Racecards
13:45 Lingfield Park
Bet On Today's Football At Bluesq.com Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,386
- 2nd: £705
- 3rd: £352
Ctappers
17- Form 6375-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Charles Bishop
towards rear, reminders 9f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on to go a never dangerous 3rd towards finish
- Form 7580-40
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Martin Harley
disputed lead until led 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 488883-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey G Baker
tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on, readily
Za'lan (USA)
11- Form 2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
led, pushed along and headed 5f out, ridden over 3f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong
Verdict
Mark Johnston bids to win this race for the fourth time in succession with ZA'LAN. The latter found only his better fancied stablemate Three Bards too good on his debut over a mile at Southwell and, though his breeding doesn't guarantee he'll stay, his strong finish on the Fibresand earlier this month suggests it will not be a problem. Ctappers gets the trip well as he proved when runner-up at Kempton last time and Dalmo makes more appeal than Noosa Bay as they both step up in distance, but Foster's Road and Rapid Heat Lad look pretty exposed now and are harder to fancy.
Formwatch
Ctappers 16-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, pushed along 3f out, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and went 2nd close home, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Spartilla (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Dalmo 80-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 12, 10l behind Ex Oriente (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Foster's Road 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, lost place and dropped to rear over 5f out, last of 10, 11l behind News Desk (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Noosa Boy 11-4 (8-8) Dwelt raced wide towards rear, short lived effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 8l behind Baileys Strider (8-7) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Rapid Heat Lad (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no impression with leading pair, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Guava (7-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (5) pol in Dec.
Za'lan (USA) 14-1 (8-8) Outpaced and behind, at least 20 lengths of the winner 3f out, ran on strongly final furlong to go 2nd, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Three Bards (8-8) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) fbs.