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15:30 Lingfield Park

Hblb Coloroll 'Junior' Standard Open National Hunt Flat (Class H)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 57.30s
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk -
2
Silk -
3
Silk -
5/1

    1
    Silk - Red, yellow epaulets
    • Age 3
    • Weight 10-12

    tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, hard ridden and hung left over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong

    2
    Silk - Royal Blue, White diamond, striped sleeves
    • Age 3
    • Weight 10-12

    pulled hard, tracked leaders, under pressure 5f out, weakened over 3f out

    3
    Silk - Royal Blue and White (quartered), Emerald Green and White striped sleeves, Royal Blue cap
    10/3
    • Age 3
    • Weight 10-12

    made all, driven and edged left over 1f out, pushed along and ran on well final furlong

    4
    Silk - Dark Blue, White chevrons, White and Dark Blue halved sleeves, Dark Blue cap
    • Age 3
    • Weight 10-12

    chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, effort to chase winner on inside when not much room approaching final furlong, one pace and held after

    5
    Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow sash and armlets, Blue cap, Yellow hoop
    • Age 3
    • Weight 10-12

    ran green, held up in rear, brief effort 5f out, outpaced final 3f

    6
    Silk - Dark Blue, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star
    5/1
    • Age 3
    • Weight 10-12

    tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway, lost 2nd approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace

    7
    Silk - Yellow and Purple check, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap
    • Age 3
    • Weight 10-5

    pulled hard, rapid headway and ran very wide bend over 8f out, and again 4f out, tailed off

    8
    Silk - White, Red diamond, Black sleeves, Red cap
    20/1
    • Age 3
    • Weight 10-5

    chased winner to halfway, weakened rapidly over 5f out

    In depth

    Verdict

    Don't Ask Me hails from a top yard and will be fancied to make a winning debut, with Hopeful Mission and Idris put up as the main dangers. Martin Pipe is sure to have Don't Ask Me, a half-brother to winning hurdler Swift Spirit, primed to go well first time in a race that should take little winning, and with Timmy Murphy doing the steering, he will be a popular choice. It is nice to see Keith Dalglish back riding again as he returns on the Francis Jeffers-owned Hopeful Mission, trained by Karl Burke. The market may be the best guide to his chance, along with Idris, a Flat-bred sort who will have learnt a bit from his Newbury introduction. We are in the dark about the others, and so we return to Don't Ask Me as the answer.