Racecards
14:10 Lingfield Park
Lorraine Bolton Memorial Handicap (Div 2) (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £6,069 added
- Winner: £3,105
- 2nd: £924
- 3rd: £462
- 4th: £300
- Form 412573
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Andrew Breslin
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, pushed along and ran on well to lead final 100 yards
- Form 15-1145
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J & S Best
- Jockey Harry Burns
chased leaders on inside, weakened 3f out
- Form 2-41664
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer W Stone
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
led after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, strongly pressed final furlong, headed and no extra final 100 yards, lost 2nd final strides
- Form 076648-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey Jane Elliott
held up off the pace in 6th, headway and hung left over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner
Paco Filly
49- Form 00-8638
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer Mrs N S Evans
- Jockey George Downing
slowly into stride and slightly hampered start, held up in last pair, pushed along 3f out, never on terms
- Form 5036P5
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer R J Smith
- Jockey Kieren Fox
steadied start, held up, pushed along on outside 3f out, headway on outside over 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 533773-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey J Mitchell
led 1f, pressed leader and keen, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
Compton Brave
110- Form 077430-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey Tom Marquand
off the pace in 5th, outpaced inside final 3f, plugged on inside final furlong
- Form 5309-42
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer S A Harris
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
NonRunner
Verdict
Touch The Clouds has won over 6f here but that was five years ago. He’s done most of his winning on the all-weather at Chelmsford so preference is for RAVENHOE. It’s unusual to see a Mark Johnston runner in this lowly grade but the top weight goes well for an inexperienced rider and is only a pound higher than when taking a similar contest over track and trip in February. Master Of Heaven returns from a break and is better over 1m2f while Quick Monet seems best on Fibresand but Ertidaad is more than capable of winning a race like this off his current mark.
Formwatch
Ravenhoe (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Port Soif (9-10) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Ertidaad (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Bookmaker (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Touch The Clouds 7-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 8, 1/4l behind The King's Steed (8-13) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Caribbean Spring (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 8l behind Big Bad Lol (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Paco Filly 14-1 (9-5) Started very slowly, in rear, effort on outside over 1f out, kept on towards finish, never nearer, 8th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Ertidaad (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (7) pol in Feb.
St James's Park (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 16l behind Tha'ir (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Mar.
Master Of Heaven 3-1 (9-1) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Huddersfilly Town (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Compton Brave 8-1 (8-12) Keen in touch, ridden and weakened 3f out, 10th of 11, 26 1/4l behind Princess Way (9-4) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Quick Monet (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Raced wide prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Romantic (9-9) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.