Racecards
11:50 Lingfield Park
Betdirect.Co.Uk Maiden Stakes (Class D2) (Div I) (Class 2)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard

Dukes Point
14- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J Jones
mid-divsion, ridden and weakend over 3f out

Garhoud
106- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey E Ahern
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on never nearer

- Form 36
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey D Holland
mid-division, ridden and headway on outer over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

Grasp
22- Form 40
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey N Chalmers
wide and held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

Innpursuit
28- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J Eustace
- Jockey Richard Hughes
slowly into stride, behind, headway and not clear run approaching final furlong, switched right and ran on

- Form 33
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
prominent, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on

- Form 000
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Miss Victoria Roberts
- Jockey V Slattery
chased leaders over 7f

Pocketwood
168- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Jean-Rene Auvray
- Jockey S Whitworth
in touch, ridden well over 1f out, weakend inside final furlong


- Form 052
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey J Fortune
led until over 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace

Sea Lark
7- Form 00
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey S W Kelly
tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, one pace final 2f

- Form B00
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Dean McKeown
towards rear, outpaced over 4f out, headway on outer over 1f out, kept on final furlong

- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey S J Drowne
held up in rear, ridden and headway approaching 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Sandy's Legend can land the opener at the expense of Kinrande, Sea Lark and newcomer Strategic Quest to name but three. John Gosden does not run them on the all-weather unless they can pay their way, so it is pretty certain that Sandy's Legend will be found a suitable opportunity to pay his way. Although well held by the winner at Wolverhampton last time, he was prominent for a long time and will benefit from the step up in trip today. Kinrande, a son of Sri Pekan, seemed to take to the Polytrack when third to Karen's Caper here last month and is another to consider, along with Sea Lark who was down the field on both trips to Wolverhampton. He can only get better with time, while Strategic Quest is interesting. Too backward to debut on Turf, she is a half-sister to several winners, and should be noted if the market speaks in her favour. For the winner we return to Sandy's Legend.