Racecards
14:35 Lingfield Park
Betway Handicap (Class 2)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £19,000 added
- Winner: £11,828
- 2nd: £3,542
- 3rd: £1,771
- 4th: £885
- Form 053351-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer I Mohammed
- Jockey S M Levey
made all, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, driven out, gamely, (new track record)
Cohesion
126- Form 1165-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey Rob Hornby
slow into stride in touch in rear, ridden and headway on inner over 1f out, stayed on close home
- Form 397423-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 97
close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 222212-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey K Shoemark
tracked leaders, ridden to press winner inside final furlong, not quicken close home
- Form 506935-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey J Mitchell
tracked winner, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 45254-1
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
close up until lost place 9f out, in touch in rear, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders
- Form 1437-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer C Fellowes
- Jockey S Donohoe
slow into stride wide and headway to go close up 9f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 331535-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Pinzolo was allowed to make all here last time and duly won by a couple of lengths. But he may well be taken on by Cohesion today, twice a winner in France and making his debut for David Bridgewater. Rydan finished behind Pinzolo and is closely matched with Sennockian Star on latest running while Rock Steady was ahead of Erhaaf when runner-up over 1m6f at Wolverhampton last month. The latter should go well again and Blue Surf is not badly weighted but has yet to win on the all-weather. JOHN REEL has had a spin over hurdles since finishing third in this grade at Wolverhampton on Boxing Day. He may well come out best in this racing off the same mark.
Formwatch
Pinzolo 5-2fav (9-7) Made most, ridden clear entering final 2f, comfortable, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Dec beating Barye (9-11) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Cohesion (9-2) 5th of 6, 4 3/4l behind Sky Kingdom (9-2) at Maisons-Laffitte 1m 2f Grp 3 stks sft in Sep.
John Reel (FR) 8-1 (11-0) Took keen hold, tracked leader, not much room 2nd, lost 2nd before 2 out, soon weakened and eased, 6th of 9, 22 1/2l behind Maestro Royal (11-2) at Sandown 2m hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Rock Steady (IRE) 7-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, soon challenging, led narrowly well inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 11, shd behind Watersmeet (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Blue Surf 20-1 (11-0) Took keen hold, held up in touch in last pair, not fluent 4 out, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, mistake and beaten next, last of 6, 16 1/4l behind Capitaine (11-7) at Ascot 2m (1) gs in Dec.
Sennockian Star 5-1 (10-13) Tracked clear leading pair, closed 4f out, 2nd over 2f out, challenged 2f out, soon slight lead, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Alcatraz (10-6) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Erhaaf (USA) 2-1fav (8-12) Held up towards rear, effort on outside over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 7th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Watersmeet (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Rydan (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Held up, headway 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 2l behind Burcan (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Dec.