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15:10 Lingfield Park

Doug Grout 60th Birthday Handicap (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £6,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 57.72s
  • Off Time: 15:11:15
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Halsion Chancer

10/3

    2
    Silk -

    Fromsong (IRE)

    9/2

      3
      Silk -

      Merlin's Dancer

      7/1

        1(9)
        Silk - Grey and Cherry (quartered), reversed halved sleeves, Grey cap, Cherry spots

        Fromsong (IRE)

        14 CDDC
        9/2
        • Form 668-211
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 85

        held up and wide, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to take 2nd near finish

        2(5)
        Silk - Royal blue, white hoops, white sleeves, royal blue diamonds, royal blue cap

        Yungaburra (IRE)

        27 p D
        16/1
        • Form 03-6729
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 85

        broke well, soon outpaced in rear

        3(8)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Pink braces and armlets

        Halsion Chancer

        17 BFCDC
        10/3
        • Form 6121-16
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 84

        in touch, ridden 2f out, effort entering final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish

        4(2)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow stripes, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets

        Merlin's Dancer

        131 CDD
        7/1
        • Form 560300-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 82

        led, ridden 2 lengths clear 1f out, headed and no extra near finish

        5(6)
        Silk - Royal blue and white (halved), halved sleeves, white cap

        Financial Times (USA)

        8 t CD
        4/1
        • Form 3216-42
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 80

        slowly into stride, held up, headway entering final furlong, not clear run and switched right towards finish

        6(4)
        Silk - Purple and Mauve (halved), Mauve sleeves, quartered cap

        Judge 'n Jury

        14 t CD
        4/1
        • Form 00/31
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 75

        tracked leader, ridden 2f out, no etxra well inside final furlong

        7(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Orange epaulets, Orange sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Orange cap

        Diminuto

        15 D
        16/1
        • Form 729-263
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 73

        tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened well inside final furlong

        8(7)
        Silk - Orange, Light Blue epaulets and sleeves

        What Do You Know

        38 b D
        16/1
        • Form 5017-45
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 72

        close up and wide, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

        9(1)
        Silk - Purple, Pink chevron, Purple sleeves, Pink stars, Purple cap, Pink star

        Sands Crooner (IRE)

        8 v CDD
        12/1
        • Form 221365
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 69

        slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish

        In depth

        Verdict

        Judge 'n Jury has to be of interest on his handicap debut after a smooth maiden success last time but the four-year-old does not look to be particularly well treated and preference is for the in-form Fromsong, with Halsion Chancer rated the pick of the remainder. The selection has been in sparkling form of late, winning his last two starts in good fashion and Dean Ivory's 10-year-old is taken to defy the latest 4lb rise and win again. Stef Liddiard's Financial Times is a consistent performer and should again be thereabouts but may, once more, have to settle for minor honours. Sands Crooner could do with some help from the handicapper, while Diminuto has claims on the pick of her form but is inconsistent. Halsion Chancer is less exposed than most of these and has to be respected dropping back in distance but Fromsong is in such good form at present that he is hard to oppose.

        Formwatch

        Fromsong (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Made virtually all, ridden 2f out, edged right from 1f out, driven and stayed on, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Benllech (9-0) by 1l, 6 ran.

        Yungaburra (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced final 2f, 9th of 11, 8l behind Bazroy (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.

        Halsion Chancer 7-4fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 6th of 9, 4l behind Bazroy (9-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

        Merlin's Dancer 25-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 11l behind Ajigolo (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.

        Financial Times (USA) 9-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Distant Sun (9-2) at W'hampton 5f hcap (4) pol.

        Judge 'n Jury 9-2 (9-8) Made all, ridden clear entering final furlong, ran on readily, won at Lingfield 5f mdn stk (5) pol beating Hurricane Hen (8-13) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.

        Diminuto 7-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, soon outpaced, headway under pressure over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Godfrey Street (8-13) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.

        What Do You Know 3-1 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, soon no impression, 5th of 7, 6l behind Sands Crooner (8-3) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.

        Sands Crooner (IRE) 10-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, kept on, 5th of 9, 2l behind Distant Sun (9-2) at W'hampton 5f hcap (4) pol.