Racecards
14:05 Lingfield Park
Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Handicap (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,159
- 2nd: £2,144
- 3rd: £1,072
- 4th: £536
- Form 416P-84
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Georgia Dobie
raced wide towards rear, pushed along and weakened 2f out
- Form 2/70-515
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey A Kirby
held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor
- Form 81/8-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer J Tate
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
held up towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on to go 2nd towards finish
- Form 4/2-13
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
keen early, made all, ridden out
- Form 44300-1
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 88
tracked leaders, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace
- Form 462-147
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Tyler Heard
raced wide in touch when lost action 5f out, pushed along 3f out, never a factor
- Form 668-376
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
in touch, pushed along 2f out, not trouble leaders
- Form 330-128
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
raced wide close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 0900-85
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey L Morris
tracked winner 5f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish
In depth
Verdict
Novice winner Going Places came up short at Kempton when sent off favourite on his handicap debut. He still has scope to improve but Lethal Lunch was beaten over track and trip with Corazon Espinado behind having earlier won over a mile here when beating Moraheb. Zhui Feng is not the force of old but made a winning start for new connections at Kempton when beating Baby Steps and Ryan Moore takes over the reins today. GORING was still capable of winning off a 4lb higher mark here at this time last year and with a couple of recent outings under his belt, the all-weather veteran may well return to form with an apprentice taking a further 5lb off his back. Sky Commander is less exposed than Kondratiev Wave of the remainder.
Formwatch
Goring (GER) 20-1 (9-0) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, soon weakened, last of 4, 11 1/4l behind Grove Ferry (8-11) at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Lethal Lunch 13-2 (9-7) Switched left start, in rear, headway entering final furlong, soon short of room, not recover, 5th of 10, 2l behind Total Commitment (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Sky Commander (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Magical Morning (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m stks (5) gf in Jun.
Going Places 6-4fav (9-7) Taken steadily to post, led and raced keenly, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon no extra, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Starshiba (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Zhui Feng (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Mid-division on inside, good headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on well, won at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb beating Baby Steps (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Corazon Espinado (IRE) 15-2 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Total Commitment (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Mohareb 6-1 (9-10) Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, kept on until weakening inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Chookie Dunedin (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Baby Steps 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 8th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Chookie Dunedin (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Kondratiev Wave (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Led after 1f, pushed along halfway, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened towards finish, 5th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Diligent Lady (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb.