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15:35 Lingfield Park

Bet Direct In Vision Sky Page 293 Handicap (Class E)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 9.30s
  • 14 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue hoop, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap

Gingko

14
14/1
  • Form 60066-1
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

led until headed 4f out, stayed in touch, one pace final 2f

2(7)
Silk - Purple and Emerald Green check
  • Form 2/43034-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0

pulled hard, prominent, under pressure 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out

3(2)
Silk - Pink, Light Blue star, halved sleeves, Pink cap, Light Blue star
  • Form 4021-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12

behind, headway wide 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon beaten

4(1)
Silk - BLACK, EMERALD GREEN triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, BLACK cap, EMERALD GREEN diamond
5/2
  • Form 00441-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10

held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, stayed on one pace from over 1f out

5(5)
Silk - Royal Blue, White chevrons, halved sleeves, White cap
  • Form 15644-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9

tracked leader, led 4f out, pressed over 1f out, headed and no extra close home

6(10)
Silk - White, Dark Blue epaulets, White sleeves, Dark Blue stars and stars on cap
  • Form 000004-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9

held up mid-division, under pressure 2f out, weakened over 1f out

7(12)
Silk - Red, Black triple diamond, Black cap
  • Form 6422-50
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-8

started slowly, towards rear, ridden along 4f out headway on inside 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish

8(11)
Silk - Light Green and Yellow stripes, Light Green sleeves, Maroon cap

Figura

129
16/1
  • Form 303000-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-8

steadied start, pulled hard behind, headway over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened over 2f out

9(9)
Silk - White, Black stripe, hooped sleeves, Red cap
7/1
  • Form 003053-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7

in touch, chased leader 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to lead close home

10(14)
Silk - Light Blue, Maroon disc, Light Blue sleeves, Maroon spots, hooped cap
12/1
  • Form 461533-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7

towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never troubled leaders

11(8)
Silk - Royal Blue and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Royal Blue cap, Red spots
14/1
  • Form 004153-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-7

towards rear, never dangerous

12(3)
Silk - Dark green, black cross belts and sleeves
  • Form 40-4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7

chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out

13(6)
Silk - White, Royal Blue chevron, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap
14/1
  • Form 002221-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6

held up in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out

14(13)
Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN epaulets and stars on sleeves, YELLOW cap
33/1
  • Form 015010-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-4

started slowly, in rear steady headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong,nearest finish

In depth

Verdict

There can be no doubting that Gold Guest is at the top of his game at the moment and has to be considered in any betting plans as he is one of the least exposed in the field at this trip. However, this is a tougher task than he faced in his last two starts and he may be worth taking on with Lyrical Way, who is at the right end of the handicap to continue his own run of good form today. Others to consider include: True Companion, who is very closely matched with the selection on course and distance form from last month but will do well to overcome his wide draw. While both Blue Trojan and Ginko are capable on their day and cannot be ruled out of running into a place at least. However, Lyrical Way makes more appeal as the likeliest winner after a gutsy win here just before Christmas. It is also a good pointer that the in-form Ian Mongan has opted to partner the selection instead of some choice alternatives and, with a fair draw in stall six, Lyrical Way can be ideally placed during the race to exploit the gaps when they arrive.