Racecards
12:30 Lingfield Park
Betdirect.Co.Uk Handicap (Class F)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f
- Going: Standard
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- Form 423612
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey I Mongan
dwelt, held up and behind, rapid headway on outside over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on, no chance with winner
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- Form 361784
- Age 5
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey J M O'Dwyer
held up, kept on under pressure final furlong, never dangerous
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Delphi
140- Form 46-6396
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey S J Drowne
led 3f, prominent until ridden and weakened over 4f out
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- Form 6970-80
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J Quinn
held up, stayed on under pressure over 1f out, never able to challenge
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Viburnum
60- Form 29540/0
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer M Wellings
- Jockey L Fletcher
always behind, tailed off final 4f
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Ren's Magic
87- Form 263205
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey Pat Eddery
held up in rear, ridden and headway on inside well over 1f out, stayed on same pace
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- Form 44-066
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
behind, driven over 4f out, no impression
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Wilom (GER)
65- Form 051933
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer M Ewer-Hoad
- Jockey M Fenton
pulled hard, led after 3f to over 3f out, weakened quickly, broke blood vessel
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- Form 4-40240
- Age 7
- Weight 8-11
in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
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- Form 678184
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Derek Nolan
prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
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- Form 859060
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
prominent until ridden and weakened over 2f out
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- Form 704211
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer B Curley
- Jockey S Whitworth
held up and behind, smooth headway on outside over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, easily
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In depth
Verdict
Joely Green should appreciate this step up in trip and is the TEAMtalk choice in a very weak race. He ran well in defeat last time out having previously scored over 15f at Wolverhampton. He should be too good for these. Cristoforo improved out of all recognition last time out but that run came over an extended 9f and he could struggle over this trip. Bold Ewar has been running consistently of late in some desperatly slowly-run races and this drop back in trip should suit this tough gelding who rarely runs poorly on this surface. Flying Romance is hard to catch on a going day but has the ability to run well here though there are obvious stamina doubts. An interesting contender stepping up in distance could be Wilom who won at Warwick last summer before running well in defeat afterwards (including on this surface). Market moves for this one will be worth noting.