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15:00 Lingfield Park

Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap Chase (Class 3)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £12,000 added
  • Winner: £7,596
  • 2nd: £2,244
  • 3rd: £1,122
  • 4th: £562
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 56.00s
  • Off Time: 15:00:21
  • 4 Ran
1
Silk - Red and Brown (quartered), Red sleeves, Brown armlets, White cap
12/1
  • Form 1-45443
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 129

reluctant to race, soon led, not fluent 7th, pecked next, headed after 4 out, soon hampered and beaten

2
Silk - Light blue, grey and light blue chevrons on sleeves
11/8
  • Form 219-147
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 122

tracked leader, hit 6th, led after 4 out, headed next, soon led again, driven out

3
Silk - Maroon, Yellow triple diamond, Yellow sleeves, Maroon armlets, Maroon and Yellow quartered cap
2/1
  • Form 439142
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 119

held up in touch in rear, mistake 6th, closed 8th, went 2nd when mistake 2 out, challenged last, no impression towards finish

4
Silk - Orange, dark blue sleeves, light blue diamonds and cap
11/4
  • Form PPP6-33
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 110

jumped left at times, chased leader, not fluent 2nd, nipped through on inside to challenge on last bend, led 3 out, soon headed, mistake 2 out, weakened last

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Changing The Guard has won three times over fences though hasn’t raced over the larger obstacles since 2014. THEATRE MILL has a more recent chasing success and is 5lb higher than when scoring at Southwell in September. He’s preferred to Authorized Too but Lautaret, an import from France, may prove a bigger threat on his debut for new connections having placed on a couple of occasions over fences earlier in the year.

Formwatch

Changing The Guard 12-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, led before 5 out, headed before last, kept on, 3rd of 12, 8l behind Wistari Rocks (11-6) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gd in Oct.

Authorized Too 10-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, lost place before 5th, not fluent 7th, short of room next, outpaced and no impression from 4 out, last of 7, 12l behind I'dliketheoption (11-1) at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) gf in Oct.

Theatre Mill (IRE) 11-2 (11-11) Raced keenly, mostly jumped well but sometimes went left, tracked leading pair, went 2nd 3rd, hit 6th, led after 9th until pushed along and headed approaching 2 out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 3, 5l behind Boa Island (11-12) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov.

Lautaret (FR) (10-8) 3rd of 8, 5 1/2l behind Qualimotcho (10-3) at Granville 2m 1f gd in May.