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16:25 Lingfield Park

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  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 169y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £5,234
  • 2nd: £2,456
  • 3rd: £1,227
  • 4th: £614
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 28.72s
  • Off Time: 16:25:40
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Bashful Boy (IRE)

Evens

    2
    Silk -

    Smart Champion

    16/5

      1(2)
      Silk - Black and pink (quartered), black sleeves, pink stars, black cap

      Tonyx

      501 h
      16/1
      • Form 116544/
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-2
      • Official Rating 82

      led at steady pace, increased tempo home turn, pushed along over 3f out, under pressure when headed over 2f out, soon weakened

      2(4)
      Silk - Purple and White (quartered), White sleeves

      Smart Champion

      18 h D
      16/5
      • Form 161-556
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 80

      dwelt start, in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, faced strong challenge and headed approaching final furlong, kept on but no match for winner

      3(5)
      Silk - Royal blue, white chevrons, white and royal blue quartered cap

      Bashful Boy (IRE)

      29 p
      Evens
      • Form 12829/4
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 74

      towards rear, shaken up over 3f out, keeping on when headway over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, easily

      4(6)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Red star, sleeves and star on cap

      Grandee (IRE)

      18 D
      7/1
      • Form 4528/65
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 73

      prominent, shaken up over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong but no match for first two

      5(3)
      Silk - Dark blue, white disc

      Minister For Magic (IRE)

      14 ht
      9/2
      • Form 1/246-44
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 73

      midfield, shaken up when outpaced over 2f out, made no telling impression

      6(1)
      NR

      Reel Of Fortune (IRE)

      21
      50/1
      • Form 04/95-87
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-5
      • Official Rating 45

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2022
      (4)
      Silk -

      Aljaryaal (FR)

      5/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13

      2021
      (6)
      Silk -

      Arabescato

      9/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      MINISTER FOR MAGIC has slipped down the weights and breeding suggests she will appreciate this extra distance having finished strongly for fourth over 1m4f here last time. Smart Champion is back on a winning mark though finished behind fifth-placed Grandee at Wolverhampton recently. The latter has won over hurdles but Bashful Boy is rated higher over timber and is also preferred to Tonyx.

      Formwatch

      Tonyx 5-2fav (11-8) Raced keenly and not always fluent, led 1st, mistake 5th, headed after 3 out, soon beaten, mistake and weakened last, 5th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Peltwell (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.

      Smart Champion 6-1 (9-10) Slowly away, behind, progress to recover in rear of main group 12f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, last of 6, 4 1/4l behind Fleurman (9-12) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (4) pol in Feb.

      Bashful Boy (IRE) 28-1 (9-7) Edged right start, in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway 1f out, went 4th well inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 7, 3l behind Halic (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Jan.

      Grandee (IRE) 18-1 (9-4) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 5th of 6, 3 3/4l behind Fleurman (9-12) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (4) pol in Feb.

      Minister For Magic (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Dwelt, raced wide in touch, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Buxted Too (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Feb.

      Reel Of Fortune (IRE) 66-1 (8-5) Held up in touch, pushed along and lost place 6f out, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Overstate (9-3) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Feb.