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15:55 Lingfield Park

Pevensey Handicap (Class 4)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £7,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 38.90s
  • Off Time: 15:55:42
  • 4 Ran
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Silk -

Tartan Gunna

8/13

    1(3)
    Silk - White, Dark Blue diamond, Dark Blue sleeves, White armlets, quartered cap

    Alexander Gulch (USA)

    80 p
    7/1
    • Form 713-
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-7
    • Official Rating 85

    led, ridden and pressed 2f out, headed over 1f out, no chance with winner final furlong, kept on well for 2nd

    2(4)
    Silk - Red, White chevrons, White and Red halved sleeves, White and Red quartered cap

    Doncosaque (IRE)

    26 D
    5/2
    • Form 1151-33
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-5
    • Official Rating 80

    held up last in touch, pulled very hard, ridden and slightly hampered inside final 2f, no impression over 1f out

    3(1)
    Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diabolo, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

    Rio Royale (IRE)

    72
    10/1
    • Form 217325-
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-13
    • Official Rating 78

    steadied start, raced keenly, close up 3rd, ridden and edged left 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no chance with winner

    4(2)
    Silk - Mauve, Yellow star, armlets and star on cap

    Tartan Gunna

    18
    8/13
    • Form 722-1
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-9
    • Official Rating 73

    tracked leader, ridden to press leader 2f out, led over 1f out, quickened well and soon clear, pushed out easily

    5(5)
    NR

    Joannadarc (USA)

    2
    • Form 734-43
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-3
    • Official Rating 67

    Nonrunner

    Previous results

    2008
    (3)
    Silk -

    Rapidity

    11/4
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-12

    In depth

    Verdict

    A small field but quite an interesting handicap; preference is for TARTAN GUNNA who checks all the boxes. Alexander Gulch doesn't looks especially well-treated off a mark of 85 and it may be that the handicapper has overestimated his Pontefract win in August. It may be that he will prefer this surface to Southwell where he was comfortably held a while back, but the feeling is that he looks vulnerable off 85. Instead then we side with Tartan Gunna who was a runaway winner in an average maiden at Wolverhampton last time. A mark of 73 for this handicap bow looks fair enough and with the stable in form she should run well. Rio Royale returns from two months off and this son of Captain Rio is another who needs to prove that he deserves his mark of 77, whilst Joannadarc needs to improve on what we have seen to date. Doncasoque was a winner off a mark of 77 three runs back but has struggled off his revised mark since and so it is Tartan Gunna who is nominated.

    Formwatch

    Alexander Gulch (USA) 15-8 (9-5) Close up, ridden halfway, beaten from 3 out, 3rd of 5, 10l behind Kind Heart (8-7) at Southwell 1m nov stk (5) fbs in Nov.

    Doncosaque (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, headway over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Barwell Bridge (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Jan.

    Rio Royale (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, keeping on when slightly short of room final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 9, 5l behind Efficiency (9-5) at Kempton 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.

    Tartan Gunna 2-9fav (9-3) Soon with leader, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, easily, won at W'hampton 7f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Jan beating Divine Force (9-3) by 6l, 6 ran.

    Joannadarc (USA) 8-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, ran wide and lost 4 places bend entering final 2f, soon ridden and stayed on to regain 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading pair, 3rd of 10, 10l behind Set The Trend (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn (5) std.