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15:30 Lingfield Park

Betway Handicap (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £12,000 added
  • Winner: £6,480
  • 2nd: £3,042
  • 3rd: £1,522
  • 4th: £761
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 6.07s
  • Off Time: 15:30:13
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Menai Bridge

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Emblem Empire (IRE)

    15/8

      1(4)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Royal Blue epaulets and armlets, Pink cap

      You're Hired

      78 D
      12/1
      • Form 493114-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 97

      held up in rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, 3rd and held close home

      2(1)
      Silk - White, Emerald Green epaulets and sleeves, Emerald Green and White striped cap

      Emblem Empire (IRE)

      86 t BFDCD
      15/8
      • Form 2112-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 93

      led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on

      3(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White hollow box, sleeves and cap

      Anythingtoday (IRE)

      19 p DCD
      9/1
      • Form 1100-95
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 89

      held up in touch in 4th, outpaced over 1f out, no impression

      4(3)
      Silk - Dark blue, white star and sleeves

      Old Port (IRE)

      19
      11/4
      • Form 533-111
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 85

      soon chasing leader, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final fulrong

      5(2)
      Silk - Light Blue, Yellow sash, Brown sleeves

      Menai Bridge

      13 BFCCD
      9/4
      • Form 24131-3
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 82

      2nd early, chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on

      Previous results

      2021
      (3)
      Silk -

      Byford (FR)

      7/4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13

      2020
      (5)
      Silk -

      Vega's Angel

      6/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      2019
      (4)
      Silk -

      Baltic Song (IRE)

      2/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2

      In depth

      Verdict

      EMBLEM EMPIRE failed to land the odds when second over track and trip on his handicap debut but still finished in front of a subsequent dual winner. The Gosdens’ unexposed colt looks worth another chance in this. Old Port counted Anythingtoday among his victims in notching-up a hat-trick though is upped in class today while Menai Bridge returned a beaten favourite on his reappearance and You're Hired is preferred on an earlier success in this grade at Chelmsford.

      Formwatch

      You're Hired 6-1 (9-6) Held up in 5th, headway out wide over 1f out, soon edged left and ridden, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind United Front (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (2) pol in Dec.

      Emblem Empire (IRE) 8-11fav (9-4) Led 1f, tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no answer to winners pace, 2nd of 4, 3l behind United Front (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Dec.

      Anythingtoday (IRE) 7-1 (9-13) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on but not pace to challenge, 5th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Old Port (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Feb.

      Old Port (IRE) 6-4fav (9-4) Chased leaders, pushed along under 2f out, pressed leaders over 1f out, ridden and led narrowly 110 yards out, stayed on well to assert near finish, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Feb beating Affwonn (9-4) by 3/4l, 7 ran.

      Menai Bridge 11-8fav (9-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway and switched left over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on, just held, 3rd of 7, 1/4l behind Athmad (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Feb.