Racecards
17:10 Lingfield Park
Adrian Hall Memorial Handicap (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,386
- 2nd: £705
- 3rd: £352
- Form 81-4100
- Age 8
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer M A Buckley
- Jockey R Clark
chased leaders on outside, driven over 2f out, wide and weakened entering straight
- Form 3-41700
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer W J Knight
- Jockey Jim Crowley
chased leaders, chased leader over 2f out, driven over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 03-8409
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey T P Queally
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, went 3rd inside final 2f, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 413520
- Age 8
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey Hayley Turner
dwelt and not much room after start, headway over 1f out, plugged on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 103428
- Age 7
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer M Quinn
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
soon outpaced in rear, well behind and eased final 2f, tailed off
- Form 1-14240
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey J F McDonald
went right and bumped start, held up towards rear, headway towards iniside 2f out, went 4th inside final 2f, kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong
- Form 554322
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey R L Moore
led, riden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
- Form 8/3-0626
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer D Donovan
- Jockey Adam Beschizza
went left start, in touch on outside, ridden on wide outside and outpaced 2f out, kept on again inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved
- Form 322268
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer E A Wheeler
- Jockey S Sanders
always towards rear, never on terms
- Form 496088
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey Kirsty Milczarek
chased leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
Verdict
GHOST TRAIN has gone very close on his last couple of outings on the Polytrack including a head defeat over C&D a week ago. He's given another chance here as Ryan Moore may eke out the small amount of improvement needed to get his head back in front. Flashbang returned to form with victory at Kempton last time and this looks no tougher but previous C&D winners Stevie Gee and Proper Charlie are both struggling for form at present. Chjimes is a regular in these events and pops-up in his turn as does Waterloo Dock.
Formwatch
Stevie Gee (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, last of 11, 12l behind Emkanaat (9-9) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Proper Charlie 14-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 15, 10l behind Golden Compass (9-8) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Hoover 11-1 (9-4) In rear, ridden and headway on inside over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 14, 6l behind Yankee Storm (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr.
Chjimes (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Soon led, headed over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, last of 12, 13l behind Restless Bay (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f clm stks (6) pol.
Waterloo Dock 7-1 (9-4) Chased leader, ridden halfway weakened well over 1f out, last of 8, 10l behind Waabel (9-3) at Lingfield 6f clm stks (6) pol in Apr.
Cheers 6-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, disputing 2nd 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 11th of 15, 10l behind Woolston Ferry (9-2) at Bath 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.
Ghost Train (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Led, driven and edged left over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong, edged right close home, caught final strides, 2nd of 11, hd behind Take A Note (9-0) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Alfresco 14-1 (8-7) Mid-division, weakened well over 1f out, soon eased, last of 9, 19l behind Wooden King (9-1) at Salisbury 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Amba 10-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 2l behind Eager To Bow (9-11) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Cliffords Reprieve 10-1 (9-5) Prominent, lost place over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 9l behind Pick A Little (9-9) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jun.
Elhamri 20-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression from over 1f out, 8th of 9, 6l behind Salik Tag (9-9) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Flashbang 5-1 (9-1) Pressed leader, ridden 2f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 6f app hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Speightowns Kid (9-4) by 1/2l, 8 ran.