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16:55 Lingfield Park

Tarmac Southern Handicap (Class 5)

  • 18 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard (Turf - Good (Good to Firm in places))
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 22.36s
  • Off Time: 16:55:51
  • 18 Ran
1(3)
Silk - White, Dark Green armlets
  • Form 84-6164
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 69

always in rear

2(14)
Silk - Royal Blue, Tartan sash and sleeves, Royal Blue cap
  • Form 2240-5
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 70

slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, headway on rails over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, just held

3(15)
Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue stars, Royal Blue sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Light Blue star
  • Form 4-32341
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 70

chased leaders, driven 2f out, no extra inside inside furlong

4(13)
Silk - Yellow, Maroon Cross of Lorraine, White sleeves, Maroon and Yellow quartered cap
10/1
  • Form 8123-86
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 70

held up towards rear, headway and switched left 2f out, soon driven, stayed on under pressure to lead final 75 yards

5(11)
Silk - White, large Royal Blue spots, Royal Blue cap
11/1
  • Form 3744-6
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 67

(wore net muzzle) made most, hung badly left from over 1f out, headed final 75 yards, lost 2 places near finish

6(17)
Silk - Yellow, royal blue sash, chevrons on sleeves
  • Form 4-77434
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 65

chased leaders over 4f

7(4)
Silk - Emerald Green, Pink stars, Pink sleeves, Emerald Green stars
33/1
  • Form 975-7
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 62

always rear

8(2)
Silk - Yellow, brown disc, brown and yellow striped sleeves, hooped cap
25/1
  • Form 75668-6
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 64

chased leaders on outside, ridden halfway, weakened 3f out

9(1)
Silk - White, Dark Blue and White chevrons on sleeves
  • Form 421-330
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 64

slowly into stride and always behind

10(10)
Silk - Pink, Grey star, halved sleeves and star on cap
33/1
  • Form 567983
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 60

in touch, weakened over 2f out, soon eased when no chance

11(8)
Silk - Emerald Green, White sash, Emerald Green sleeves, White stars, hooped cap
7/1
  • Form 61
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 62

in touch, hung left from 3f out, weakened 2f out

12(18)
Silk - Royal Blue and White diamonds, striped sleeves, check cap
25/1
  • Form 7780-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 62

slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

13(5)
Silk - Pink, Grey stripe, sleeves and star on cap
16/1
  • Form 78420-2
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 62

chased leaders over 4f

14(12)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), RED sleeves and cap
33/1
  • Form 08-0
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 58

slowly away and always in rear

15(9)
Silk - Grey, Pink stars, hooped sleeves and star on cap
50/1
  • Form 8824
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 58

behind, ridden and moderate headway final 2f

16(7)
Silk - Royal Blue, Grey sash and star on cap
14/1
  • Form 66645-5
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 55

chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

17(6)
Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (quartered), Grey sleeves
50/1
  • Form 00-0
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 57

chased leaders over 3f

18(16)
Silk - Peacock Blue, White cap
25/1
  • Form 780-0
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 55

prominent on rails, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, and weakened over 1f out

In depth

Verdict

A difficult finale to get out on and off a shortlist that includes Inquisitress, Poppy's Rose and Blue Monkey we go for Poppy's Rose. The selection won well at Pontefract over six furlongs and while it is always dangerous to back horses when transferring winning form into handicaps, she showed plenty in a poor race and her mark of 62 does not look to be unduly harsh. Inquisitress has proved expensive to follow but ran better than her bare form suggests at Brighton. Blue Monkey found a very weak maiden at Southwell to his liking and scored as the money indicated. Cavalry Guard burnt the fingers of short price players at Redcar last season and does not appeal as a particularly hearty finisher. Hucking Heat seems to reserve his best for the all-weather while Realy Naughty, who finished behind John Best's inmate, is likely to plugging on when others have cried enough. Whipcord is perfectly exposed although she shouldn't be written off in a wide open race. Tenancy looks likely to be up there from the gate and backers will be hoping for a soft lead. A wide open race with many chances and Poppy's Rose is where the pin lands.

Formwatch

Hucking Heat (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, headway under pressure on outside 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 6l behind Rudry Dragon (9-2) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf in Apr.

Cavalry Guard (USA) 6-1 (8-11) Held up, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 5th of 12, 5l behind Seleet (8-11) at Beverley 1m mdn stk (5) gf in Apr.

Blue Monkey (IRE) 4-6fav (8-13) Held up, pushed along 4f out, headway 2f out, led approaching final furlong, pushed out, won at Southwell 7f mdn aut stk (6) fbs in Apr beating Very Well Red (9-7) by 3l, 8 ran.

Jack Oliver 14-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 4l behind Supa Sal (9-1) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Mar.

Tenancy (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 6l behind Tetouan (9-3) at Leicester 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf in Apr.

Realy Naughty (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Held up, switched left over 1f out, good headway final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 14, 3l behind Nordic Light (8-11) at Folkestone 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Apr.

Poppy's Rose 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on to lead close home, won at Pontefract 6f 3yo mdn fll (5) gd in Apr beating Princess Ellis (9-0) by a nk, 9 ran.

Whipchord (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Blue Bamboo (8-13) at Lingfield 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) pol in Apr.