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20:20 Lingfield Park

Ron Huggins Selling Stakes (aw) (Class 6)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 7.41s
  • Off Time: 20:21:29
  • 14 Ran
1(3)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE hoop, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, WHITE cap

Barton Sands (IRE)

37 t CDDC
20/1
  • Form 4280P0
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 55

mid-division, ridden 3f out, faded

2(11)
Silk - Royal Blue, Grey star, armlets and cap

Bishops Finger

10 b CDDC
4/1
  • Form 048901
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 57

always in the rear

3(10)
Silk - LIGHT GREEN, yellow star, dark green sleeves, yellow cap
  • Form 228831
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 55

keen in mid-division, headway on outside 3f out, soon chasing leaders and hung left, one pace inside final furlong

4(14)
Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN epaulets and stars on sleeves, YELLOW cap

Linning Wine (IRE)

100 p CDC
9/1
  • Form 418608
  • Age 10
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 65

held up in rear, headway over 1f out, not reached leaders, finished lame

5(8)
Silk - White, Dark Blue diamond, armlets and diamond on cap

Samson Quest

11 v C
20/1
  • Form 497084
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 53

never dangerous

6(5)
Silk - Dark Blue, White chevron, White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, White cap
8/1
  • Form 365732
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 50

in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

7(9)
Silk - Orange, Light Blue epaulets and sleeves
50/1
  • Form 09700-6
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 67

always in the rear

8(13)
Silk - Black, Red Cross of Lorraine, diabolo on sleeves, Red cap
14/1
  • Form 375326
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 51

always in the rear

9(12)
Silk - Black, Light Blue chevron, chevrons on sleeves, Black cap, Light Blue diamond
33/1
  • Form 960865
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 45

in touch and keen, ridden 3f out, one pace

10(6)
Silk - Emerald Green, White stars, sleeves and cap
12/1
  • Form 173025
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 58

mid-division and keen, ridden and weakened 3f out

11(1)
Silk - Red, White chevron, Red sleeves, White spots
  • Form 425007
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 50

led, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong

12(7)
Silk - White, Dark Blue Cross of Lorraine, Dark Blue and White check sleeves and cap
100/1
  • Form 6480-00
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 36

prominent and keen, weakened 3f out

13(2)
Silk - Royal Blue, White chevrons, striped sleeves, White cap
12/1
  • Form 75-90
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 67

tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on, took 2nd near finish

14(4)
Silk - Red, White stars, Emerald Green sleeves, Emerald Green cap, White star
6/1
  • Form 05
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out

In depth

Verdict

Bishops Finger is taken to get the better of Good Article and Milk and Sultana in a trappy affair. A scorer at Lingfield in February, Milk and Sultanas is consistent and rarely runs a bad race. A case in point was his last race at the track where he finished a sound second. He can go close again. Third in a seller two outings ago, he scored comfortably in that grade last time. Although this is a slight rise in grade his confidence will have been restored by that win and he can run well. Bishops Finger is a course and distance specialist, having scored in a claimer here in January, he returned to the course and distance to collect a seller here last time. He is in good heart and Bishops Finger is the one to point out.

Formwatch

Bishops Finger 11-2 (9-12) Tracked leading trio, led on inside over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 1m 2f sll (6) gf beating Milk And Sultana (9-7) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.

Good Article (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Held up in rear, headway 3f out, led just over 2f out, ridden and soon clear, comfortably, won at Lingfield 1m 4f sll (6) gf beating Champagne Shadow (9-13) by 3l, 8 ran.

Linning Wine (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Mid-division, ridden and hung left over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 10l behind Undeterred (10-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f amt clm stk (6) pol in Apr.

Samson Quest 16-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and headway on outside over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 5l behind Gem Bien (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll hcp (6) pol.

Milk And Sultana 7-2 (9-7) Prominent, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Bishops Finger (9-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f sll (6) gf.

Paso Doble 9-1 (8-12) Effort over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 13, 8l behind Gem Bien (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll hcp (6) pol.

Penang Cinta 7-1 (8-11) Held up rear, driven and effort 4f out, weakening when hung left over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 8l behind Prince Picasso (9-5) at Brighton 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) frm.

Gateland 16-1 (8-10) Behind, pushed along 3f out, no headway, 10th of 14, 12l behind Abstract Art (9-1) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gf in May.