Skip to content

Racecards

14:30 Lingfield Park

Betdirect.co.uk Handicap (Class D2) (Class 2)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 6.97s
  • 10 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Desperation (IRE)

12/1

    2
    Silk -

    Red Chairman

    7/2

      3
      Silk -

      Wotchalike (IRE)

      10/3

        1(9)
        Silk - BLACK, WHITE chevron hoop and cap

        Red Chairman

        166
        7/2
        • Form 0546-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 80

        soon led at good pace, steadied halfway, pushed 2 lengths clear 2f out, headed 1f out, rallied reluctantly as winner idled in front near finish, held

        2(1)
        Silk - Orange, Emerald Green check sleeves and check cap

        Wotchalike (IRE)

        9
        10/3
        • Form 22165-2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 80

        held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, chased leaders final furlong, held towards finish

        3(8)
        Silk - Royal Blue and White diamonds, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, quartered cap

        Alessano

        23
        4/1
        • Form 1-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 76

        soon pushed along in rear, plenty to do 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong

        4(2)
        Silk - Maroon, White star and armlets, Beige cap

        Dunmore Derry (IRE)

        9 b
        33/1
        • Form 40501-6
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 75

        in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened quickly over 2f out

        5(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red star, Beige sleeves, Red cap

        Desperation (IRE)

        33
        12/1
        • Form 052333-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 75

        mostly tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden to lead 1f out, idled in front, held on near finish

        6(7)
        Silk - Black, Emerald Green chevron, Emerald Green sleeves, Black armlets, Emerald Green cap

        Pocketwood

        27
        20/1
        • Form 001-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 73

        behind, pushed along and no impression over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong

        7(5)
        Silk - White, Emerald Green seams, Purple cap

        Etoile Russe (IRE)

        33
        8/1
        • Form 043-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 73

        chased leaders over 7f, virtually pulled up final 2f

        8(6)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Blue hoops, stars on sleeves, check cap

        Nan Jan

        22 t
        14/1
        • Form 002443-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 73

        held up, headway on inside 3f out, chased leaders under pressure over 1f out, weakened final furlong

        9(10)
        Silk - White, Maroon disc

        King After

        5
        10/1
        • Form 22134-3
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 64

        in touch, ridden 4f out, eased when no chance final 2f

        10(3)
        Silk - Red, dark green and red hooped sleeves and cap

        Tuvalu (GER)

        5
        10/1
        • Form 56406-2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 64

        raced keenly, held up until tracked leaders over 7f out, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        The vote in an interesting contest goes to Alessandro ahead of Wotchalike and Red Chairman. There was a lot to like about the way that Alessandro won on his debut and it is likely that mark of 76 will have understated his ability before too long. Now is the chance to start proving that and we will make him the selection in an interesting affair. With David Loder's stable in such good form, Red Chairman has to given the once over, as he showed Turf promise last season and is now stepped up in trip. Wotchalike's second to the Loder-trained Zabeel Palace from today's mark last time over course and distance was a decent effort and he too must be given a good chance. Dunmore Derry is well held based on that form. Pocketwood caused a surprise when scoring in a Wolverhampton maiden last time, but this has a much tougher look to it, while Etoile Russe and Dunmore Derry are closely weighted based on Southwell mile maiden form, and bear in mind that Dunmore Derry, who was backed at Lingfield last time, is now racing in first-time blinkers. Nan Jan is probably better than her current mark as she was a little unlucky in running from a two-pound higher mark two runs ago when not beaten far, but King After has been beaten from revised marks since scoring at Wolverhampton in December. However, King After is also three pounds better off for the two lengths he finished behind Tuvalu here over 10 furlongs last time. The latter could be improving now, though, and could go well. One final point is that, if you apply literal Union Jack Jackson form, King After has around five lengths to find with Wotchalike on today's terms. Given that James Given's runner surely ran below par behind Wotchalike, then it brings them closer together. It's just a thought but overall, for today, we prefer Alessandro.