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14:50 Lingfield Park

First Co Acquisitions Handicap (Class D2) (Class 2)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 39.38s
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Eccentric

20/1

    2
    Silk -

    Binanti

    13/2

      3
      Silk -

      Desert Lord

      7/2

        1(1)
        Silk - Purple, White star, sleeves and star on cap

        Desert Lord

        3
        7/2
        • Form 10/6101
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 86

        disputed lead, tracked leader after 3f to 3f out, under pressure over 2f out, stayed on same pace

        2(2)
        Silk - Purple, mauve epaulets and sleeves

        Folio (IRE)

        136
        16/1
        • Form 30000-6
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 92

        held up, short of room and checked over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        3(11)
        Silk - Dark Green, Black chevron hoop and cap

        Binanti

        11 v
        13/2
        • Form 553021
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 85

        in touch, disputed lead 3f out, every chance final furlong, no extra towards finish

        4(10)
        Silk - Brown, Yellow hoop, armlets and cap

        Steely Dan

        35
        16/1
        • Form 604000
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 84

        behind, headway 2f out, soon ridden, kept on, not reach leaders

        5(9)
        Silk - Light Green and Black stripes, White sleeves, Light Green cap

        Marko Jadeo (IRE)

        22
        20/1
        • Form 331000
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 84

        prominent, chased leaders 2f out, soon under pressure and weakened over 1f out

        6(7)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE hoop, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, WHITE cap

        Eccentric

        64
        20/1
        • Form 422026
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 83

        disputed lead, led 5f out, pressed 3f out, to inside final furlong, ascerted towards finish

        7(4)
        Silk - Orange, Mauve sash, Mauve and Orange quartered cap

        Just Fly

        8
        8/1
        • Form 225205
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 82

        held up, under pressure over 2f out, soon one pace

        8(3)
        Silk - ORANGE, BLACK hoop, WHITE cap

        Compton Drake

        24
        7/2
        • Form 124103
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 80

        started slowly, pulled hard in rear, some late headway over 1f out, never dangerous

        9(8)
        Silk - Light Green, Red chevron, White sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap

        Atlantic Quest (USA)

        11 v
        10/1
        • Form 0B0416
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 80

        held up, ridden over 2f out, not paced to trouble leaders

        10(12)
        Silk - White, Orange and Yellow striped sleeves and cap

        Admiral Compton

        35
        15/2
        • Form 0-22310
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 78

        behind, headway 2f out on outer, kept on, not paced to challenge

        11(5)
        Silk - DARK BLUE and YELLOW check, striped sleeves

        Strider

        112
        50/1
        • Form 0-24410
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 78

        tracked leaders 4f, weakening and behind when hampered over 2 f out, never dangerous afterwards

        12(6)
        Silk - Black and Light Green check, Pink sleeves and cap

        Summer Recluse (USA)

        8
        20/1
        • Form 005403
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 74

        prominent, chased along over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out

        In depth

        Verdict

        This is a terrific handicap and top-weight Desert Lord deserves every respect, however Compton Drake looks on a very good mark and is taken to beat Binanti and Just Fly. Gerard Butler's gelding hasn't lived up to his illustrious pedigree but is not a bad performer in this type of company. He did manage to win a classified event here in September and put in another good display behind Red Spell in a handicap last time. Off today's weight of 8st 13lbs he must hold every chance. Binanti is improving with every race and landed a decent enough contest at Wolverhampton last time, he looks certain to go close once again. Just Fly finished behind Binanti last time but should get a lot closer today on three pounds better terms. Desert Lord makes a quick return to the track following a victory on Saturday and is another to consider in a very open event, but Compton Drake looks the pick of the weights and gets the verdict