Racecards
14:35 Lingfield Park
Ladbrokes Handicap (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,400 added
- Winner: £4,787
- 2nd: £1,424
- 3rd: £712
- 4th: £356
- Form 592173-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey L Morris
behind, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just failed
- Form 807135-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 79
slowly into stride, driven forward and soon led, ridden when headed approaching final furlong, no extra
- Form 94067-7
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey A Kirby
midfield, driven and headway over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 432199-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 78
tracked leader, effort on inside over 1f out, soon every chance, weakened final furlong
- Form 4233/8-1
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey P Cosgrave
pulled hard towards rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge
- Form 1/43-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer H Spiller
- Jockey Ted Durcan
slowly into stride, held up in rear, never a factor
- Form 07069-5
- Age 8
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey T Hamilton
chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, just held on
- Form 66105-6
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Charles Bishop
midfield, effort well over 1f out, soon lost place
- Form 822134-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 72
tracked leader, led approaching final furlong, headed closing stages, eased when short of room close home
- Form 11803-7
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey William Twiston-Davies
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Previous results
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Verdict
New trainer and ex-Godolphin assistant Henry Spiller will no doubt have the former Gosden inmate The Third Man primed for action. He have improved enough since last year to get involved but SILVERHEELS (NAP) makes more appeal. Paul Cole's charge drops down a couple of grades having finished third to Melvin The Grate here last month. Kempton winners Persepolis and Messila Star have both looked in the handicapper's grip subsequently while Ruban's recent win came in a Southwell maiden. Boogangoo is usually thereabouts but is up in class for this.
Formwatch
Silverheels (IRE) 12-1 (8-2) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, never going pace of leading duo, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Melvin The Grate (8-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Persepolis (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened final furong, 5th of 8, 5l behind Razor Wind (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Gworn 6-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 8l behind Mubtadi (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Messila Star 4-1 (9-2) Tracked leader over 1f, prominent, 2nd again 5f out, pushed along hung right and lost 2nd over 2f out, bumped well over 1f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 8l behind Lunar Deity (8-9) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Ruban (IRE) 3-1 (8-12) Pressed leader, led after 2f, driven clear over 2f out, unchallenged after, very easily, won at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) fbs beating Trimoulet (9-5) by 6l, 8 ran.
The Third Man 4-11fav (9-7) Dwelt, held up in 5th, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, headway on outside 2f out, driven into one paced 3rd 1f out, never going pace of leading duo and eased towards finish, 3rd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Rayoumti (9-3) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.
Loyalty 10-1 (8-13) Mid-division, under pressure over 3f out, soon lost place, rallied inside final furlong, never on terms, 5th of 9, 6l behind Until Midnight (8-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Bridie Ffrench 33-1 (8-11) Behind, some late headway, never a factor, 6th of 10, 5l behind Lunar Deity (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Boogangoo (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon not much room in 3rd, kept on same pace in 4th, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Rouge Nuage (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) in Dec.
Malaysian Boleh 12-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, behind, headway when hung left and hampered over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 11, 4l behind Franco's Secret (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.