Racecards
15:50 Lingfield Park
E.b.f. Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,500 added
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
mid-division, ridden halfway, kept on but no impression on leaders
- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey L Dettori
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 95
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
keen, tracked leader, pressed leader and soon every chance from over 1f out, ridden and stayed on same pace final furlong
Eltheeb
18- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey R Hills
held up in rear, never troubled leaders
- Form 7
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey A Kirby
in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey N Callan
in touch, headway and switched left over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong
Sefton Park
15- Form 8
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey Jim Crowley
in touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
Swift Return
22- Form 5
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey William Carson
led, ridden and joined over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 7
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey J P Spencer
steadied start, in rear, raced wide, ridden over 2f out, no impression
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer H J L Dunlop
- Jockey M Fenton
slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along 3f out, outpaced 2f out, ran on strongly towards finish
In depth
Verdict
AL DAFA can continue a decent winning spree for the Godolphin team, while Magician¿s Cape and Swift Return will pose as the main dangers. The selection caught the eye on his sole start at Lingfield finishing fourth of nine in the process. Frankie Dettori is not often seen on a mid week at an all weather track so with confidence in the camp he is difficult to oppose. Newcomer Magician¿s Cape comes form the Stoute stable so should be closely monitored in the market on his debut, while Swift Return showed promise on his debut at Windsor finishing in mid field and more can be expected of him this time around. Al Dafa has shown more than most of his rivals and looks the percentage call.
Formwatch
Agent Archie (USA) Smart Strike colt out of Dans La Ville.
Al Dafa (USA) 2-1 (9-3) Held up, switched left over 4f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, soon no impression, 4th of 9, 5l behind Dubai Set (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Aug.
Another Magic Man (USA) 50-1 (9-3) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Lethal Combination (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Eltheeb 50-1 (9-0) Raced centre, in rear, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 14, 16l behind Treble Jig (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Aug.
Halyard (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Went left start and started slowly, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on steadily inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 6l behind Dreamspeed (9-3) at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Magician's Cape (IRE) Montjeu colt out of Seven Magicians.
Sefton Park 33-1 (9-3) Behind, pushed along 3f out, never in contention, 8th of 11, 11l behind Sierra Alpha (9-3) at Warwick 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Aug.
Swift Return 100-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, some late headway, 5th of 10, 8l behind Sunraider (9-3) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Aug.
Grand Mary (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Tracked winner to well over 1f out, 7th of 8, 20l behind Vanishing Grey (9-0) at Bath 5f 2yo stks (5) gd in Aug.
Santa Margherita Titus Livius filly out of A Simple Path.
Spring Heather (IRE) Montjeu filly out of Spotlight.