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15:55 Lingfield Park

Blue Square Bet Handicap (Class 3)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £10,500 added
  • Winner: £6,792
  • 2nd: £2,021
  • 3rd: £1,010
  • 4th: £505
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 2.62s
  • Off Time: 16:00:04
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Emma's Gift (IRE)

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Tornado Force (IRE)

    7/4

      1(1)
      Silk - Light Blue, White hollow box, check cap

      Sonoran Sands (IRE)

      28 CD
      9/2
      • Form 554318-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 87

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

      2(5)
      Silk - Royal blue, large yellow spots, yellow sleeves, royal blue armlets and spots on yellow cap

      Emma's Gift (IRE)

      7 b
      7/2
      • Form 9222-U1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 86

      held up in rear, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on and edged right to lead towards finish

      3(2)
      Silk - Red, White inverted triangle and armlets

      Tevez

      14 p
      18/1
      • Form 100-843
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 85

      slowly away in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders

      4(4)
      Silk - Red, white hollow box, checked sleeves and cap

      Tornado Force (IRE)

      37 BFC
      7/4
      • Form 35211-2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 85

      tracked leaders, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed towards finish

      5(7)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Red hollow box, sleeves and cap

      Smokey Oakey (IRE)

      7 D
      33/1
      • Form 029P0/0
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 82

      went right start, held up, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders

      6(3)
      Silk - Black, Gold Cross and stripe on cap

      Tartan Trip

      18 v
      6/1
      • Form 2200-65
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 81

      dwelt keen close up, headway to track leading pair 7f out, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge

      7(6)
      Silk - Red, Mauve epaulets and star on cap

      Archie Rice (USA)

      7 BFCDCD
      6/1
      • Form 111-016
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 80

      led 2f, tracked leader, ridden to lead again 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

      Previous results

      2011
      (7)
      Silk -

      Layline (IRE)

      16/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1

      2010
      (2)
      Silk -

      Dalradian (IRE)

      9/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-9

      In depth

      Verdict

      Tevez has shown signs of a return to form of late and isn't out of this, while Tornado Force should also figure, although his recent wins have come over longer trips. Archie Rice had been in terrific form before last Saturday when the tough and consistent Emma's Gift showed the boys the way home in a snow blizzard. She'll go close again but preference is for SONORAN SANDS, whose form on turf last summer is the best on offer. A run over hurdles four weeks ago should have blown away any cobwebs.

      Formwatch

      Sonoran Sands (IRE) 22-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, led briefly over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 8th of 15, 5l behind Dare To Dance (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Aug.

      Emma's Gift (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Chased leader 2f, remained handy, headway 2f out, effort to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Veroon (9-2) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.

      Tevez 12-1 (9-7) Dwelt in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, effort inside final furlong, keeping on when not much room near finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Forceful Appeal (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.

      Tornado Force (IRE) 4-9fav (9-11) Held up in touch, challenged 2f out, led narrowly well over 1f out, headed last 100 yards, just held close home, 2nd of 6, ns behind Shieldmaiden (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.

      Smokey Oakey (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Raced wide always in rear, very wide into straight 2f out, last of 10, 13l behind Amitola (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol.

      Tartan Trip 9-1 (8-13) Held up in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon one pace, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Maverik (8-13) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.

      Archie Rice (USA) 11-4fav (9-3) Headway to chase leader over 7f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 9l behind Emma's Gift (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.