Racecards
15:55 Lingfield Park
Bet Direct Daily Best Bets Handicap (Class F4) (Class 4)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- Form 01-0211
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey P Makin
soon led, headed 4f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off
- Form 420000-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 55
slowly away, always behind
- Form 005600-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 54
keen hold in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 121000-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Mrs Lucinda Featherstone
- Jockey D Nolan
mid-division, pushed along halfway, weakened 3f out
Eijaaz (IRE)
15- Form 00400-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer G C Bravery
- Jockey S Whitworth
held up towards rear, good headway on outside over 1f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, soon clear
- Form 43240-2
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Tony Culhane
chased leaders, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f
- Form 6/00000-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer B R Johnson
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
- Form 445011-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer T D McCarthy
- Jockey C Catlin
tracked leader, led 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly
- Form 0000-06
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer G Prodromou
- Jockey O Urbina
behind, no impression final 2f
- Form 60123-3
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer A Reid
- Jockey D R McCabe
keen, settled in touch, effort and driven 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 40000-6
- Age 8
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey Lisa Jones
always behind
- Form 004226-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey T P Queally
close up, went 2nd well over 3f out, led over 2f out, pushed 2 lengths clear approaching final furlong, headed not not pace of winner inside final furlong
- Form 204-413
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 38
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Laura Pike
held up mid-division, good headway when not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, ran on towards finish
Impulsivo
481- Form 500/
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer Simon Earle
- Jockey A Daly
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Tasneef can see off fellow banded stakes graduate Dubai Dreams and Our Destiny in a difficult puzzle for punters. Tasneef made full use of a plunge of almost 40lb in the ratings to score twice in banded stakes grade in December. Although he is not the easiest of rides, he has consented to race kindly for Dane O'Neill and all-weather championship chasing Neil Callan. The fact that Callan is prepared to stick with him against better opposition is a huge positive in our opinion and we are happy to make him our pick on this basis alone. Dubai Dreams has been a beacon of light for veteran Roy Bowring's training career. He has to give weight away on this occasion but he is in good heart at present and should not be discounted too readily. Our Destiny is something of a placepot banker at Wolverhampton having made frame-hitting something of an art form. He has largely been campaigned over a mile-and-a-half but was good enough to win an apprentice handicap off a 2lb higher mark here last year. George Prodromou managed to duck out of the cold trainers list following a recent success with King of Knight. Gran Dana is a well-bred type who has been granted some much-needed leniency by the handicapper. Geronimo is upped substantially in trip having competed over sprint trips and invariably staying on when the race has gone away from him. Mad is yet to truly convince over this trip. Tasneef may not be the most saintly of conveyances but he is at least willing and winning and we believe he can graduate back into the more regular racing on this occasion.