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15:30 Lingfield Park

Text 'Betdirect' To 88600 Handicap (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 23.48s
  • 9 Ran
2(8)
Silk - Red, Royal Blue star, striped sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 12382-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 83

tracked leaders in 4th, joined leaders 6f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out

3(5)
Silk - BOTTLE GREEN and RED (quartered), BOTTLE GREEN sleeves, YELLOW cap

Moon Emperor

8 b DC
3/1
  • Form 678-411
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 75

slowly into stride, held up in rear, driven to take moderate 3rd 3f out, weakened over 1f out

4(2)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE diabolo, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE cap
33/1
  • Form 70097-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 75

with leader to over 6f out, soon driven along, weakened and behind final 3f

5(6)
Silk - WHITE, BLACK disc, striped sleeves
12/1
  • Form 0807-27
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 75

slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong to take 3rd towards finish

6(9)
Silk - Purple and White stripes, White sleeves, Black armlets, Black and White hooped cap
12/1
  • Form S06505-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 72

made most to over 6f out, outpaced 3f out, no chance after

7(4)
Silk - Dark Green, White seams, Dark Green sleeves, White cap, Red star
5/1
  • Form 02113-7
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 67

tracked leader, led over 6f out, joined and hard ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, not quick inside final furlong

8(10)
Silk - Red, Purple chevrons, Red sleeves, Red cap, Purple star
  • Form 133221-
  • Age 12
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 67

held up towards rear, closed over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on well

9(1)
Silk - Red, Grey sleeves, Red and Grey hooped cap
8/1
  • Form 8365-36
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 63

held up in 6th, driven along 4f out, hard ridden 2f out, soon beaten

10(7)
Silk - ORANGE, BLACK hoop, WHITE cap

Beauchamp Trump

45 bt D
12/1
  • Form 4197B8-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 65

held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd final 150 yards

1(3)
NR
  • Form 1561-12
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 76

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Spitting Image gets the confident vote here with Gibraltar Bay and Moon Emperor rating the main dangers. The selection was a fair second behind Oldenway last time but, with the step up in trip in his favour off a handy mark, he will be hard to beat. Gibraltar Bay rates the main danger on his latest second behind Willhego, but that form has since been let down and for that reason he is opposed. Moon Emperor has been in the form of his life of late but this is more competitive and he looks vulnerable off this revised mark. Of the remainder, Reggae Rhythm is from a yard in form and could go well at a price but he may just need the run after a 57-day absence and, for the winner, we return to Spitting Image who gets the confident vote.

Formwatch

Gibraltar Bay (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Led, hard pressed from over 1f out, stayed on well, headed post, 2nd of 15, shd behind Willhego (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

Moon Emperor 7-1 (9-4) In touch, led well over 1f out, soon ridden clear, ran on, won at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Caraman (9-8) by 5l, 12 ran.

Salute (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Always towards rear, struggling over 2f out, 14th of 15, 10l behind Willhego (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

High Point (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Held up mid-division, ridden 6f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 11, 15l behind Indian Pipe Dream (9-5) at Newmarket 2m hcp 0-90 (3) sft in Oct.

Monte Cristo (FR) 8-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden and every chance well over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 9l behind Moon Emperor (9-4) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

Reggae Rhythm (IRE) 13-2 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed clear, won at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Dec beating Bank On Benny (8-12) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.

Beauchamp Trump 16-1 (8-7) Mid-division, weakened over 4f out, 8th of 9, 41l behind Piper General (8-8) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.

Spitting Image (IRE) 1-2fav (9-9) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden, one pace final 2f, 2nd of 7, 8l behind Oldenway (9-2) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.