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12:40 Lingfield Park

Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap (Class F)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 12.58s
  • 13 Ran
2
Silk -
5/2

    3
    Silk -
    8/1

      1(10)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE hoop, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, WHITE cap

      Tayif

      7
      5/2
      • Form 603-211
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-5

      held up in mid-division, headway on inner over 2f out, ridden to press winner final furlong, unable to quicken

      2(14)
      Silk - White and Dark Green diabolo, diamonds on sleeves,quartered cap
      20/1
      • Form 061005-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-12

      slowly away and always in rear

      3(4)
      Silk - Red, Black epaulets, Red sleeves, Grey armlets, White cap

      Double M

      4 v
      8/1
      • Form 0000-41
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-11

      close up in chasing group, kept on under pressure final furlong

      4(2)
      Silk - Black, Red cross belts, Red sleeves, Black armlets, Red cap
      9/2
      • Form 60353-1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-9

      chased clear leading pair, ridden to close 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on well

      5(7)
      Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN armlets, EMERALD GREEN cap
      4/1
      • Form 0054-32
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-8

      led after 1f, set fast pace and soon well clear, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, one pace after

      6(12)
      Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE star, halved sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star

      Attorney

      7 v
      20/1
      • Form 004-301
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-5

      in mid-division, hard ridden halfway, weakened 2f out

      7(1)
      Silk - Red, Black triple diamond, Black cap
      50/1
      • Form 50000-0
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4

      led for 1f, pressed clear leader, ridden along halfway, weakened quickly over 1f out

      8(11)
      Silk - Dark blue, mauve cross of Lorraine, red sleeves, mauve cap
      12/1
      • Form 01000-0
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-3

      in rear, effort on inner and hard ridden over 1f out, kept on but never dangerous

      10(8)
      Silk - Orange, White sleeves, Black cap

      Ellamyte

      68 v
      66/1
      • Form 530300-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      prominent in chasing group until weakened halfway

      11(6)
      Silk - Royal blue and white stripes, yellow sleeves

      Komena

      7
      25/1
      • Form 05240-5
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-1

      soon ridden in rear, never dangerous

      12(13)
      Silk - BROWN, ORANGE hoop and sleeves

      Torrent

      16 b
      16/1
      • Form 52060-2
      • Age 9
      • Weight 8-13

      took keen hold, held up, effort and driven 2f out, one pace

      13(9)
      Silk - Pink, Black star, armlets and star on cap
      25/1
      • Form 0/0600-4
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-13

      prominent in chasing group, hard ridden halfway, no headway from over 1f out

      14(3)
      Silk - YELLOW, BLACK star, quartered cap
      12/1
      • Form 3000-43
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-13

      dwelt, held up, headway halfway, stayed on final furlong

      9(5)
      NR
      • Form 05000-4
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-3

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Plenty of these have been hard to win with in the past, including the selection, Tayif, who has never been one to recommend as a maximum stakes play. However, Andrew Reid seems to have succeeded were others have failed and this former Ayr Silver Cup winner should make a bold bid to land the hat-trick despite being set to carry a 6lb penalty for his recent exertions. Double M, Nearly A Fool and Attorney have chances at the weights and are all respected in their claims. Torrent has been running well in defeat of late and will spring a surprise again one day. However, it is not too long ago that we were saying the same thing about Tayif and he is very hard to oppose now that he appears to have got his confidence back. The booking of a useful 7lb claimer Steve Donohoe gives Tayif every chance of overcoming his disadvantage at the weights and, assuming that he is in the same frame of mind that has seen him win over course and distance in his last two starts, the top weight is the one to be on for us in the opener.