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15:25 Lingfield Park

Pontinsbingo.com Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £4,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 5.68s
  • Off Time: 15:27:05
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Challis (IRE)

11/10

    2
    Silk -

    Soldiers Quest

    2/1

      3
      Silk -

      Marbaa (IRE)

      20/1

        1(13)
        Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green stars, sleeves and cap

        Colonel Gun (IRE)

        885
        100/1
        • Form 060300/
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-13
        • Official Rating 45

        raced wide mid-division, ridden and weakened 3f out

        2(7)
        Silk - Orange, Purple sleeves, Orange armlets, Orange and Purple quartered cap

        Marbaa (IRE)

        47 BF
        20/1
        • Form 47862-5
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 64

        tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, soon outpaced

        3(4)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White chevron, White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, White cap

        Versatile

        28
        50/1
        • Form 27007-6
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 65

        led 7f

        4(11)
        Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green hoop, hooped sleeves, Orange cap

        Paddymctume

        116
        100/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-8

        slowly into stride, always towards rear

        5(10)
        Silk - GREEN and PINK stripes, PINK cap

        Khyberie

        117
        20/1
        • Form 45-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        in rear, short lived effort 2f out

        6(12)
        Silk - Cardinal Red,gold chevrons (back),gold stripes (front),cardinal Red chevron on Gold sleeves, Gold and Red cap

        Lemonette (USA)

        99
        14/1
        • Form 368-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        in rear, raced wide throughout, headway into straight over 1f out, ran on final furlong

        7(6)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue cross belts, Royal Blue and White striped sleeves

        Challis (IRE)

        35 BF
        11/10
        • Form 54-2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 75

        in touch, tracked leading pair over 2f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, eased near finish, just held on

        8(1)
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK epaulets

        Fire One (IRE)

        21
        11/1
        • Form 5
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        9(3)
        Silk - Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap

        Pheidias (IRE)

        16/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5

        mid-division, pushed along and hung left from over 3f out

        10(5)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, Light Blue cap

        Soldiers Quest

        2/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5

        tracked leaders, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, rallied close home

        11(2)
        Silk - WHITE, large ROYAL BLUE spots, RED cap, WHITE spots

        Tory Brae (IRE)

        50/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5

        slowly into stride, behind, struggling from over 5f out

        12(8)
        Silk - White, Emerald Green hoop

        Winter Lane

        25/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5

        mid-division, ridden and some headway 2f out, never dangerous

        13(9)
        Silk - Yellow, Grey sash

        Stringsofmyheart

        191
        33/1
        • Form 0-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-0

        towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous

        In depth

        Verdict

        In the 10-furlong maiden, Challis is selected ahead of Soldiers Quest and Fire One. Having achieved a rating in the high 70s for his performances to date, Challis sets a decent benchmark to today's form and, with the step up in trip likely to present no problems, he can go well. A half-brother to the high-class Lend A Hand, the Mark Johnston-trained Soldiers Quest gets a good mention on his debut, while Tory Brae and Winter Lane are others to monitor in the betting. Marbaa has shown course and distance maiden promise but his form is well below that of the selection, we would say, and French import Lemonette showed promise in her homeland and now debuts in Britain. She too should be watched in the betting. With his maidens generally running well, Marcus Tregoning's Fire One is also one to consider following a promising, if green, debut run. The same trainer also runs the interestingly bred Pheidias. Overall, though, the vote goes to Challis.

        Formwatch

        Marbaa (IRE) 5-2fav (9-3) Started slowly, soon with leader, effort over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, 5th of 6, 6l behind Call My Bluff (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stk (5) pol in Jan.

        Khyberie 12-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on, 5th of 16, 12l behind Show Winner (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 3yo mdn (5) hvy in Oct.

        Lemonette (USA) (8-7) 8th of 18, 8l behind La Capitaine (8-5) at Saint-Cloud 1m 4f hcp in Nov.

        Challis (IRE) 5-4fav (9-3) Held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, every chance over 1f out, one pace, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Players Please (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Jan.

        Fire One (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway when ran green on bend straight, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 6l behind One Hour (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn (5) pol in Jan.

        Pheidias (IRE) Spectrum colt, half-brother to hurdles and bumper winner Grecian Groom.

        Soldiers Quest Rainbow Quest colt, half-brother to the high-class Lend A Hand and middle-distance winner Double Deputy.

        Winter Lane Hernando colt out of a lightly-raced mare.