Racecards
12:50 Lingfield Park
Blue Square Wish Crawley Town Good Luck Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £2,800 added
- Winner: £1,911
- 2nd: £564
- 3rd: £282
Bird Dog
22- Form 9
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey A Kirby
dwelt, in rear, ridden halfway, behind from over 2f out
- Form 60-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-13
- Trainer P L Gilligan
- Jockey J Mackay
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
Mr Maximas
22- Form 90433-3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer B Palling
- Jockey R Kingscote
tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on, one pace
- Form 52252-4
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Miss Jo Crowley
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
confidently ridden of the pace, smooth headway over 1f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, comfortable
Star Danser
45- Form 0-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer T Keddy
- Jockey S J Drowne
dwelt tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 854-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey L Morris
led, headed over 4f out, ridden to lead again over 1f out, headed and kept on inside final furlong
Verdict
Jo Crowley looks to have found a good opportunity for WILFRED PICKLES to finally open his account. His recent form in handicaps here, when second to Final Drive and then fourth last week behind Buaiteoir, puts him head and shoulders above today's rivals and he'll start a short-price to land this. Loyal N Trusted is open to improvement and looks the only one capable of springing a surprise, but he was engaged to run here yesterday. Mr Maximas has been placed in lowly handicaps of late but it's hard to make a case for the remainder.
Formwatch
Bird Dog 20-1 (9-7) Slowly away, in rear, pushed along 7f out, tailed off over 3f out, last of 9, well behind Gearbox (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (4-6yo) (6) pol.
King Of The Titans (IRE) 66-1 (9-6) Soon led, ridden and headed inside final 3f, weakened soon after, 10th of 13, 24l behind Weathervane (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Mr Maximas 13-2 (9-0) Soon tracked leaders, led 3f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 13, 10l behind Lord Lansing (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Wilfred Pickles (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Switched left star and held up rear, headwayon inside over 1f out, not clear run briefly and switched left 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Buaiteoir (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Star Danser 80-1 (9-3) Slowly away, in rear, effort 2f out, never dangerous, last of 10, 17l behind Yaseer (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Ippi N Tombi (IRE) 100-1 (7-11) Rider struggled to remove hood and missed break, chased leaders after 2f, ridden and edged right 2f out, soon weakened, tailed off, 4th of 5, 27l behind If You Whisper (8-8) at Southwell 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) fbs in Dec.
Loyal N Trusted 50-1 (8-9) Went right start, tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 4th of 13, 6l behind Cassini Flight (8-9) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol.