Racecards
15:10 Lingfield Park
Ladbrokes Handicap (Class 2)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 7f 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £45,000 added
- Winner: £28,012
- 2nd: £8,388
- 3rd: £4,194
- 4th: £2,097
- Form 218108-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey P Makin
took keen hold, tracking leader, effort well over 1f out, soon lost place
- Form 423331-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 102
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never dangerous
- Form 140825-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Martin Harley
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leader approaching final furlong, kept on well
- Form 755974-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 96
prominent, lost place 2f out
- Form 235101-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey F Sweeney
mid-division, headway 2f out, switched left to challenge inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 07563-2
- Age 5
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 91
held up in rear, some late headway, never nearer
- Form 42836-2
- Age 5
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Hayley Turner
mid-division, switched right entering final furlong, ran on
- Form 4/16121-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey Martin Lane
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon hung left, led inside final furlong, ran on well
- Form 184066-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey William Carson
held up, never dangerous
- Form 37038-4
- Age 9
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey Ryan Powell
led, pushed along 3f out, hard ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 61072-1
- Age 4
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey Danny Brock
chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f, kept on well
- Form 511977-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-0
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Raul Da Silva
always behind
- Form 000176-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-0
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey N Mackay
held up in touch, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
The returning Chookie Royale had a couple of runs under his belt when just getting the better of GREY MIRAGE (NAP) here at this time last year. But Marco Botti's charge can reverse that running on much better terms today and is also preferred to stablemate Hasapop. Magic City has every chance once again having won in this grade at Kempton in November while Related and Firmdecisions are closely matched on their earlier running at the same track when the former came out on top. Shyron and Brigliadoro arrive on the back of wins but both step up in class off higher marks for this.
Formwatch
Chookie Royale 6-1 (9-5) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, faded towards finish, 8th of 12, 6l behind Captain Cat (9-5) at Lingfield 1m cnd stks (4yo+) (2) pol in Apr.
Magic City (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd over 3f out, led 1f out, soon ridden, kept on, won at Kempton 7f stks (3yo+) (2) pol in Nov beating Badr Al Badoor (8-6) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Grey Mirage 11-4 (9-7) Raced wide early, prominent, headway to lead 5f out and maintained strong pace, kicked clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd 100 yards out, weakened and lost places towards finish, 5th of 9, 5l behind Melvin The Grate (8-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Hasopop (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Pulled hard in touch, effort over 2f out, soon no impression, 4th of 6, 7l behind Unforgiving Minute (9-4) at Kempton 7f stks (3yo+) (2) pol in Dec.
Related 11-1 (9-2) Took keen hold, prominent, led well over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, held on well, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Dec beating Steelriver (9-6) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Firmdecisions (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) In touch, driven to challenge over 2f out, ran on closing stages, never reached winner, 2nd of 11, nk behind Boom The Groom (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcap (2) pol.
Fashion Line (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Led early, chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, pressed and ran on inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 50 yards, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Don't Be (8-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol.
Shyron 5-4fav (9-7) Close up, effort to chase leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec beating Evening Attire (9-6) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Upavon 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Related (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Dec.
Bravo Echo 66-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra, lost place inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 7l behind Captain Joy (9-0) at Lingfield 1m cnd stks (4yo+) (2) pol.
Brigliadoro (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Took keen hold, held up in touch, headway on outside under pressure into 3rd 2f out, stayed on to lead final 75 yards, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating History Book (9-0) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Saint Pois (FR) 16-1 (9-5) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 6l behind Guishan (8-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-90 (3) fbs in Dec.
Steventon Star 33-1 (9-6) Started slowly and awkwardly away, held up in rear, short-lived effort on inside under pressure 2f out, soon beaten, 6th of 8, 7l behind Rizal Park (8-6) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Newstead Abbey 11-2 (9-4) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd on inside over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, soon no impression, kept on to hold 2nd, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Lincoln (8-11) at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Sep.