Racecards
16:00 Lingfield Park
Littlewoods Bet Direct Offers Maiden Handicap (Class F) (Div Ii) (Class F)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Form 05240-4
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 09/0322-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey M Henry
prominent, headway on inside over 1f out, driven to lead well inside final furlong, ridden out
Florian
14- Form 22380-7
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer P Mitchell
- Jockey J Quinn
prominent, challenged over 1f out and every chance, kept on inside final furlong
Its Ecco Boy
13- Form 39254-7
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
chased leaders and wide, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reached leaders
Charmaway
53- Form 70/07-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey B Doyle
held up towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 590008-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer T McCarthy
- Jockey Gary Bardwell
started slowly, held up behind, headway over 2f out, ridden and edged right 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 90208-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
led until headed over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 467-763
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M Polglase
- Jockey Sarah Mitchell
in touch, raced wide until lost place 3f out, soon beaten
- Form 00074-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer Mrs L Jewell
- Jockey Reserve
towards rear, under pressure 3f out, some headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, n.ner
Compton Dictator
442- Form 008/
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey E Ahern
held up in rear, plenty to do 2f out, headway over 1f out, switched left, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 739-984
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
tracked leader, led over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, headed and weakened close home
Verdict
One of those races where you can put a line through most and concentrate on a few. One of those few is King Nicholas, who seems well suited by this trip and will be staying on when others run out of petrol. Provided he handles the polytrack at the first time of asking then he can win here. Queensbury found a bit of form in a Wolverhampton seller the other day and can go well again here in a first time visor, now the confidence is a bit higher. Taggerty is also pretty consistent but seems unable to win and once again a place may be the best she can do, while it would be prudent to keep an eye out for any market moves as far as Gerard Butler's Compton Dictator is concerned.