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14:05 Lingfield Park

Mercedes Benz Direct Novice Stakes (Class D)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 25.59s
  • 15 Ran
1(2)
Silk - MAROON, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
4/6
  • Form 1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-2

led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened

2(4)
Silk - Orange, Black diamond and armlets
50/1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12

chased leaders, weakened over 2f out

3(5)
Silk - Red, Beige seams, Red sleeves and cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12

chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out

4(14)
Silk - Maroon, Black epaulets
100/1
  • Form 60
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12

towards rear, kept on, never nearer

5(16)
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue sleeves, Purple stars, Purple cap, Light Blue star
25/1
  • Form 06
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12

held up, kept on, never nearer

6(6)
Silk - Light Blue, Purple epaulets, quartered cap
  • Form 53
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12

tracked leader, led 2f out, pressed from over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

7(9)
Silk - Black, Red stripe, striped sleeves, Red cap
66/1
  • Form 5
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12

headway 5f out to go prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out

8(15)
Silk - Mauve, Dark Green stars, Mauve sleeves, Yellow cap
12/1
  • Form 24
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12

held up, headway 3f out, pressed leader from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out

10(12)
Silk - Black and Emerald Green diabolo, Black sleeves and cap
66/1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-8

towards rear, kept on over 1f out, never nearer

11(10)
Silk - Black and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Black armlets, Black cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-8

slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, never nearer

12(7)
Silk - YELLOW, RED disc and star on cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-8

chased leaders, ridden and outpaced halfway, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous

13(3)
Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue star, Royal Blue sleeves, Light Blue stars, Light Blue cap, Royal Blue stars
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-8

dwelt, slowly into stride, always towards rear

14(11)
Silk - Purple, Mauve epaulets and star on cap
  • Form 03
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-7

raced mid-division, ridden halfway, never dangerous

15(1)
Silk - Royal Blue, Red cross belts, Yellow cap
100/1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-7

always towards rear

16(8)
Silk - Orange, Emerald Green chevron and armlets, Emerald Green cap, Orange star
100/1
  • Form 03
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-7

always towards rear

9(13)
NR
  • Form 45
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Lommel can follow up his Yarmouth debut win over this longer trip. On breeding seven furlongs should suit better than six. He's not one of the stable's hotpots, it would seem, but he beat a number of previous winners that day and can improve enough to take this. His main danger looks to be Motivus. Second to the subsequent Gimcrack winner, Balmont, on his debut, he then disappointed at Goodwood. Plenty of horses have a off-day at that track so, if you are prepared to forgive him that effort, he can be competitive here. Again, seven furlongs should suit him also. Of the others, Jack Sullivan looks to be improving based on his Windsor effort last time, but more is required again. Olihider has place claims based on a decent Newmarket maiden effort last time, while James Fanshawe's Primus Inter Pares, a son of Sadler's Wells, cost 110,000 guineas as a yearling so should have something about him. Bellagio Princess stepped up on her debut to finish third in a decent Catterick maiden last time and could improve again at the trip. With the stable showing welcome signs of a return to form, Terry Mills' 32,000 guineas purchase Resplendent One could also come into the reckoning. Overall, though, Lommel might be the one ahead of Motivus and the newcomer Primus Inter Pares.