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15:20 Lingfield Park

Littlewoodspoker.Com Handicap (Class F)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 13.30s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Prince Aaron (IRE)

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Tayif

    7/1

      3
      Silk -

      Savile's Delight (IRE)

      6/1

        1(10)
        Silk - White, Black stars, Black and White diabolo on sleeves, White cap, Black star

        Prince Aaron (IRE)

        20
        6/1
        • Form 0P0062-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-13

        in touch until hampered and lost place over 2f out, headway over 1f out, squeezed through inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final 75yards

        2(3)
        Silk - Grey and Cherry (quartered), reversed halved sleeves, Grey cap, Cherry spots

        Ivory Venture

        7
        40/1
        • Form 46/5400-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-13

        mid-division, weakened and well behind final 2f

        3(7)
        Silk - Brown, Yellow epaulets, sleeves and cap

        Savile's Delight (IRE)

        20
        6/1
        • Form 302004-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-13

        prominent, ridden to lead just over 1f out, kept on well until headed and not quicken final 75yards, lost 2nd near finish

        4(8)
        Silk - Beige and Dark Green check, Beige cap

        Its Ecco Boy

        7
        7/2
        • Form 003640-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-12

        headway over 2f out, ridden to press leaders entering final furlong, one pace and no impression towards finish

        5(12)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE hoop, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, WHITE cap

        Tayif

        8
        7/1
        • Form 600603-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-11

        started slowly, switched left to inner soon after start in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd near finish, finished well

        6(6)
        Silk - Purple, emerald green inverted triangle, diamonds on sleeves, purple cap, emerald green diamond

        King's Ballet (USA)

        25
        12/1
        • Form 000300-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-11

        chased leaders, weakened final furlong

        7(11)
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK star, quartered cap

        Toppling

        51
        25/1
        • Form 000000-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-11

        led to just over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

        8(5)
        Silk - PINK, DARK BLUE cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap

        Safranine (IRE)

        25
        16/1
        • Form 600000-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-11

        chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        9(14)
        Silk - Pink, Dark Blue hollow box and cap

        Waraqa (USA)

        193
        20/1
        • Form 00/0006-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-11

        chased leaders, pushed along halfway, soon weakened

        10(4)
        Silk - White, Dark Blue cross belts, hooped sleeves, Red cap

        Zinging

        7
        13/2
        • Form 000310-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-11

        mid-division, kept on under pressure final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders

        11(13)
        Silk - Maroon, Light Blue cross belts, sleeves and star on cap

        Night Cap (IRE)

        35
        10/1
        • Form 005003-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-10

        pressed leader, led just over 2f out to just over 1f out, no extra final furlong

        12(2)
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK seams, BLACK cap

        Patandon Girl (IRE)

        67
        20/1
        • Form 605300-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10

        in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

        13(1)
        Silk - Dark blue, mauve cross of Lorraine, red sleeves, mauve cap

        Loch Laird

        178
        20/1
        • Form 201000-
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-10

        towards rear when hampered on inner after 1f, slipped through on inner over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

        14(9)
        Silk - Beige, Dark Blue diamond, checked sleeves, Dark Blue and Yellow quartered cap

        Flying Tackle

        103
        14/1
        • Form 325003-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-10

        dwelt, in rear, never near leaders

        In depth

        Verdict

        Tayif is the selection over Its Ecco Boy and Night Cap, with Zinging not out of it either. Tayif has been a tough campaigner in his time, and indeed was good enough to land the Ayr Silver Cup for Dandy Nichols in 2001. Since then however, he has found it hard to score, and is now with Andrew Reid, for whom he showed a glimpse of his old self here last week despite missing the break. He has tumbled down the weights, and is worth chancing in the belief that his latest effort was no flash in the pan. Its Ecco Boy has long paid the penalty for some useful juvenile efforts but has had many chances since slipping down the weights. His style of racing suggests that a step up rather than down is needed, and in addition he might just find the Polytrack too fast again. Night Cap is well handicapped on his winning form here last year, and if settled better than he was last time, can be in at the finish along with Zinging, providing that he can handle the drop back in trip. For the winner we return to Tayif.