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19:55 Lingfield Park

Old House Inn Handicap (AWT) (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 21.86s
  • Off Time: 19:55:21
  • 8 Ran
1(7)
Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green and Royal Blue halved sleeves

Epsom Salts

225 CD
33/1
  • Form 019808-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 72

in rear, pushed along over 6f out, soon struggling

2(2)
Silk - Dark Blue, White sleeves and cap
6/4
  • Form 01114-3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 72

held up in touch, went 2nd over 5f out, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, eased heavily near finish

3(4)
Silk - Dark Green, White hollow box, White cap

Fulgora

10 D
8/1
  • Form 231062
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 70

led, headed over 6f out, weakened over 5f out, soon tailed off

4(8)
Silk - Purple, yellow seams, yellow sleeves, purple stars, purple cap

Kayef (GER)

24 BFD
10/1
  • Form 206/043
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 70

tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along over 3f out, kept on same pace, lost 3rd place close home

5(1)
Silk - Emerald Green, Pink sleeves, Emerald Green armlets
4/1
  • Form 252273
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 67

held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner

6(3)
Silk - Royal Blue and White diamonds, striped sleeves, check cap
4/1
  • Form 44503-6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 66

held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace, snatched 3rd place close home

7(6)
Silk - Dark Blue, Red hoop, Red sleeves, White armlets, White cap
33/1
  • Form 815544
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 64

held up towards rear, pushed along 5f out, soon weakened, tailed off 3f out

8(5)
Silk - Royal blue and red check, red sleeves, royal blue armlets, grey and red hooped cap
12/1
  • Form 245522
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 65

with leader, led over 6f out, pushed along and headed over 2f out, no chance with winner from over 1f out, weakened and lost 2nd place entering final furlong

In depth

Verdict

ITALIAN RIVIERA rattled up a hat-trick on the all-weather in November and will have come on for his reappearance over track and trip. Sir Mark Prescott's charge is preferred to Fulgora, who was narrowly beaten over today's trip at Kempton last time. Bramshill Lass finished ahead of Kayef and Maison Brillet over 1m6f here last month and has run well again since at Chepstow but Joe The Coat's recent close-up sixth in a blanket finish at Nottingham looks stronger form.

Formwatch

Epsom Salts 66-1 (8-7) Led, ridden and headed entering final 3f, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 33l behind Ardlui (10-0) at Newmarket 2m hcp 0-90 (3) sft in Nov.

Italian Riviera 2-1 (9-3) Restless in stalls, slowly into stride, held up last, good headway on outside to 2nd over 4f out, led 3f out, headed approaching final 2f, no chance with winner, lost 2nd final 100 yards, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Presto Volante (9-4) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in May.

Fulgora 10-1 (9-10) Led and set steady pace 6f, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, stayed on until headed near finish, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Almost Gemini (9-6) at Kempton 2m hacp 0-70 (5) pol.

Kayef (GER) 3-1fav (9-2) Tracked leader, led 10f out, clear 7f out until 4f out, ridden and headed 1f out, one pace and held when lost 2nd final 100 yards, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Honourable Knight (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.

Story Writer 12-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride, held up, ridden and headway when edged left 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Gabrial's King (8-13) at Newbury 1m 4f app hcp (5) gf in May.

Joe The Coat 14-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, staying on when not clear run and bumped near finish, 6th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Albonny (9-2) at Nottingham 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in May.

Maison Brillet (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden on inside disputing 2nd 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Honourable Knight (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.

Bramshill Lass 3-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, led halfway, ridden over 2f out, headed 2f out, kept on and no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Kashgar (9-7) at Chepstow 2m hcp 0-60 (6) gf.