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15:05 Lingfield Park

Ladbrokes Handicap (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 1y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £9,750 added
  • Winner: £5,531
  • 2nd: £1,646
  • 3rd: £823
  • 4th: £411
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 23.11s
  • Off Time: 15:05:36
  • 9 Ran
1(5)
Silk - Maroon and Royal Blue (quartered), Maroon sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Royal Blue cap, Maroon star
7/2
  • Form 24231-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 82

mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

2(6)
Silk - Orange, black triple diamond and diamonds on cap
  • Form 32631-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 81

chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace closing stages

3(8)
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK seams, BLACK cap

Azor Ahai

277
16/1
  • Form 4210-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 80

led, driven over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon lost place

4(7)
Silk - Orange, dark blue star, white cap
25/1
  • Form 212402-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 80

tracked leader, hard driven over 2f out, weakened final furlong

5(4)
Silk - Pink, royal blue braces
9/4
  • Form 4-22311
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 79

held up, headway over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, soon hung left under pressure, ran on well

6(9)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
  • Form 18459-2
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 79

held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong

7(2)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

Pacino

166
11/2
  • Form 741006-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 76

held up, headway when not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, ran on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner

8(1)
Silk - Pink, black stars, pink sleeves
  • Form 9650-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 75

slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, beaten halfway, eased over 1f out

9(3)
Silk - Dark green, white sleeves, red armlets, black cap

Kapono

12
16/1
  • Form 310-86
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 74

mid-division, headway on inside over 1f out, soon no impression

In depth

Verdict

Deira Surprise won a handicap over today’s trip at Wolverhampton in December and Harbour Spirit ended last year with a victory in maiden company on the all-weather track at Deauville. Azor Ahai won over 6f at Ripon before well beaten in a Listed contest last summer and is another returning to action while Shanghai Grace arrives in good form bidding for a hat-trick raised in class after winning over track and trip a fortnight ago. But HOWZER BLACK (NAP) found only one too good in this grade at Wolverhampton on his reappearance and first outing since being gelded. Keith Dalgleish’s charge should be thereabouts at the finish with further improvement on the cards and he gets the nod.

Formwatch

Deira Surprise 7-1 (9-10) Chased leader, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 7f (5) pol in Dec beating Coolagh Magic (9-0) by 1l, 10 ran.

Harbour Spirit (FR) (9-2) won at Deauville 7f mdn stks pol in Dec beating Sassoon (9-2) by nk, 15 ran.

Azor Ahai 50-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out, soon behind, last of 11, 32 1/4l behind Arthur Kitt (9-3) at Ascot 7f lst stks (1) gf in Jun.

Usain Boat (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Shallow Hal (9-9) at Pontefract 6f stks (5) gs in Oct.

Shanghai Grace 7-4fav (9-7) Raced wide in touch, ridden and headway when hung left inside final furlong, straightened and ran on to lead post, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Facethepuckout (9-7) by hd, 6 ran.

Howzer Black (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Held up off the pace, pushed along and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner, 2nd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Ballistic (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Mar.

Pacino 20-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, not much room over 2f out or over 1f out, stayed on, not reach leaders, 6th of 13, 4l behind Blyton (9-5) at York 5f (3) gd in Oct.

Champagne Marengo (IRE) 4-1cfav (9-1) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 12, 15 1/4l behind Highway To Success (9-3) at Galway 7f mdn Yielding in Aug.

Kapono 25-1 (9-8) Off the pace in 5th, ridden and unable to quicken entering final furlong, kept on towards finish, never nearer, 6th of 9, 2l behind Warning Fire (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.