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15:30 Lingfield Park

Holtye Handicap (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £3,500 added
  • Winner: £2,386
  • 2nd: £705
  • 3rd: £352
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 9.71s
  • Off Time: 15:30:54
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Good Morning Star (IRE)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Athletic

    7/1

      1(3)
      Silk - Purple, Yellow hoops

      Final Delivery

      19
      5/1
      • Form 433221-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 73

      held up in touch, headway on outside over 4f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 2f out

      2(4)
      Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow check, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue armlets

      Haafhd Handsome

      14
      11/4
      • Form 65332-3
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 72

      led 2f, remained prominent, hard ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      3(2)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Mauve stars on sleeves

      Island Melody (IRE)

      31
      2/1
      • Form 0051-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 70

      tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, under pressure over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

      4(1)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White striped sleeves, White cap

      Good Morning Star (IRE)

      98 BF
      4/1
      • Form 2457-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 67

      tracked leaders, headway to challenge over 1f out, stayed on well to lead inside final furlong, hung left close home, ridden out

      5(5)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE hoop, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, WHITE cap

      Athletic

      12
      7/1
      • Form 46-2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 60

      led after 2f, hung right from over 3f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra

      Previous results

      2011
      (5)
      Silk -

      Memorabilia

      5/6
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3

      2010
      (2)
      Silk -

      Lovers Causeway (USA)

      Evs
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4

      In depth

      Verdict

      Final Delivery won his maiden at Wolverhampton last time but the runner-up has let the form down since, while Haafhd Handsome continues to run well in maidens without success. Good Morning Star and Athletic may well improve for today's longer trip but ISLAND MELODY is also expected to do so. He gave the impression this extra distance would suit when opening his account over a mile at Kempton last month with a couple of subsequent winners behind and Stan Moore's charge gets the nod to follow up here on that evidence.

      Formwatch

      Final Delivery 4-11fav (8-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec beating Foursquare Funtime (9-3) by 1/2l, 4 ran.

      Haafhd Handsome 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Mr Red Clubs (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

      Island Melody (IRE) 10-3 (8-9) Chased leading pair, ridden 2f out, driven to challenge over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 120 yards, kept on, won at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Dec beating Josam (9-1) by nk, 5 ran.

      Good Morning Star (IRE) 2-1fav (8-6) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 9l behind Koko Loca (8-5) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Oct.

      Athletic 25-1 (8-5) Towards rear, headway on outer over 3f out, chased winner over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Flash Crash (8-8) at Lingfield 1m mdn auc stks (6) pol.