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15:50 Lingfield Park

32red.com Hever Sprint Stakes (listed) (Class 1)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £30,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 57.87s
  • Off Time: 15:50:23
  • 10 Ran
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Silk -

King Orchisios (IRE)

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Bonus (IRE)

    14/1

      3
      Silk -

      Strike Up The Band

      20/1

        1(6)
        Silk - Black, Gold Cross and stripe on cap

        Border Music

        14 b C
        2/1
        • Form 67227-1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 105

        held up, shaken up over 1f out, never on terms

        2(3)
        Silk - White, Emerald Green diamond and armlets, quartered cap

        Celtic Mill

        29 p D
        16/1
        • Form 05-4366
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 100

        chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        3(9)
        Silk - Pink, large Emerald Green spots

        King Orchisios (IRE)

        28 p DC
        6/1
        • Form 50771-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 101

        tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, all out

        4(7)
        Silk - Pink and Purple diamonds, Purple sleeves, Pink armlets, Purple cap

        Strike Up The Band

        29 D
        20/1
        • Form 321-009
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 103

        led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong

        5(2)
        Silk - Dark green and red (quartered), dark green sleeves, red armlets, white cap

        Bonus (IRE)

        37 t C
        14/1
        • Form 1/152-38
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 98

        held up, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well

        6(5)
        Silk - White, royal blue inverted triangle

        Excusez Moi (USA)

        23
        8/1
        • Form 1620-90
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 104

        held up, never dangerous

        7(4)
        Silk - Purple, Emerald Green epaulets, Yellow cap

        Fyodor (IRE)

        221 D
        4/1
        • Form 209043-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 103

        broke well, soon in rear, nudged along and ran on final furlong

        8(10)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets and star on YELLOW cap

        Maltese Falcon

        35 t DC
        9/1
        • Form 15-8222
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 104

        tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, soon one pace

        9(8)
        Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN epaulets and stars on sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Qadar (IRE)

        14 v BFCDC
        12/1
        • Form 123532
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 100

        slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression

        10(1)
        Silk - Black, White cross belts, White cap

        Woodnook

        14 DC
        12/1
        • Form 326-127
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 95

        chased leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        Border Music comes into this in good form but a penalty and the drop, for the first time, to the minimum trip makes Andrew Balding's gelding difficult to recommend and preference is for Maltese Falcon, who gets the vote ahead of King Orchisios. The last mentioned showed improved form when making a winning return here last month and, with more improvement to come, he has to be respected. Bonus is capable but needs to improve to trouble the judge, while Strike Up The Band has yet to prove his effectiveness on this surface and may be best watched. Excusez Moi has similarly yet to prove that he can match turf form on the all-weather and a safer option looks to be Maltese Falcon, who has lost no caste in defeat in his last three starts and deserves to get his head in front.

        Formwatch

        Border Music 15-2 (9-3) Chased leader until over 2f out, led well over 1f out, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, ran on well, won at W'hampton 7f lst stk (1) pol beating Jack Sullivan (9-3) by 2l, 11 ran.

        Celtic Mill 16-1 (9-1) Set fast pace, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 7l behind Bad Girl Runs (9-3) at Nad Al Sheba 6f hcp gd in Feb.

        King Orchisios (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Made all, led, ridden 2f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, held on, all out, won at Lingfield 6f lst stk (1) pol in Feb beating Woodnook (8-9) by a hd, 8 ran.

        Strike Up The Band 33-1 (9-1) Set fast pace, disputing until headed 2f out, weakened, 9th of 10, 9l behind Bad Girl Runs (9-3) at Nad Al Sheba 6f hcp gd in Feb.

        Bonus (IRE) (8-11) Held up, headway and every chance over 1f out, no extra, 8th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Subpoena (8-10) at Nad Al Sheba 6f hcp std in Feb.

        Excusez Moi (USA) (9-4) Dwelt, never dangerous, 14th of 16, 18l behind Terrific Challenge (9-4) at Nad Al Sheba 6f Grp 3 (1) std.

        Fyodor (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) In touch, switched right and ridden over 1f out, held when slipped towards finish, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Peace Offering (8-4) at Nottingham 5f stk (4) gd in Aug.

        Maltese Falcon 3-1 (9-6) Led 1f, chased winner after, ridden to lead again well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Turn On The Style (8-6) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Feb.

        Qadar (IRE) 9-2jt-fav (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Ajigolo (8-6) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.

        Woodnook 9-1 (8-12) Hampered soon after start, in rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 7l behind Border Music (9-3) at W'hampton 7f lst stk (1) pol.