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12:45 Lingfield Park

Bet Direct No Q Claiming Stakes (Class F)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 7.25s
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Barry Island

10/3

    2
    Silk -

    Pyrrhic

    14/1

      3
      Silk -

      Eastborough (IRE)

      3/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Dark Green, White seams, White sleeves, Dark Green armlets, White cap

        Barry Island

        92
        10/3
        • Form 063604-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-9

        held up towards rear, headway 2f out, switched right and strong run to lead well inside final furlong, readily

        2(4)
        Silk - Light Green, Red star, sleeves and star on cap

        Icannshift (IRE)

        11
        33/1
        • Form 40600-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        always behind, never a factor

        3(2)
        Silk - WHITE, BLACK disc, striped sleeves

        Eastborough (IRE)

        14
        3/1
        • Form 4000/6-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1

        held up in mid-division, hampered after 2f, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, lost 2nd close home

        4(12)
        Silk - White, Red disc, Black sleeves, Red spots, White cap, Red spots

        Fortune Point (IRE)

        127
        14/1
        • Form 220640-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-1

        raced wide behind, headway to chase leaders 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra final 100 yards

        5(5)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Orange chevron, Orange and Royal Blue diabolo on sleeves, Orange cap

        Bank On Him

        7
        5/1
        • Form 13000-1
        • Age 9
        • Weight 8-11

        tracked leader, led 5f out, hard pressed 1f out, headed and no extra final 50 yards

        6(8)
        Silk - Light Green, Light Blue spots, Emerald Green sleeves, Light Blue cap, Light Green star

        Pyrrhic

        2 b
        14/1
        • Form 4505-30
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-11

        held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, to take 2nd close home

        7(10)
        Silk - White, Orange and Yellow striped sleeves and cap

        Water of Life (IRE)

        52
        8/1
        • Form 000053-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-10

        started slowly, never better than mid-division

        8(6)
        Silk - White, Dark Blue chevron, White sleeves, Dark Blue stars, Dark Blue cap

        Bontadini

        49 v
        25/1
        • Form 000000-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-9

        held up, tracked leaders 4f out, every chance 1f out, no quicken final 100 yards

        9(11)
        Silk - Pink, Mauve stars, Pink sleeves

        Summer Stock (USA)

        239
        16/1
        • Form 004000-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-9

        in rear, under pressure halfway, never dangerous

        10(9)
        Silk - White, Emerald Green epaulets, check sleeves, Yellow cap

        Twentytwosilver (IRE)

        96
        20/1
        • Form 006000-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9

        soon led, headed 5f out, soon beaten and weakened over 2f out

        12(13)
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue star, White sleeves and cap

        Don Fayruz (IRE)

        190
        33/1
        • Form 200/000-
        • Age 12
        • Weight 8-5

        raced wide behind, never troubled leaders

        13(14)
        Silk - GREY, BLACK star

        Travel Tardia (IRE)

        28
        50/1
        • Form 000/000-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-5

        prominent for 6f, soon weakened

        14(3)
        Silk - Black and Emerald Green diamonds, Black sleeves, Emerald Green cap

        Diliza

        10
        16/1
        • Form 32050-4
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-4

        in touch, hampered on rails after 2f, stayed in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out

        11(7)
        NR

        Walker Bay (IRE)

        7
        • Form 24000-5
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-6

        In depth

        Verdict

        Official ratings and course form have got to count for something, right? In which case the shortlist for this race consists of Barry Island, Eastborough and Fortune Point with our nomination being Eastborough. The selection has clearly had his problems and was seen only once in 2003. That said, he comes here on the back of a recent 12-furlong run, has form enough to win this race and his trainer, formerly a top-flight jump jockey, is also proving very adept at training. Barry Island is one of only two course and distance winners in the race and he showed sufficient form during the summer of 2003 to lay claim to being seriously competitive at this level. A return to his level of his summer Turf form gives Fortune Point a good shout, although he is untried on this surface. Of the others, Twentytwosilver won a seven-furlong maiden here as a two-year-old but has gone off the boil recently. However, with Martin Dwyer booked, it would be wrong to be totally dismissive of his chances. Diliza is bred to be suited by the step up in trip after being noted running on in a mile seller here last time, and Bank On Him comes here in good heart following a course and distance selling win on January. However, on official ratings, he still has something to find on one or two of these. Can we rely on official ratings? We think so, in which case Eastborough gets the vote.