Racecards
13:10 Lingfield Park
E.b.f. Pontin's Great Family Holidays Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,500 added
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey F Sweeney
slowly into stride, held up mid-division, weakened 2f out
- Form 08
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey C Catlin
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon one pace
Forsyte Saga
54- Form 2250
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Greg Fairley
held up towards rear, weakened over 2f out
Miss Mujanna
21- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, stayed on, no chance with winner
- Form 95334
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer K A Ryan
- Jockey P Mulrennan
prominent, driven to lead over 1f out, ran on well
- Form 84663
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey Jim Crowley
driven and soon led, headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer W Jarvis
- Jockey S J Drowne
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, never on terms
Wannabe Free
46- Form 663
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J Noseda
- Jockey T P Queally
broke well, soon behind, not much room over 5f out, switched wide and ridden over 2f out, soon no impression
Verdict
Sweet Hope can confirm superiority over Wannabe Free and is selected to finally get off the mark; Tense and Miss Mujanna are also respected and can go close if on song. Miss Mujanna made an encouraging start at Kempton three weeks ago and shapes as if a maiden is a formality for her. She will need to brush up on her stalls procedure though, so may again be best watched today. Tense showed improved form last time out and, even though she appears to be in need of a mile, she has to merit a second look in hits company. As does Wannabe Free, who appeared to be getting the hang of things when she was last seen out. However, she was no match for Sweet Hope when they met here in October and, on the same terms, it is not difficult to envisage the Kevin Ryan-trained filly coming out on top once more. The fitting of first-time blinkers may just provide the concentration aid that Sweet Hope has looked in need of in her starts so far.
Formwatch
Capriccioso Cape Cross filly, half-sister to several winning sprinters.
Contessina (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 13, 7l behind Elysee Palace (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct.
Forsyte Saga 33-1 (8-7) Tracked leader, effort 2f out to over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened, 14th of 16, 11l behind Jack Dawkins (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 2yo hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Miss Mujanna 12-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway inside final 2f, ran on well final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Smokey Rye (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol in Nov.
Sweet Hope (USA) 4-1 (9-0) Chased winner, ridden over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, soon weakened, 4th of 7, 8l behind Fandangerina (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Nov.
Tense (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) In touch, ran on final furlong, never nearer, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Ike Quebec (9-1) at Lingfield 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
To Be Or Not To Be Tobougg filly out of an unraced mare.
Wannabe Free 20-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 19, 1l behind La Coveta (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) gd in Nov.