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16:40 Lingfield Park

Arenaleisureplc.com Apprentice Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £4,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 4.85s
  • Off Time: 16:40:17
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Given A Choice (IRE)

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Putra Square

    11/4

      1(3)
      Silk - Yellow, dark green star, striped sleeves, yellow cap, dark green star

      King's Ransom

      8 C
      5/1
      • Form 231171
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 72

      led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd near finish

      2(1)
      Silk - Yellow, black sash, white sleeves, black and white quartered cap

      Putra Square

      13
      11/4
      • Form 74032-3
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 75

      tracked leader, ridden 3f out, kept on to take 2nd near finish

      3(5)
      Silk - Black, large Light Green spots, Light Green cap

      Sun of The Sea

      25 b BFCD
      2/1
      • Form 867-122
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 74

      slowly into stride in rear, headway on inside to go in touch 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      4(6)
      Silk - WHITE, BROWN hoops, armlets and quartered cap

      Given A Choice (IRE)

      11 p
      8/1
      • Form 212249
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 73

      raced wide, held up, switched inside 5f out, headway over 3f out, squeezed through to chase leader 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, soon clear and hung right towards finish

      5(4)
      Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue stripe and sleeves, Dark Blue and Yellow striped cap

      Smokin Joe

      36 b C
      12/1
      • Form 2-58967
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 72

      pulled hard in rear, headway to go in touch 6f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out

      6(2)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue Cross of Lorraine, Light Green sleeves, Red cap

      Wheelavit (IRE)

      3
      11/2
      • Form 5753-53
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-5
      • Official Rating 60

      chased leaders, lost place and dropped to rear halfway, soon ridden, kept on again from over 1f out

      In depth

      Verdict

      This is a trappy affair to close the card and from a shortlist of Sun of The Sea, King's Ransom and Putra Square we will nominate Sun Of The Sea. The selection has gone close on each of his last 2 starts and it was a decent race in which he finished second in here last time. Both of his career wins have come at this venue and he makes most appeal. King's Ransom won well when beating Murrin last time out but he has a penalty for that success and that may just find him out. Putra Square remains a maiden after 12 attempts but he was entitled to need the run last time at Southwell when he was 3rd behind Tartan Tie as he was returning from a break. Given A Choice has had lots of chances of late and looks opposable, returning us to Sun Of The Sea as the selection.

      Formwatch

      King's Ransom 11-2 (9-1) Made all, challenged from over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar beating Murrin (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.

      Putra Square 6-1 (8-10) Keen, tracked winner, joined winner 3f out, ridden and carried slightly right over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Tartan Tie (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Mar.

      Sun of The Sea 9-4jt-fav (8-12) Tracked leaders, effort when hung left over 1f out, not quicken, kept on to take 2nd near finish, not trouble winner, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Safari Sundowner (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Mar.

      Given A Choice (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) Steadied start, always in rear, never on terms, 9th of 10, 10l behind Haarth Sovereign (9-1) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.

      Smokin Joe 14-1 (9-3) Keen held up, ridden, carried head high from over 1f out, not run on, 7th of 9, 2l behind Desert Dreamer (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.

      Wheelavit (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, raced keenly, led over 2f out, under pressure and headed 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Blue Eyed Eloise (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.