Racecards
16:40 Lingfield Park
Back Or Lay At Betdaq Fillies' Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,600 added
- Form 65338-4
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer J A R Toller
- Jockey G Baker
held up in rear, ridden, no impression 2f out until some headway inside final furlong
Keidas (FR)
131- Form 6/15585-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 68
tracked winner until over 4f out, ridden to chase winner again over 2f out until well inside final furlong
Tinnarinka
506- Form 524/
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 68
held up in touch, effort on inside when slightly hampered 2f out, driven, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish
- Form 533697
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
made all, ridden 2f out, stayed on
- Form 2-52213
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey F Sweeney
held up in touch, effort 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 544234
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 59
slowly into stride, raced wide in rear, ridden, no impression from over 2f out
- Form 8022-23
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Jim Crowley
slowly into stride, in rear, staying on when not clear run, switched right 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 0861-70
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer A B Haynes
- Jockey D Kinsella
close up, chased winner over 4f out until over 2f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
A trappy affair and we like Mon Petite Amour is selected ahead of Aphrodisia and Casablanca Minx. The David Arbuthnot team seem to be rolling along nicely at the moment and the five-year-old, who has solid course and distance form, has to have an obvious chance of going close in a race where there are likely to be many live dangers. Aphrodisia may still be a maiden but she has done little wrong in the past and there is every chance that today's drop in trip might help matters. Casablanca Minx is completely exposed although David Evans could literally send out the stable cat at the moment and it would have every chance of winning! Keidas returns from something of an absence. Meditation has gone off the boil while the market should tell us what is anticipated from Tinnarinka. Not an easy race to call and Mon Petite Amour snatches the tentative vote.
Formwatch
Bassinet (USA) 7-1 (8-5) Soon led, headed after 3f, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, last of 4, 5l behind Neardown Beauty (9-6) at Kempton 1m fll hcp (4) pol.
Keidas (FR) 10-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, close up approaching final furlong, weakened, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Princess Cocoa (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f fll hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Tinnarinka 11-2 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 8l behind Mythical Kid (9-3) at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Oct '06.
Meditation 16-1 (9-3) Led, headed over 7f out, ridden over 3f out, hampered well over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 15l behind King's Ransom (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Mon Petite Amour 11-4fav (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, not quicken, 3rd of 8, 1l behind My Mirasol (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f fll hcp (6) pol.
Casablanca Minx (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Held up, headway under pressure on inside over 1f out, soon no impression, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Rebellious Spirit (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Aphrodisia 15-8fav (8-12) Slowly into stride, led after 1f, soon headed, remained prominent, weakened halfway, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Crispian (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 5f mdn stk (5) pol.
Little Miss Tara (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Soon with leaders, ridden 4f out, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 14, 16l behind Lordswood (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.