Racecards
14:00 Lingfield Park
Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £15,100 added
- Winner: £7,842
- 2nd: £3,613
- 3rd: £1,806
- 4th: £904
- Form 2/2510-4
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer T Lawes
- Jockey T J O'Brien
midfield, ridden and weakened after 3rd, pulled up before 4th
- Form 37/63PP-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Kielan Woods
held up, headway before 3 out, chased leader after 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, went further clear after last
Heros (FR)
424- Form 421/378-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Shane Quinlan
led, headed 3 out, weakened rapidly, soon pulled up
- Form 11F11-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up, pulled up before 5th
- Form 70/21F-P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey Brendan Powell
prominent, ridden and weakened 4th, pulled up before 7th
- Form 62-5
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
prominent, with leaders before 3 out, ridden and weakened rapidly after 3 out, soon pulled up
- Form 424311
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer S Lycett
- Jockey T Scudamore
midfield, headway to chase leaders 4 out, headway to lead 3 out, pulled clear with winner before 2 out, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on
- Form 54/523F-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
held up, ridden 3 out, no extra
- Form 5/3623-8
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey Bryony Frost
midfield, ridden and weakened before 3 out, soon pulled up
- Form 22/P8P-3
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey M Goldstein
midfield, chased leaders 3 out, ridden after 3 out, no impression
Verdict
BRANSON MISSOURI (NAP) has won two of three outings since switching to Shaun Lycett’s yard. She has a hike in the weights to overcome but landed a double at Worcester last time by a wide margin and the hat-trick beckons. Kenny George is upped in class after placing at Fontwell while Icare Grandchamp makes his handicap debut along with Heros, an import from France having won over timber last year. Kannapolis and Thirtyfourstitches are both better than their recent comeback runs suggest.
Formwatch
Kannapolis (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Not fluent, 2nd until the 1st, chased leaders, driven after 9th, lost place before 3 out, well behind 2 out, last of 4, dist behind Pounding Poet (11-8) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Optimise Prime (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along after 4th, ridden before next, lost place approaching 7th, behind from next, pulled up after 4 out, at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Heros (FR) (10-7) 8th of 15, dist behind Histoire De (10-7) at Auteuil 2m 2f hvy in Sep.
Thirtyfourstitches (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Jumped right towards rear, not fluent 1st, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 2nd, well behind from after 8th, pulled up before 2 out, at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Cilaos Glace (FR) 7-1 (11-10) Didn't jump with fluency, always towards rear, detached when pulled up before 4 out, at Perth 3m hcp (4) gs in May.
Icare Grandchamp (FR) 6-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, disputed lead home turn, headed and weakened after 3 out, 5th of 13, 23 1/2l behind I'd Like To Know (11-4) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Branson Missouri (IRE) 9-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, close 2nd home turn, led before 3 out, went clear before 2 out, shaken up before last, drew further ahead run-in, easily, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct beating Iberio (11-4) by 22l, 16 ran.
Gerico Ville (FR) 8-1 (11-1) Led, hung right paddock bend and reminders after 3rd, fell 5th, at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Pearly Island 9-2 (11-4) Towards rear, lost touch 6th and soon struggling, 8th of 13, dist behind I'd Like To Know (11-4) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Kenny George 9-1 (11-2) Led, mistake 3rd, pushed along before 2 out, headed before last, kept on run in, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Beat The Heat (11-8) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (5) sft in Nov.