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14:45 Lingfield Park

32Red Casino Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £4,500 added
  • Winner: £3,068
  • 2nd: £906
  • 3rd: £453
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 34.29s
  • Off Time: 14:45:22
  • 7 Ran
1(3)
Silk - Royal Blue, Red hoops, Red and Royal Blue halved sleeves

Strike Force

8 t C
9/2
  • Form 571242
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 69

in touch, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge

2(2)
Silk - Black, grey triple diamond and sleeves
20/1
  • Form 675895
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 70

always in rear, weakened over 2f out

3(4)
Silk - Mauve, Mauve and White check sleeves, White cap

Miss Blakeney

17 v D
4/5
  • Form 425221
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 70

tracked leader, led over 1f out, ran on well

5(8)
Silk - Royal blue, red stars, yellow sleeves, red cap, royal blue star
7/1
  • Form 582421
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 63

steadied start, headway on outside over 2f out, ran on closing stages, no chance with winner

6(9)
Silk - Red, black epaulets, hooped sleeves
9/2
  • Form 1960-00
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 62

tracked leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong

8(7)
Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap
33/1
  • Form 78804
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 60

pulled hard tracking leaders, every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong

9(6)
Silk - Yellow, Red chevrons and armlets

Za'lan (USA)

11 v CD
25/1
  • Form 373450
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 60

led until over 2f out, soon weakened

4(1)
NR

Simayill

11 b C
  • Form 607008
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 64

Nonrunner

7(5)
NR
  • Form U79235
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 61

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Though nominally racing in the same grade as when beaten only a nose at Wolverhampton last week, STRIKE FORCE looks to have an easier task today. He beat both Viola da Gamba and Strewth when runner-up over C&D earlier and makes more appeal than Miss Blakeney. The latter had to be dropped back into maiden company to open her account and Resplendent Alpha is much more reliable having won a seller here last time. Simayill has struggled all year but does have the past form to figure if back to her best.

Formwatch

Strike Force 5-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed near finish, 2nd of 5, ns behind Knowe Head (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f Handicap (0-78) (3yo+) (5) pol.

Cape Safari (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Held up in 5th, outpaced 3f out, never on terms, 5th of 7, 14l behind Chookie Hamilton (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

Miss Blakeney 1-8fav (8-12) Held up mid-division, headway on bit over 2f out, led over 1f out, hard held, won at Kempton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) pol beating Highly Likely (9-3) by 6l, 7 ran.

Resplendent Alpha 9-4 (9-4) Held up in touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, just held on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f sell stks (6) pol beating Bert The Alert (9-9) by shd, 5 ran.

Strewth (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Held up, weakened over 2f out, last of 14, 6l behind Thecornishcowboy (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.

Let's Confer 100-1 (8-12) Steadied start keen in touch, progress over 3f out, ridden and kept on one pace final 2f, 4th of 7, 6l behind Omar Khayyam (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol.

Za'lan (USA) 12-1 (8-13) Mid-division, lost place halfway, tailed off, 10th of 11, 47l behind Nashville (9-2) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-70 (5) pol.

Simayill 14-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, driven 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 7l behind Whitby Jet (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.

Viola da Gamba (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Keen in touch, effort 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 14, 2l behind Thecornishcowboy (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.