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14:40 Lingfield Park

Littlewoods Bet Direct Novice Stakes (Class D3) (Class 3)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 12.74s
  • 9 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Grey, White hoop, Light Blue sleeves, Orange cap
12/1
  • Form 210646
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-4

tracked leaders, chased leader 3f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace

2(5)
Silk - Dark green, white and black halved sleeves, red cap
15/8
  • Form 160225
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

chased leaders, hung left and not look keen over 1f out, no extra final furlong

3(7)
Silk - Light Green, Royal Blue hoop, White cap
  • Form 63
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12

dwelt, held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong

4(9)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW cap
  • Form 5
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12

in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final 50 yards

5(6)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW star, chevrons on sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star
  • Form 20105
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

chased leader to 3f out, weakened quickly

6(8)
Silk - White, royal blue inverted triangle
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-8

held up in rear, good headway on outside 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, not pace of winner and headed final 50 yards

7(3)
Silk - White, Emerald Green hoops on body, White cap
  • Form 03
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-7

behind, not much room on rail over 4f out, taken to wide outside over 1f out, kept on final furlong but never dangerous

8(1)
Silk - Dark Green, Grey epaulets, Orange and Grey striped sleeves, Orange cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-7

dwelt, raced on inside, always behind

9(2)
Silk - Royal blue, two white hoops on body and sleeves, light blue cap
  • Form 54
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-7

led to over 1f out, weakened final furlong

In depth

Verdict

An ordinary novice stakes can go to Bold Marc, who narrowly edges the vote over Elgin Marbles, whose previous effort on this surface left a little to be desired and he now has something to prove. Postgraduate and Three Deuces are two potential spoilers in the pack, while Miss Tolerance was seen to better effect over this trip when she was last seen in action and still has a fair amount of scope for improvement. All three are worth monitoring in the betting for signs of support. However, Bold Marc helps to set the standard that the rest have to aim for judging by the official figures for the race and, with this surface not likely to be a problem for him, he has a good chance to prove the handicapper about right with his assumptions at this stage. The son of Bold Fact has fared well against some useful rivals lately and he can take a further step towards proving his trainer right with his thinking that there a further prizes to be won with him. Starting with today.