Racecards
13:15 Lingfield Park
Lingfield Selling Stakes (Class 6)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £2,045
- 2nd: £604
- 3rd: £302
- Form 7361-51
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, always held
- Form 5784-91
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 49
led, headed over 3f out, chased winner to over 2f out, no impression in 3rd from over 1f out
- Form 56835-1
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey Hayley Turner
raced keenly, soon tracked leader, led over 3f out, driven clear over 1f out, stayed on well
- Form 0/7077-9
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 42
held up 4th and last in touch, outpaced over 2f out, never on terms
Verdict
Irish Heartbeat was long odds-on over 7f here on Tuesday but was last of five behind Homeboy, beaten more than four lengths. You could argue that he has every chance of reversing the form with the winner on 6lb better terms but he's proving very hard to win with. David Evans has his string in good order so we'll stick with DARK LANE, who won a claimer at Kempton earlier this month. Both the second and fourth have franked the form this week. Athaakeel won a Wolverhampton handicap last time but faces a stiff task at the weights here.
Formwatch
Dark Lane 9-4 (8-9) Tracked leading trio, effort on inside 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong, held on, won at Kempton 6f clm stks 0-75 (6) pol beating Dixie Gwalia (8-3) by nk, 6 ran.
Athaakeel (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Soon behind and outpaced, headway under pressure over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) pol beating Putin (8-13) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Homeboy (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Took keen hold tracking leaders, shaken up to challenge entering final furlong, ran on to lead last strides, won at Lingfield 7f sell stks (6) pol beating Abhaath (9-0) by hd, 5 ran.
Prophet In A Dream 66-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, no real progress when hampered and switched right inside final 2f, plugged on inside final furlong but never on terms, 9th of 13, 6l behind Commercial (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Irish Heartbeat (IRE) 2-5fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, raced keenly, effort on inside over 1f out, soon one pace, last of 5, 4 1/2l behind Homeboy (9-0) at Lingfield 7f sell stks (6) pol.