Racecards
14:30 Lingfield Park
Citipost Ltd Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 106y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,727
- 2nd: £805
- 3rd: £403
- Form 69
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer M P F Murphy
- Jockey T Atkinson
in touch, ridden and weakened over 3f out, tailed off
- Form 7/
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey T G McLaughlin
always in rear, ridden and struggling over 6f out, tailed off
Rock of Ages
26- Form 30
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer M P F Murphy
- Jockey Liam Jones
slowly into stride, soon pushed along in 5th, ridden 5f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
Sammyman
26- Form 8
- Age 6
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey L P Keniry
chased leading pair, went 2nd inside final 5f, ridden and well held 2f out, soon lost 2nd and dropped to 4th, weakened soon after
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer Sir H R A Cecil
- Jockey J Quinn
slowly into stride, soon tracking leading trio on inside, went 3rd over 3f out, ran green inside final 2f, just pushed along and stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 30-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey Martin Lane
led after 1f, clear from 3f out, pushed along and stayed on strongly final furlong, unchallenged
Emperical
32- Form 3-3
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer Sir H R A Cecil
- Jockey T P Queally
led 1f, chased leader until inside final 5f, didnt travel on downhill run and lost 2nd over 3f out, rallied under pressure on inside to 2nd 2f out, never able to get to winner but plugged on towards finish
Mr Blue Nose
29- Form 87
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer Karen George
- Jockey J Mackay
last pair, pushed along and struggling 7f out, tailed off
Verdict
Sir Henry Cecil's newcomer Ataraxis doesn't have a particularly strong all-weather pedigree and is up against a couple of nice prospects including his own stablemate EMPERICAL, who looks the one to be on. The son of Oasis Dream has been staying on over shorter trips and should have the measure of Da Do Run Run, who showed his first sign of ability when a close second to Cecil's Ghost Runner over a mile at Windsor.
Formwatch
Jack Firefly 33-1 (9-7) Slowly away outpaced, 9th of 10, 32l behind Testamatta (8-9) at Southwell 7f mdn auc stks (6) fbs.
Onwards'n'upwards 250-1 (9-3) Slowly away, headway on outer to track leaders over 7f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 7, 21l behind Calypso Cay (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec '11.
Rock of Ages 66-1 (9-12) Always in rear, last of 11, well behind Mad Moose (9-8) at Doncaster 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Sammyman 28-1 (9-13) Always in rear, 8th of 11, 28l behind Mad Moose (9-8) at Doncaster 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Ataraxis (FR) Nayef colt out of Seven Magicians.
Da Do Run Run 11-2 (9-1) Soon led, hung left on bend 5f out, pushed along and hung left 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong but no chance with winner, kept on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Ghost Runner (9-1) at Windsor 1m mdn auc stks (5) gf.
Emperical 4-1 (9-5) Close up, chased clear leader 3f out until 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Centurius (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Mr Blue Nose 50-1 (9-5) Dwelt in rear, pushed along over 6f out, reminders 5f out, soon struggling, last of 7, 17l behind Strategic Strike (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Apr.
Jimmy Sewell (IRE) 28-1 (10-0) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 14, 7l behind Pleasure Bent (9-1) at Warwick 1m mdn stks (5) gf.
Loafer Beat Hollow gelding out of Cartuccia.