Racecards
16:00 Lingfield Park
Hammerwood Handicap (Class 3)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £5,828
- 2nd: £1,734
- 3rd: £867
- 4th: £433
- Form 0633-32
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Mrs L Stubbs
- Jockey J P Sullivan
in touch travelling well, headway 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 000083-
- Age 10
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
reared start, in touch, effort entering final furlong, driven and edged right towards finish
- Form 232237-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey S Donohoe
always in rear
- Form 06677-8
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey William Carson
slowly away, always in rear
- Form 715758-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 89
held up, ridden and headway 1f out, switched right and stayed on near finish, not reached leaders
- Form 122111-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey J Fanning
led, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, short of room and snatched up towards finish
- Form 232/090-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey J Quinn
keen held up on outer, ridden and no impression from over 1f out
- Form 57699-5
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Catherine Gannon
tracked leader, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed towards finish
- Form 0141-56
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey L P Keniry
went right start, keen mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression
- Form 2241-11
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 87
close up, ridden over 1f out, every chace inside final furlong, not quicken near finish
- Form 002386-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 86
steadied start and switched left, in rear, ridden and wide into straight 2f out, never a factor
- Form 4634-65
- Age 10
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 84
went badly left start, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
In depth
Verdict
Humidor ended last season with a hat-trick on the turf. However, he'll need to be at his sharpest on his return to action up against the likes of Advertisement. The latter is also on a four-timer having won a shade cosily at Kempton last time and looks the one to beat, but THE SCORCHING WIND is taken to go close at a big price. He finished last behind Anne Of Kiev here a month ago, but was beaten only two lengths after falling out of the stalls. He gets first-time blinkers to sharpen him up, is back on a winning mark and can reverse recent form with Five Star Junior, Perfect Act and Green Manalishi.
Formwatch
Five Star Junior (USA) 10-3fav (9-4) Chased leaders, going well when switched left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, headed last stride, 2nd of 8, shd behind Anne Of Kiev (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Jan.
Flipando (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Take Ten (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Nov.
Rocket Rob (IRE) 5-1fav (9-6) Dwelt, held up in touch, driven along over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 11, 6l behind Sohraab (9-1) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Aug.
The Scorching Wind (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Started slowly, held up in rear, came wide straight, struggling soon after, last of 8, 2l behind Anne Of Kiev (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Jan.
Captain Ramius (IRE) 22-1 (8-11) Mid-division, effort over 1f out, no impresison on leaders, 8th of 21, 4l behind Horseradish (8-13) at Doncaster 7f hcp 105 (2) gs in Nov.
Humidor (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, just held on, won at Ascot 5f app hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct beating Ancient Cross (9-7) by ns, 16 ran.
Fantasy Explorer 33-1 (8-5) Intouch, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 19th of 23, 13l behind Hawkeyethenoo (8-1) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gs in May.
Star Rover (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Tracked leader until over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 12l behind Brave Prospector (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f cnd stks (4yo+) (4) pol.
Perfect Act 6-1 (9-3) Steadied start, took keen hold towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten leaders, 6th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Anne Of Kiev (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Jan.
Advertisement (USA) Evensfav (9-3) Took keen hold, chased leader, challenged and hung left over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well, readily, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Bawaardi (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
New Leyf (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway halfway, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 3l behind Glenridding (9-6) at Epsom Downs 7f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Oct.
Green Manalishi 16-1 (9-0) Took keen hold, chased leader until 1f out, chased leaders until weakened towards finish, 5th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Anne Of Kiev (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Jan.