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17:05 Lingfield Park

Coral Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £4,500 added
  • Winner: £2,911
  • 2nd: £866
  • 3rd: £433
  • 4th: £216
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 4.10s
  • Off Time: 17:05:13
  • 7 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Emerald Green and White (quartered), hooped sleeves, Black cap
9/4
  • Form 55-3552
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 65

slowly away, in rear, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish

2(6)
Silk - Red, Yellow seams, Yellow sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap

Attain

37 t DCD
11/4
  • Form 5973-61
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 62

held up mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong to take 3rd place towards finish

3(7)
Silk - Red, Yellow star, Red sleeves, Yellow spots, Red cap, Yellow star

Altaira

19
8/1
  • Form 7/791-50
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 62

tracked leader, quickly weakened over 2f out

4(3)
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diamonds, Black cap
  • Form 4605-11
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 58

dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, held on well towards finish

5(1)
Silk - Red, Black star, Black and Red diabolo on sleeves, Red cap, Black stars

Understory (USA)

29 p DCD
8/1
  • Form 4706-05
  • Age 9
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 51

tracked leaders, led 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 3rd place towards finish

6(5)
Silk - BLACK, YELLOW disc, striped sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 0508-74
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 49

held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

7(4)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red hoops, Emerald Green sleeves, White armlets, Red cap
  • Form 77-8301
  • Age 9
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 49

led and keen, ridden and headed 1f out, soon weakened

In depth

Verdict

Time Square had Standing Strong back in fourth when landing a Class 7 event at Kempton and will find this tougher. Celtic Ava has been winning over shorter trips and previous efforts over 1m2f don't inspire much confidence but Attain remains on a winning mark despite a 3lb rise for winning over track and trip last time and can figure once again. However, COSMIC HALO (NAP) has slipped back down the handicap and was beaten only a nose here last week. Richard Fahey's mare can race off the same mark today and can go one better.

Formwatch

Cosmic Halo 7-2 (9-6) Slowly away, held up in rear, headway entering final furlong, ran on, just failed, 2nd of 6, shd behind Tommys Geal (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb.

Attain 7-1 (9-6) Close up, headway to lead inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Runaiocht (9-3) by 1l, 12 ran.

Altaira 11-2 (9-7) Soon led, headed over 7f out, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 11 3/4l behind Kalahari (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.

Celtic Ava (IRE) 13-8fav (9-8) Midfield, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, ran on to lead closing stages, all out, won at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Little Big Man (9-1) by ns, 9 ran.

Understory (USA) 8-1 (9-4) With winner, ridden inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 7, 1 1/4l behind Sexy Secret (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Standing Strong (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on to take 4th inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Time Square (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (7) pol in Feb.

Time Square (FR) 10-1 (9-7) Made all, clear over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (7) pol in Feb beating Ferryview Place (9-7) by 3 1/4l, 11 ran.