pushed along halfway, soon struggling, eased when no chance final furlong

In depth

Verdict

Plenty of previous course experience to draw on from various quarters and finding a confident selection is no easy task. However, Paragon Of Virtue has held his own in better races than this over the years and can give weight and a beating to his rivals today. The shortlist of alternatives include: Brave Dane, who hails from a yard that are going through a purple patch at the moment and he arrives here after being freshened up by a short break. Learned Lad is another that can never be ruled out around here and he too should have benefited from a short lay-off. Whereas Lifted Way, who landed a jump jockeys versus Flat race under Tony McCoy when he was last seen out, also has to be respected as he is obviously in good heart at present. The same can be said of Supreme Salutation, who again proved himself to be no back number when winning just three days ago. He does have a bit to prove under a 7lb penalty in this company though and may be set to play a minor role today. Therefore, it may be best to stick with the more solid profile represented by Paragon Of Virtue, as he posted a good effort to finish a very close up third when he was last tried over this trip here in March. The gelding is versatile regarding his best distance and, as there is sure to be plenty of pace on from the outset, Paragon Of Virtue may be able to utilise his finishing punch to nail first prize close home.