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16:25 Lingfield Park

Ashurst Wood Apprentice Handicap (Class 6)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £3,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 39.92s
  • Off Time: 16:30:36
  • 9 Ran
1(6)
Silk - Dark Blue, White Cross of Lorraine and sleeves
  • Form 567000-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 60

close up, hanging left over 1f out, soon switched right, quickened well inside final furlong, led final strides

2(10)
Silk - Mauve, Purple hollow box, Pink sleeves, Mauve cap, Purple star

Shake On It

27 t CD
16/1
  • Form 070870-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 60

settled in rear, raced keenly, steady headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on

3(8)
Silk - Yellow and Light Blue stripes, Yellow sleeves, Light Blue stars and cap
  • Form P60031-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 55

raced keenly, soon led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, keeping on when short of room and snatched up close home

4(2)
Silk - Royal Blue, Pink diabolo, Royal Blue cap, Pink star
22/1
  • Form 005967-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 55

mid-division, lost place and weakened over 2f out

6(9)
Silk - Pink, Purple chevron
  • Form 4374/42
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 54

pulled hard towards rear, ridden and never dangerous final 2f

7(4)
Silk - Light Blue and White (quartered), halved sleeves
4/1
  • Form 3438-42
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 53

raced keenly, tracked leaders, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, edged right close home, headed final strides

8(7)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW sleeves, quartered cap

Binnion Bay (IRE)

179 b CDCD
16/1
  • Form 044060-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 52

started slowly, took keen hold in rear, still pulling over 2f out, headway over 1f out, finished well inside final furlong, not reached leaders

9(3)
Silk - Red, White cross belts, Light Blue sleeves and cap
5/1
  • Form 958-243
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 51

tracked leader, shaken up over 1f out, led 1f out, keeping on when headed well inside final furlong, short of room and snatched up near finish

10(5)
Silk - Pink, Beige sash, Beige cap
14/1
  • Form 474/38-7
  • Age 9
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 45

mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, every chance, edged left close home

5(1)
NR

Siryena

12 pt
  • Form 50168-6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 54

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

WOODEN KING won here when we last saw him, and he can follow up that by landing this apprentice handicap, but there's likely to be support too for Nikki Bea and Bollywood Style. The Evans stable haven't had a great time of late, but he can reverse that form here, if capable of showing up as he did in December here in handicap company. That was over slightly shorter, but the step up shouldn't be seen as a negative. Nikki Bea is one of several to have won over course and distance but it was more than 18 months ago. Regularly placed, she usually finds one or two too good, but if everything falls right for her, she must have a chance. Paul Nolan's down from Yorkshire for just the one ride on the card on Bollywood Style who's trying to break her maiden at the ninth time of asking. Recently running at Kempton, she returns to where she started her racing, and has plenty in hand at the weights with those at the top end. The most likely winner though we think for the lucky last at Leafy Lingfield is Wooden King.

Formwatch

Herbert Crescent 50-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 12th of 13, 37l behind Captain Macarry (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Dec.

Shake On It 25-1 (8-9) Steadied start, raced wide and held up, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 11, 6l behind Young Bertie (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.

Wooden King (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Chased leaders on inner, pushed along halfway, driven to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Lingfield 7f hcap (6) pol in Dec beating Kabis Amigos (8-8) by 1/2l, 12 ran.

Quality Street 16-1 (9-2) Held up well in rear, ridden over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 12, 8l behind General Feeling (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.

Bollywood Style 20-1 (9-1) Towards rear, switched left over 2f out, stayed on and not reach winner, 2nd of 13, hd behind Takitwo (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol.

Nikki Bea (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, driven to lead inside final furlong, headed and not pace over winner final 100 yards, kept on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 11, 1l behind General Feeling (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.

Binnion Bay (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 9l behind Action Impact (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.

Red Current 10-1 (8-9) In touch, led 2f out, headed inside last, no extra, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Ardent Prince (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol.

Riviera Red (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Behind, some late headway, never nearer, 7th of 12, 5l behind Kinsman (9-1) at Great Leighs 1m Stks (41-45) (7) pol.

Siryena 33-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden to chase leading pair 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 5l behind General Feeling (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.