Racecards
16:30 Lingfield Park
Brewers For Decorating Materials Classified Stakes (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,727
- 2nd: £805
- 3rd: £403
- Form 415-40
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 75
led, ridden over 1f out, kept on and headed post
Star of Rohm
27- Form 42-2371
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Louis Steward
tracked leaders in 3rd, outpaced 1f out
- Form 140-42
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey A Kirby
tracked leader until over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 30241-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer W J Knight
- Jockey Jim Crowley
in rear and in touch, headway over 1f out to chase leader, pressed leader inside final furlong, kept on to lead post
Verdict
All four runners share the same rating but Al Udeid arrives out of form after a couple of poor efforts this season. Whipper Snapper is expected to improve for his comeback run at Salisbury and Star of Rohm finally opened his account over 6f at Nottingham last month. The latter looks likely to stay this extra furlong but there are no doubts about STRICTLY BALLROOM lasting home as she went close over a mile at Goodwood a fortnight ago. She tried to make all on that occasion and the adoption of similar tactics would make her hard to catch in this.
Formwatch
Al Udeid (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Soon pushed along in rear, never going, 11th of 12, 12l behind Effie B (9-6) at Chester 6f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gs in May.
Star of Rohm 5-2 (9-5) Tracked leader, switched left and effort over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, held on near finish, won at Nottingham 6f 3yo mdn (5) gd in May beating Duke Cosimo (9-5) by nk, 7 ran.
Strictly Ballroom (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Led, narrowly headed inside final 2f, chased leader until over 1f out, rallied on inside to well held 2nd final 100 yards,, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Auction (9-11) at Goodwood 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May.
Whipper Snapper (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to threaten, 4th of 14, 4l behind Freddy With A Y (9-7) at Salisbury 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in May.