Racecards
20:25 Lingfield Park
Wych Cross Handicap (Class 6)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 7f 140y
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Form 493263
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 63
raced wide, never on terms and always behind
- Form 251055
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Mrs L C Jewell
- Jockey J M O'Dwyer
behind, moderate late headway
- Form 030595
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey L Morris
held up in rear, headway under pressure 2f out, led 1f out, drew clear final furlong
- Form 505675
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer R J Hodges
- Jockey T Block
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 591532
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer E A Wheeler
- Jockey Liam Jones
behind on wide outside, no chance final 2f
Recalcitrant
11- Form 273687
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey David Probert
raced wide, in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace
- Form 000640
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer Miss M E Rowland
- Jockey A Kirby
led on rail, ridden and headed 1f out, no chance with winner final furlong
- Form 430440
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey M Halford
behind on outside, pushed along halfway, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
Chalentina
75- Form 49503-8
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer J E Long
- Jockey Natalia Gemelova
chased leaders, weakened 2f out
Miracle Baby
24- Form 08/07-27
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 48
with leader, every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken final furlong
- Form 69389-4
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey Jim Crowley
in touch, headway to track leaders going well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 80-4444
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer Dr J R J Naylor
- Jockey A Daly
behind, kept on final furlong, no chance
Kielty's Folly
147- Form 066-7
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer B P J Baugh
- Jockey J Jones
slow into stride, held up in rear, not much room on rail 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
Falcon Flyer
178- Form 74-8280
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer J R Best
- Jockey L P Keniry
raced wide and always behind
- Form 634240
- Age 7
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey D Kinsella
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
- Form 480878
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer B R Johnson
- Jockey T P O'Shea
soon chasing leaders on wide outside, weakened over 2f out
Dowlleh
223- Form 46P580-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer T T Clement
- Jockey Kirsty Milczarek
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Batchworth Blaise deserves to get his head back in front and gets the vote here over Corlough Mountain, Miracle Baby and Contented. Eric Wheeler's gelding has been in good form all year, of which he has raced ten times in total. That heavy workload doesn¿t appear to have taken its toll based on his recent second at Brighton and with the slight drop in trip not a problem, he looks sure to give punters a run for their money. Hollywood George and Binnion Bay need to bounce back from below-par efforts, whilst Only If I Laugh is one to keep an eye on in the betting despite being just out of the weights. Corlough Mountain ran well in third behind Patavium Prince recently at the track over six furlongs and should not be overlooked lightly, nor should King Zeal if the money comes for this expensive son of King's Best who looks to be on a good mark. Inquisitress and The Iron Giant both have claims on the pick of their form along with Goose Green; however it is Batchworth Blaise who gets the vote.
Formwatch
Corlough Mountain 16-1 (9-10) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Patavium Prince (9-10) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Contented (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 5l behind Isphahan (9-0) at Salisbury 7f hcp 0-65 (6) frm in Jun.
Grey Boy (GER) 10-1 (9-9) Mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Prince Valentine (9-0) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Goose Green (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Held up rear of main group, headway and driven along 2f out, soon not quicken, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 2l behind Hazytoo (9-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Batchworth Blaise 9-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway on outer from 2f out, ran on well final furlong to take 2nd in final strides, not trouble winner, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Prince Valentine (9-0) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Recalcitrant 13-2 (9-4) Tracked leader, every chance 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 6l behind Prince Valentine (9-0) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Hollywood George 16-1 (8-11) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 14, 17l behind Chin Wag (9-0) at Ayr 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Binnion Bay (IRE) 20-1 (8-2) Prominent and keen, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened and eased, last of 11, 16l behind Paraguay (9-3) at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Chalentina 9-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, never nearer, 8th of 14, 22l behind Oh So Saucy (9-8) at Yarmouth 7f stk 0-55 (6) gf in May.
Miracle Baby 16-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders until weakened over 1f out, 7th of 17, 6l behind Danjet (9-1) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Inquisitress 20-1 (9-6) In touch on inside, ridden to dispute leader and every chance inside final furlong, soon headed and lost three places well inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 3l behind Alucica (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
The Iron Giant (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Steadied start, held up, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 4th of 9, 10l behind Ornella (9-11) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Kielty's Folly 16-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 10, 6l behind Jarvo (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Mar.
Falcon Flyer 25-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, soon prominent, effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 11, 9l behind Safari Sundowner (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Only If I Laugh 5-1fav (8-5) Towards rear, ridden on outside over 3f out, no impression, 12th of 14, 7l behind Gone'n'dunnett (8-7) at Great Leighs 6f hcp (6) pol in May.
Ile Royale 33-1 (8-4) Slowly away, raced wide, took keen hold in rear, ridden and struggling final 3f, 8th of 10, 14l behind Rankayo Hitam (9-5) at Lingfield 1m clm (6) pol.
Dowlleh 33-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, not quicken, weakened rapidly final furlong, 13th of 14, 14l behind Smokin Joe (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
King Zeal (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Hampered start, in rear, headway over 2f out, soon one pace, 6th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Robert The Brave (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Oct.