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13:50 Lingfield Park

Hop To Pontin's 0844 815 3647 Claiming Stakes (Class 6)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £2,600 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.90s
  • Off Time: 13:50:40
  • 4 Ran
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Silk -

Dress To Impress (IRE)

1/2

    1(2)
    Silk - Purple, Yellow hoops

    Dress To Impress (IRE)

    26 p BFD
    1/2
    • Form 3/299-34
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-7
    • Official Rating 75

    tracked leader, led over 1f out, soon driven, idled close home

    2(3)
    Silk - Red, White cross belts, Light Blue sleeves and cap

    Night Prospector

    178 p CDD
    3/1
    • Form 809040-
    • Age 8
    • Weight 9-3
    • Official Rating 70

    chased leaders, hard driven halfway, soon one pace

    3(1)
    Silk - Emerald Green, White hoop, striped sleeves, Black cap

    Stoneacre Gareth (IRE)

    9 b
    20/1
    • Form 5900-56
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-11
    • Official Rating 40

    led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong

    4(4)
    Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green Cross of Lorraine and sleeves, Emerald Green cap, Dark Blue star

    Now You See Me

    9
    9/1
    • Form 59-634
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-8
    • Official Rating 50

    tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, not reach winner

    In depth

    Verdict

    A small field for this claimer with just a quartet turning up and at the weights it looks to be a match between Night Prospector and Dress To Impress, with the latter getting the vote. There is little to choose between the pair as far as official ratings and these weights are concerned. However, Dress To Impress is taken because he is generally in better form at present. Gerard Butler's colt has had a couple of recents runs over this trip at Kempton and although he has not won for well over a year, he has not had much racing in that time and is coming back into form now. Provided he handles this track on his first try then he is taken to score. Night Prospector is a c&d scorer so there is no problem on that score, but he has been on the slide for some time. If he could be trusted to reproduce some of his old form he'd be favourite here, but apart from a decent effort two starts back he has a bit to prove. The other pair look like having their own battle for third, but in a race where this judge won't be having a wager, Dress To Impress is the token selection.

    Formwatch

    Dress To Impress (IRE) 5-2fav (8-13) In touch, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, not quicken and lost 3rd inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 5l behind Fromsong (8-7) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.

    Night Prospector 7-1 (9-10) In touch, ridden over 2f out, held when hampered inside final furlong, 13th of 18, 6l behind Contented (8-8) at Goodwood 6f app hcp (6) gd in Aug.

    Stoneacre Gareth (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Went slightly right start, chased leaders, weakening when bumped well over 1f out, 6th of 9, 10l behind Alexander Huricane (8-9) at W'hampton 5f hcap (6) pol.

    Now You See Me 8-1 (9-3) Pulled hard, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 4th of 11, 7l behind Nautical (9-5) at W'hampton 6f sll (6) pol.