Racecards
15:15 Lingfield Park
888sport.com Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f
- Going: Heavy, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,800 added
- Winner: £3,119
- 2nd: £916
- 3rd: £458
- 4th: £229
- Form 331-645
- Age 12
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer P A Pritchard
- Jockey Tom Bellamy
chased leaders, pushed along into modest 3rd on long run before 2 out, plugged on into 2nd run-in, no chance with very easy winner
- Form 540-23P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up and behind, lost touch 8th, tailed off and pulled up before next
- Form 41/8-128
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 94
held up towards rear, steady headway on inside 6th, tracked leading pair going well before 9th, 2nd after 3 out, led on bit 2 out, soon clear, very easily
- Form 4321P5
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Mark Gillard
- Jockey Tom Cannon
chased leader, led 8th until approaching 3 out, dropped to 3rd and driven along after 3 out, no extra in 5th on long run before next, tailed off
- Form 75P-584
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer M Roberts
- Jockey A Thornton
raced wide in mid-division, lost place before 6th, weakened quickly and pulled up before next
- Form 222-P23
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Mrs S Johnson
- Jockey R Johnson
mid-division, pushed along after 4th, headway chasing leaders after 6th, weakened next, lost touch 8th, continued tailed off
- Form 75-876P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Mrs D Grissell
- Jockey Joshua Moore
behind, mistake 3rd, steady headway approaching 6th, mistake 8th, weakened under pressure before 9th, poor 7th when blundered 3 out and pulled up
- Form 266527
- Age 12
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer S D Dixon
- Jockey Mr L Kilgarriff
raced wide, chased leaders, pushed along after 5th, driven and outpaced 9th, modest 4th on long run before 2 out
- Form P655F6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey T E Whelan
towards rear, driven along and struggling in poor 6th 3 out, soon pulled up
- Form 5/PF-PP6
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer L A Dace
- Jockey Mr George Gorman
led until 8th, chased leader, led again approaching 3 out until ridden 2 out, soon no chance with winner, weakened into 3rd run-in
Essteepee
20- Form 30-3507
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
Nonrunner
Kayflin (FR)
69- Form 4450/67
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Mrs L C Jewell
- Jockey J E Moore
Nonrunner
Verdict
Most of this modest bunch are looking for a return to their best but UNDERWOOD finally showed some worthwhile form when fourth at Plumpton last time. He gets a token vote. The Last Bridge went close at Warwick in November only to disappoint at Southwell last time while Grace And Fortune was placed on a couple of occasions over these hurdles before failing to complete at Kempton. Wicklewood won a chase at the end of last year but has yet to score over timber in 20 attempts and Rising Teal is getting no closer despite a tumble down the weights. Warsaw Pact was beaten only a head here last month in between a couple of woeful efforts.
Formwatch
Earcomesthedream (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Tracked leader, lost place approaching 6th, soon under pressure, beaten 4 out, 5th of 7, 41l behind Steel Summit (11-8) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Jan.
Grace And Fortune 33-1 (11-1) Behind, outpaced 4 out, weakened after next, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Under The Phone (11-0) at Kempton 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft, 17 ran.
Gilzean (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Last pair, pushed along after 7th, struggling before 3 out, never involved, 8th of 11, 27l behind The Geegeez Geegee (11-12) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft.
Wicklewood 33-1 (11-4) Mid-division, pushed along before 13th, soon outpaced, 5th of 11, 31l behind Newton Thistle (10-10) at Towcester 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft in Jan.
Underwood (FR) 10-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, ridden before 3 out, stayed on under pressure approaching last, went 3rd briefly flat, no impression, 4th of 9, 5l behind Little Roxy (10-0) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Jan.
The Last Bridge 7-2 (11-3) Led, headed before 8th and driven, lost place after 12th, plugged on to take 3rd before last, never dangerous, 3rd of 6, 25l behind Harangue (11-11) at Southwell 3m hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Dec.
Torero 6-1 (10-0) Held up in touch, ridden and outpaced after 10th, well beaten from next, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Obistar (11-3) at Plumpton 3m 1f cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) hvy in Jan, 6 ran.
Warsaw Pact (IRE) 16-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, soon lost place, ridden 5th, well beaten 8th, 7th of 14, 35l behind Aroseforoscar (10-3) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Jan.
Rising Teal 11-4fav (9-10) Chased leaders, lost place 6th, soon beaten, 6th of 10, 34l behind Running Wolf (10-9) at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Jan.
Lord Aldervale (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Chased leader, mistake 4th, led after 5th, headed before 3 out, weakened soon after 3 out, 6th of 9, 24l behind Mariet (10-9) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Oct.
Essteepee 33-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, ridden 7th, modest headway before 3 out, no impression and weakened before next, 7th of 15, 41l behind Winning Spark (11-9) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Jan.
Kayflin (FR) 20-1 (10-10) Held up in touch, pushed along and weakened after 3 out, 7th of 10, well behind Meetmeatthemoon (10-7) at Fontwell 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.