Racecards
13:00 Lingfield Park
Lingfieldpark.co.uk Handicap (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,350 added
- Form 266005
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Kylie Manser
held up, always in rear
- Form 300026
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 69
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong nearest finish
- Form 832021
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey R Thomas
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, led final 50 yards, caught post
- Form 2732-00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M A Buckley
- Jockey M Fenton
steadied start, pulled hard, soon in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 523459
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 66
prominent, ridden halfway, one pace final 2f
- Form 291818
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey P Doe
prominent over 4f
- Form 0051
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey S J Drowne
led, ridden 2f out, headed final 50 yards
- Form 524167
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
- Form 858354
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 62
held up in rear, smooth headway from over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead post
- Form 672134
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey F Norton
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 480086
- Age 7
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Bernard Lawlor
- Jockey J M O'Dwyer
held up towards rear, ridden and headway on inside over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish
Verdict
Brandywell Boy deserved his success over the in-form Lord Of The Reins at Kempton last time and a 4lb rise for that success looks perfectly fair but the runner-up let the form down last week and a better bet may be Calabaza, with Gimme Some Lovin rated the pick of the remainder. The selection lacks any experience of the surface but that should not be of any real concern and John Akehurst's gelding ended the turf season in good form so is taken to carry that form over to the Polytrack. Brendan Powell has his string in good from right now so his runner Who's Winning has to be respected but he may struggle to give weight away all round, while Jim Best's Mine Behind has not been the most consistent of performers of late but has slipped to a fair mark. Make My Dream is capable of taking a hand in the finish but has only won one race from 31 career starts so is hard to back with any confidence. Gimme Some Lovin is less exposed than most of these and should be thereabouts but Calabaza still looks well treated and is preferred.
Formwatch
Who's Winning (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) In touch, ridden over 2f out, slightly outpaced, kept on again final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Transcend (9-1) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Mine Behind 9-4jt-fav (8-11) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 12, 1 1/2l behind One More Round (9-7) at Lingfield 6f clm (6) pol.
Brandywell Boy (IRE) 9-2jt-fav (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Lord of The Reins (9-4) by 1l, 12 ran.
Mumaathel (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly 1f out, last of 14, 14l behind Titan Triumph (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Dvinsky (USA) 9-2 (9-4) Prominent, ridden along halfway, weakened entering final furlong, 9th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Monashee Prince (8-8) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Calabaza 12-1 (8-5) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, no headway, 8th of 13, 7l behind Transcend (9-1) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Realt Na Mara (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Chased leader, led just inside final furlong, driven and held on gamely near finish, all out, won at Kempton 6f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Oct beating Tubby Isaacs (9-3) by a shd, 5 ran.
Make My Dream 11-1 (8-7) Pressed winner, ridden 2f out, no headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 2l behind Financial Times (9-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Regal Raider (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 4th of 12, 3/4l behind One More Round (9-7) at Lingfield 6f clm (6) pol.
Plateau 10-1 (9-4) Behind, moderate late headway, never a factor, 8th of 12, 3l behind Brandywell Boy (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Gimme Some Lovin (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Behind, stayed on to chase leaders over 1f out, never nearer, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Ruman (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Tango Step (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Pulled hard, chased leader until over 5f out, remained prominent, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish, 6th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Haasem (8-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.