Racecards
13:00 Lingfield Park
David Alan Godwin Birthday Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,800 added
- Winner: £3,119
- 2nd: £916
- 3rd: £458
- 4th: £229
- Form 2
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
went right 1st, jumped best, made all, clear 3 out, heavily eased near finish, unchallenged
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tended to jump right, held up in 4th, headway into 3rd after 5th, pushed along and no impression when blundered 3 out
Conserve (IRE)
154- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
jumped right and poorly in rear, went poor 4th approaching 3 out, tailed off
Dancing Solo
13- Form PF1-27
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
chased winner until jumped badly right 2nd, chased leading pair, 2nd again approaching 5th, no chance with easy winner
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Mrs L J Mongan
- Jockey Tom Cannon
chased leading pair until went 2nd at 2nd, pushed along and lost 2nd approaching 5th, soon driven along and weakened, tailing off when pulled up after 3 out
Verdict
BEACON LADY was a decent handicapper on the Flat for Bill Knight, winning eight times and rated much higher on the level than Conserve and Noor Al Haya. She gets the nod to make a winning start over hurdles for Venetia Williams. A Doll In Milan has finished second in a point-to-point and Dancing Solo ran well for a long way in a bumper at Worcester last month. Pandorica was well beaten on her debut over timber but Augusta Bay is related to a hurdles winner and is worth noting.
Formwatch
A Doll In Milan (IRE) 7-2 (11-9) Alw pr, cl uip 3out, disp 2out, ev ch when green last, ko onepce, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Dawnieriver (11-9) at Necarne 3m ire ptp gd in May.
Beacon Lady 20-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, driven and outpaced on outside 3f out, soon ridden, never able to challenge, last of 7, 8l behind Hillstar (9-3) at Newbury 1m 3f Grp 3 (1) sft in Sep (flat).
Conserve (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Slowly away close up in rear, ridden 3f out, no impression, last of 4, 8l behind Jewelled (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f fll hcp (4) pol in Jun (flat).
Dancing Solo 16-1 (10-12) Prominent, led 6f out, headed 5f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 16, 11l behind Miss Sophierose (10-5) at Worcester 2m mares n h flat (6) gd in Oct.
Noor Al Haya (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) Held up in rear, never on terms, 8th of 11, 18l behind Jezza (8-11) at Newbury 2m app hcp (5) sft in Oct (flat).
Augusta Bay Oscar mare out of Penneyrose Bay.
Pandorica 33-1 (11-0) Mid-division, not fluent 5th, never on terms, 8th of 15, 14l behind Taniokey (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m mares mdn hdl (5) gs in Oct.