Racecards
16:20 Lingfield Park
32Red.com Handicap (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 6f 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 462-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey G Baker
tracked leader, effort over 1f out, stayed on well closing stages
- Form 134-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
led until over 1f out, faded final furlong
True Course
43- Form 642511-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
behind, headway on inside over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened final furlong
- Form 554722-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey George Downing
midfield, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on under pressure, never reached winner
- Form 5954-5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey J Fanning
always prominent, led over 1f out, ran on well
- Form 666932-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey S J Drowne
midfield, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on
Kyllarney
126- Form 870-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey Jim Crowley
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon no impression
- Form 556-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 60
midfield, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, kept on same pace
Alpha Spirit
12- Form 46974-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Charles Bishop
chased leaders, hard ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 755322-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer C F Wall
- Jockey Ted Durcan
midfield, some late headway, never on terms
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
True Course bids for a hat-trick after a couple of successes over 5f at Wolverhampton while Gabrial The Tiger has slipped a further 2lb down the weights after a modest effort at the same track. Zebs Lad seems better on the Fibresand at Southwell than on this surface and Laura B continues to rise in the handicap despite not winning. GREEN TORNADO will need to improve now handicapping but has plenty of scope to do so after a second at Kempton. Ralph Beckett's colt gets the nod to defy top weight and come good in this.
Formwatch
Green Tornado (IRE) 11-4 (9-5) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, 2nd of 12, 4l behind Nuno Tristan (9-5) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Gabrial The Tiger (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Pressed leader, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 6l behind Wink Oliver (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5).
True Course 7-4fav (9-2) Midfield, headway when not clear run over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) in Dec beating Mon Petit Fleur (8-7) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
The Dapper Tapper (IRE) 10-1 (8-5) Hampered start, held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, led over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 4l behind Wentworth Falls (9-7) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Justice First 4-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, not much room and switched left inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 6l behind Lysander The Greek (8-13) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Zebs Lad (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, ran on, just held, 2nd of 3, nk behind Rita's Boy (9-10) at Southwell 5f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.
Kyllarney 66-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, lost place inside final furlong, 10th of 15, 7l behind Mccreery (9-5) at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Sep.
Kodiac Lady (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, never on terms, 4th of 13, 4l behind Coursing (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6).
Alpha Spirit 16-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, 12th of 13, 13l behind Coursing (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6).
Laura B 5-1fav (9-1) In touch, headway on inside over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 12, 3l behind Moon River (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Dec.