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16:45 Lingfield Park

Ashdown Forest Handicap (Class 3)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £12,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.36s
  • Off Time: 16:45:44
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Little Edward

16/1

    2
    Silk -

    Safari Mischief

    9/4

      3
      Silk -

      Hereford Boy

      9/1

        1(7)
        Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green sleeves, White cap

        Elhamri

        23 D
        9/2
        • Form 06-6710
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0
        • Official Rating 89

        prominent, chased leader after 2f, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed and kept on inside final furlong

        2(9)
        Silk - Light Blue, White sash, sleeves and cap

        Safari Mischief

        16 CDD
        9/4
        • Form 534-123
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-13
        • Official Rating 88

        keen, prominent, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish

        3(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Orange star, striped cap

        Little Edward

        199 CDDC
        16/1
        • Form 203677-
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-13
        • Official Rating 88

        held up in rear, always travelling well, ran on final furlong to lead towards finish

        4(1)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Pink braces and armlets

        Halsion Chancer

        7 CDC
        9/2
        • Form 1-16100
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 87

        held up in rear, ridden and weakened 2f out

        5(8)
        Silk - Royal Blue and White (quartered), Royal Blue sleeves, White stars, Red cap

        Almaty Express

        26 b D
        11/1
        • Form 333951
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 85

        led after 1f, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong

        6(4)
        Silk - LIGHT GREEN, yellow star, dark green sleeves, yellow cap

        Hereford Boy

        16 CDD
        9/1
        • Form 421490
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 79

        chased leaders, ridden halfway, went 2nd briefly inside final furlong, kept on

        7(6)
        Silk - Dark Green, Yellow stripe and armlets

        Magic Glade

        16 CDD
        14/1
        • Form 38-9570
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 77

        led 1f, tracked leaders after, ridden over 1f out, no impression

        8(5)
        Silk - Purple, Grey disc, Grey cap

        Style Award

        10 CDD
        11/2
        • Form 604459
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 83

        behind, never dangerous

        9(3)
        Silk - Yellow, Maroon epaulets, Maroon and Yellow hooped sleeves

        Garstang

        41 b DC
        14/1
        • Form 400-678
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 69

        dwelt, pulled hard, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

        10(10)
        NR

        Tous Les Deux

        41 DC
        • Form 85455-7
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 63

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Safari Mischief can get one over on his old rival Elhamri and is a confident selection here. Almaty Express and Hereford Boy make appeal at the likely odds and can battle it out as the best of the rest. Hereford Boy was well behind the selection when they encountered each other at Epsom 16 days ago. They meet again on similar terms and the outcome is likely to be the same. Almaty Express made all to win a Great Leighs last month and is respected on that effort. With the better horses drawn high, his berth in stall eight is not such a worry this afternoon. But his style of running leaves him vulnerable to a stronger finisher. Elhamri is a tough customer and is likely to give them all plenty to think about. He has not grown much since his juvenile days but, as he proved when winning at Goodwood in May, he is no back number when he gets the breaks in running. However, Safari Mischief has a more convincing profile and, as a previous course and distance winner, he gets vote this time around.

        Formwatch

        Elhamri 10-1 (8-12) Chased leaders centre, ridden and weakened final furlong, 12th of 18, 7l behind Masta Plasta (8-11) at York 5f hcp 0-105 (2) gd in May.

        Safari Mischief 17-2 (8-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on near finish, 3rd of 19, 1l behind Holbeck Ghyll (8-7) at Epsom 5f hcap (2) gd.

        Little Edward 8-1 (8-12) Mid-division, effort 2f out, one pace, 7th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Turn On The Style (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcap (3) pol in Dec.

        Halsion Chancer 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 10, 20l behind Dressed To Dance (8-7) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.

        Almaty Express 9-1 (9-0) Made all, clear over 1f out, unchallenged, won at Great Leighs 5f hcap (4) pol in May beating Russian Symphony (8-6) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.

        Hereford Boy 40-1 (8-1) Behind, ridden halfway, never dangerous, 11th of 19, 5l behind Holbeck Ghyll (8-7) at Epsom 5f hcap (2) gd.

        Magic Glade 40-1 (8-2) Chased leaders 2f, weakened from halfway, 13th of 19, 6l behind Holbeck Ghyll (8-7) at Epsom 5f hcap (2) gd.

        Style Award 33-1 (8-7) Towards rear, soon chased along, some late headway but never reached challenging position, 9th of 19, 4l behind Sohraab (9-11) at York 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.

        Garstang 16-1 (8-1) Chased leaders to halfway, last of 8, 18l behind Luscivious (8-13) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-90 (3) fbs in May.

        Tous Les Deux 28-1 (7-11) Soon outpaced, behind, never a factor, 7th of 8, 17l behind Luscivious (8-13) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-90 (3) fbs in May.