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12:15 Lingfield Park

Bet Direct On Itv Page 367 Handicap (Class F)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 8.37s
  • 14 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow hoops, White sleeves and cap

Squeaky

22
14/1
  • Form 40-2200
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0

disputed lead after 1f, headed over 5f out, under pressure over 4f out, gradually weakened

2(5)
Silk - Lilac, Rose quartered cap
25/1
  • Form 52/00-00
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0

held up in touch, headway over 2f out, effort over 1f out, no extra final furlong

3(2)
Silk - Royal Blue and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Royal Blue cap, Red spots
6/1
  • Form 004004
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0

held up, headway on outer well over 1f out, strong run final furlong, led close home, held on

4(8)
Silk - Light Blue, Maroon disc, Light Blue sleeves, Maroon spots, hooped cap
  • Form 004615
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-13

held up behind, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, until headed and no extra close home

5(7)
Silk - Royal Blue, White star, check cap
10/1
  • Form 400122-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-12

held up mid-division, headway 2f out, effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong

6(4)
Silk - White, Light Blue sash, halved sleeves, striped cap
10/1
  • Form 020556
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-11

disputed lead after 1f, led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened

7(3)
Silk - Dark Green, Mauve epaulets and armlets, Mauve cap, Dark Green star
16/1
  • Form 00006B
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10

led for 1f, stayed prominent, ridden and weakened 2f out

8(11)
Silk - Beige and Brown (quartered), Red sleeves, Red cap, Beige spots

Harlot

24
25/1
  • Form 0-44000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9

held up behind, wide into straight, never nearer

9(14)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow spots, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, White cap
  • Form 051030
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9

started slowly, always in rear until ran on final furlong, never nearer

10(9)
Silk - Yellow and Black stripes, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 00400
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8

prominent, tracked leader 5f out, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly

11(13)
Silk - Dark Blue and Emerald Green diamonds, Emerald Green sleeves, Emerald Green cap, Dark Blue diamond
  • Form 602400
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8

started slowly, in rear, good headway well over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, just held

12(12)
Silk - Royal Blue, White sash, diamonds on sleeves

Balerno

35
13/2
  • Form 500053
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7

held up behind, wide into straight, never dangerous

13(10)
Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE chevrons, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE spots, quartered cap
25/1
  • Form 230-000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6

in touch, chased leader over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened quickly

14(6)
Silk - Yellow, large Purple spots and spots on sleeves, Purple cap, Yellow spots
  • Form 050040-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6

started slowly, in rear, good headway 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, not run on towards finish

In depth

Verdict

True Companion gets a narrow vote over the likes of Quantum Leap, Sammy¿s Shuffle, Kyle of Lochalsh and Balerno. True Company has been hard to win with but was ridden by today¿s pilot Jean-Pierre Guillambert when scoring at Newbury the time before last. A mark of 65 proved too much at Redcar last time, but a drop of six pound in the ratings should help his cause in what is not a strong contest. Quantum Leap was good enough to win a class D at York last year, but has lost the winning habit, so it is hoped that the switch to fibresand will revitalize him. Sammy¿s Shuffle has a long absence to overcome but has the assistance of the in-form Ian Mongan, while Kyle of Lochalsh proved that he was no back-number when winning at Goodwood in May. Balerno ran his best race for some time when stepped up to this trip at Newcastle so is another to consider, for place purposes at least, but in a tricky affair, the tentative vote goes to True Companion.