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13:53 Lingfield Park
Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost Handicap (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,306 added
- Winner: £3,946
- 2nd: £1,174
- 3rd: £587
- 4th: £300

- Form 66-4112
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 69
keen tracked leaders, pushed along and wide into straight 2f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression

Belle Rouge
110- Form 056-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey B A Curtis
made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly

- Form 426-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer H J L Dunlop
- Jockey L Morris
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on same pace

- Form 73P-530
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey David Probert
close up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish

- Form 56-54
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
steadied start, close up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace

- Form 37-345
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
keen tracked winner, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Merry Secret wasn’t beaten far here attempting to land a hat-trick of 7f victories and steps up in trip along with most of these including SEA OF CHARM. The latter is from a family of middle-distance winners and with improvement expected now handicapping having finished runner-up over 7f here, Harry Dunlop’s filly can open her account. Ronan Accuser is fitted with headgear having failed to show much progress on his handicap debut but Galeophobia is creeping closer and Belle Rouge is worth a second glance on her return to action.
Formwatch
Merry Secret (IRE) 5-2jfav (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden to join leader and every chance inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Lead Story (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Belle Rouge 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, pushed along over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Isola Rossa (9-0) at Lingfield 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Nov.
Sea Of Charm (FR) 10-3 (9-0) Tracked leader, pushed along to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Bertie's Wish (9-5) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (6) pol in Mar.
Isla Vista 10-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 10 1/2l behind Merry Secret (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Ronan Accuser 12-1 (9-2) Dwelt, close up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure towards finish, 4th of 5, 3 1/2l behind Lead Story (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Galeophobia (IRE) 9-2cfav (9-7) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on towards finish, never nearer, 5th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Almost An Angel (9-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.