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18:50 Lingfield Park

Merida Fillies' Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,800 added
  • Winner: £3,105
  • 2nd: £924
  • 3rd: £462
  • 4th: £231
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 22.50s
  • Off Time: 18:50:49
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Welsh Inlet (IRE)

16/1

    2
    Silk -

    Wiener Valkyrie

    2/1

      1(4)
      Silk - Gold, Blue cross belts, collar, cuffs and spots on cap

      Wiener Valkyrie

      16 D
      2/1
      • Form 321-86
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 75

      slowly into stride, held up in rear but in touch, headway on outside over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on well

      2(6)
      Silk - Dark blue, pink chevron, light blue sleeves, pink armlets, dark blue cap, pink star

      Star of Spring (IRE)

      266
      8/1
      • Form 658555-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 75

      tracked leaders, effort when not clear run over 1f out, ran on closing stages, nearest finish

      3(7)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Light Green epaulets

      Sur Empire

      12 D
      9/4
      • Form 3-6125
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 74

      led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      4(1)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Red diamonds, Red sleeves and cap

      Sixties Love

      29
      7/1
      • Form 492206
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 65

      slowly into stride, chased leaders on outside, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

      6(3)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW sleeves, quartered cap

      Welsh Inlet (IRE)

      26 D
      16/1
      • Form 732631
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 60

      tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied to lead inside final furlong, ran on

      7(5)
      Silk - Royal blue, light blue stars on sleeves

      Ocean Crystal

      9 C
      4/1
      • Form 462136
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-1
      • Official Rating 57

      chased leaders, weakened well over 1f out

      5(2)
      NR

      Faery Song (IRE)

      44
      13/2
      • Form 44-9
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 72

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2014
      (5)
      Silk -

      Fever Few

      4/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1

      2013
      (5)
      Silk -

      Moma Lee

      7/2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-13

      In depth

      Verdict

      None of these inspire much confidence. Star of Spring competed in better company at the end of last year but has been raised 9lb for finishing a well-beaten fifth at Newmarket. Richard Hughes rides the latter having partnered Wiener Valkyrie at Haydock last time where she failed to figure. SUR EMPIRE ran a shocker dropped back to 6f at Nottingham but had gone very close in much better company than this at Musselburgh before that and gets a tentative vote to bounce back. Welsh Inlet scored on the Polytrack here last time but has to race off a 9lb higher mark back on this surface. 7.25.

      Formwatch

      Wiener Valkyrie 5-1 (8-13) Dwelt towards rear, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 8, 9l behind Sakhee's Return (8-11) at Haydock 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.

      Star of Spring (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden 3f out, faded final furlong, 5th of 9, 10l behind Osaila (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo flls auc (2) gf in Oct.

      Sur Empire 4-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 18l behind Celtic Sixpence (9-4) at Nottingham 6f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gs.

      Sixties Love 7-1 (9-4) Tracked ledaers, went 3rd 3f out, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 7l behind Hanno (9-7) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) sft in May.

      Welsh Inlet (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led close home, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol beating Saskia's Dream (9-4) by hd, 10 ran.

      Ocean Crystal 12-1 (9-5) Prominent, effort on inner over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Goolagong Girl (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.

      Faery Song (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, short of room and lost place over 2f out, 9th of 10, 34l behind Angel Vision (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn fll stks (5) gd in May.