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14:20 Lingfield Park

Vodafone Race Track Novice Stakes (AW) (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in Places, AWT : Standard.)
  • Surface: Polytrack
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 25.56s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Humungous (IRE)

12/1

    2
    Silk -

    Shamila

    9/1

      3
      Silk -

      Doctor of Laws

      7/2

        1(8)
        Silk - Red, Black cross belts and armlets, Red and Black quartered cap

        Zaal

        7 D
        5/1
        • Form 5211
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 86

        led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

        2(5)
        Silk - Khaki

        Doctor of Laws

        19 C
        7/2
        • Form 1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-5

        slowly into stride, keen, held up, hampered over 5f out, lost place, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, lost 2nd close home

        3(4)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Maroon (quartered), White sleeves

        Humungous (IRE)

        13 D
        12/1
        • Form 616
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 87

        tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on well

        4(7)
        Silk - White, Emerald Green hoops on body, White cap

        Flor Y Nata (USA)

        25 BFD
        6/1
        • Form 31313
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 93

        slowly into stride, raced wide, headway over 5f out to track leaders, ridden and weakened final furlong

        5(3)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Mauve stars on sleeves

        Dark Islander (IRE)

        14 D
        5/2
        • Form 51
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-2

        tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

        7(1)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow braces, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Yellow cap

        Smitten Kitten

        19
        16/1
        • Form 84
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-7

        close up 5f

        8(2)
        Silk - Maroon and Royal Blue (quartered), Maroon sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Royal Blue cap, Maroon star

        Lovely Hidenka (USA)

        20/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-3

        keen, tracked leaders, lost place 4f out

        9(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Light Blue diabolo, chevrons on sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Light Blue star

        Shamila

        9/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-3

        slowly into stride, behind, ran on well final furlong to take 2nd close home, will improve

        6(9)
        NR

        Silver Blue (IRE)

        9 CD
        • Form 6313
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 90

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Silver Blue, Lovely Hidenka, Doctor of Laws and Zaal all warrant respect but Flor Y Nata is progressive and gets the vote. The selection represents the in-form yard of Sir Mark Prescott and, having shown his best form on turf when third in a nursery at Newbury last time there is every reason to believe that the son of Fusaichi Pegasus can improve again. Charlie Egerton's Humungous has claims on the form shown when winning at Salisbury but disappointed in an admittedly better race last time. Dark Islander looks to be going the right way but needs to improve and of more interest may be Richard Hannon's course and distance winner Silver Blue. David Loder's newcomer Lovely Hidenka makes plenty of appeal on pedigree but faces no easy task first time out and of more interest may be Mark Wallace's Doctor of Laws, who did everything asked of him when making a winning debut here earlier this month although this looks tougher. Jamie Osborne's Zaal won his nursery at Wolverhampton last time in good fashion and has to be respected stepped up in class but Flor Y Nata keeps on improving and is taken to score again.

        Formwatch

        Zaal 9-2 (9-9) Made all, ridden 2f out, edged right towards finish, ran on well, won at W'hampton 7f 2yo hcp (5) pol beating Imperial Lucky (7-9) by 3l, 12 ran.

        Doctor of Laws 14-1 (9-0) In touch and going well, shaken up over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear, won at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn (5) pol beating Mulaqat (9-0) by 3l, 12 ran.

        Humungous (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Held up, effort halfway, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 6l behind Innocent Air (8-6) at Newbury 7f 2yo lst stk (1) gf.

        Flor Y Nata (USA) 4-5fav (9-8) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and pressed leaders over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Salute Him (9-3) at Newbury 7f 2yo hcp (5) gs in Jul.

        Dark Islander (IRE) 9-4 (8-11) Mid-division, switched left, headway over 2f out, led just inside 2f out, ridden clear and drifted left final furlong, comfortably, won at Salisbury 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf beating Deserted Prince (8-7) by 3 1/2l, 15 ran.

        Smitten Kitten 33-1 (8-11) Held up, driven and headway over 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Pure Illusion (8-11) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) gd.

        Lovely Hidenka (USA) Fusaichi Pegasus filly, half-sister to several winners from 6f to 1m2f.

        Silver Blue (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) Led for 3f, chased leader, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Palace Episode (8-13) at York 7f 2yo lst stk (1) gd.