Racecards
19:15 Lingfield Park
Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Handicap (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,400 added
- Winner: £3,873
- 2nd: £1,817
- 3rd: £908
- 4th: £454
- Form 492213
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
tracked leading trio, headway out wide into modest 3rd under pressure over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd towards finish, always held
- Form 06-1313
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
wore hood to post, led, hung right and reminders paddock bend then raced keenly, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
- Form 46-2318
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
close 3rd on inside, went 2nd turning in, led 2f out, soon clear, hung badly left to far rail and reduced lead over 1f out, always doing enough
- Form 726361
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Georgia Dobie
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, carried left by winner over 1f out, ridden and keeping on same pace when not much room inside final 110 yards, no extra in 3rd towards finish
- Form 5-49516
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Alice Haynes
- Jockey K T O'Neill
tracked leader until pushed along turning in, ridden and weakened quickly inside final 2f, eased
Verdict
Robusto, Lionella and Denis Anthony all won their penultimate starts with the latter preferred of that trio having gone close at Epsom subsequently. But GREASED LIGHTNING took advantage of a slide down the weights when winning at Windsor a fortnight ago and another bold bid is expected now back to winning ways. Bodygroove opened his account when upped to 1m6f at Wolverhampton but Dance Havana has gone backwards since winning at Thirsk.
Formwatch
Denis Anthony (IRE) 13-8 (9-8) Tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on, lost two places towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1/2l behind Flash Bardot (9-9) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Robusto (IRE) 6-4fav (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, switched right 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, plugged on, no impression, 3rd of 9, 8 1/4l behind Whatacracker (9-0) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Lionella 10-3jfav (8-6) Mid-division on inside, good headway tracking leaders 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 11 1/2l behind He's A Latchico (10-2) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Greased Lightning 5-1 (9-6) Reluctant loading, held up off the pace towards rear, good headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, led inside final 2f, carried head awkwardly over 1f out, kept on well, won at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (6) gd in Jul beating Solution (9-8) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Dance Havana 17-2 (10-7) Jumped right, held up in last trio, went modest 4th home turn, pushed along and jumped slowly 3 out and next, went right and hit last, 4th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Vitani (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m (4) gd in Jul.
Bodygroove 9-2 (9-8) Held up in rear, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jul beating Zivaniya (9-7) by 1l, 7 ran.