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14:25 Lingfield Park

Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 6y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £6,545 added
  • Winner: £3,429
  • 2nd: £1,020
  • 3rd: £510
  • 4th: £300
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.07s
  • Off Time: 14:25:48
  • 9 Ran
1(7)
Silk - Grey, Royal Blue seams, sleeves and cap

Chitra

24 DCD
7/1
  • Form 55528-7
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 70

led and disputed, led outright approaching final furlong, headed towards finish, no extra and lost 2 places last strides

2(2)
Silk - Dark blue, emerald green hollow box

Capla Spirit

17 v D
6/1
  • Form 63326-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 70

held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders and switched left over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish, all out

3(8)
Silk - Red, Royal Blue epaulets, Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets, White cap

Red Alert

18 C
16/1
  • Form 88670-5
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 68

slowly into stride, outpaced towards rear, never on terms

4(9)
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue chevron, Dark Blue sleeves, Light Blue stars

Shining

85 DCD
15/2
  • Form 9/74157-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 68

towards rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders

5(1)
Silk - White, Maroon Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap

A Go Go

33 b DCD
7/1
  • Form 226119-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 68

mid-division, ridden inside final 2f, soon no headway

6(6)
Silk - Red, Black sleeves, White cap

Smokey

17 DCD
5/1
  • Form 12333-1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 68

raced keenly, led and disputed, headed approaching final furlong, ridden inside final 2f, weakened towards finish

7(5)
Silk - Purple, grey spots, purple sleeves and cap

Super Julius

23 p BFD
4/1
  • Form 8062-32
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 62

chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong

8(4)
Silk - Red, black seams, black sleeves, red stars, black cap, red star
9/1
  • Form 0088-54
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 57

behind, hung right and raced awkwardly 4f out, plenty to do over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd final strides

9(3)
Silk - Red, White inverted triangle, Black sleeves, Black and Red quartered cap
7/1
  • Form 5022-24
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 55

always prominent, switched right over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, just failed

In depth

Verdict

Smokey just got the better of Capla Spirit over track and trip with Hey Ho Let's Go further behind. The first two home are hard to separate but Wolverhampton runner-up Super Julius should have the measure of Big Time Maybe again. A GO GO (NAP) missed out on a hat-trick upped to 6f last time but an earlier double included a course and distance success and she gets another chance with winning partner Darragh Keenan back in the plate. Chitra will take advantage of a slide down the weights before long and looks best of the rest.

Formwatch

Chitra 12-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden and beaten over 1f out, 7th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Heer We Go Again (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan.

Capla Spirit 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 8, shd behind Smokey (9-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan.

Red Alert 66-1 (8-6) Ridden along and rear of mid-division, switched right inside final furlong, kept on final 100 yards, no impression, 5th of 8, 3l behind Lihou (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.

Shining 7-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, bumped about and leaning in on rivals over 4f out, weakened from over 1f out, 7th of 8, 7l behind Miaella (9-6) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.

A Go Go 15-2 (9-10) Held up in touch, keen, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Requinto Dawn (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.

Smokey 9-2 (9-4) Tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Capla Spirit (9-7) by shd, 8 ran.

Super Julius 5-2fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, hard pressed well inside final furlong, ran on, headed post, 2nd of 10, shd behind Jumira Bridge (9-1) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Big Time Maybe (IRE) 18-1 (9-1) Towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and ran on, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Buy Me Back (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Hey Ho Let's Go 7-2 (8-7) Tracked leaders, wide into straight 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 1/4l behind Smokey (9-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan.