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13:45 Lingfield Park

Bombardier Golden Beer Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £6,545 added
  • Winner: £3,429
  • 2nd: £1,020
  • 3rd: £510
  • 4th: £300
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 38.07s
  • Off Time: 13:45:43
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Toro Dorado

10/3

    2
    Silk -

    Flying Dragon (FR)

    9/2

      1(7)
      Silk - Red, Yellow stripe and sleeves

      Stormbomber (CAN)

      107
      10/1
      • Form 232321-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 76

      held up in rear on outside, took closer order halfway, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong

      2(4)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, orange cross of lorraine, orange cap

      Keswick

      56 bt C
      6/1
      • Form 506534-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 74

      prominent, led over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened closing stages

      3(6)
      Silk - Red, White sash, striped sleeves

      Toro Dorado

      19 CD
      10/3
      • Form 3933-11
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 73

      slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden out

      4(3)
      Silk - Red, emerald green and red diabolo on sleeves, emerald green cap

      Prompting

      20
      7/4
      • Form 32-1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 73

      chased leaders, not clear run over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd final furlong

      5(5)
      Silk - Red, light green seams and armlets, light green cap, red star

      Flying Dragon (FR)

      110 h D
      9/2
      • Form 252325-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 70

      chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, kept on well under pressure

      6(1)
      Silk - Orange, Emerald Green chevron and armlets, Emerald Green cap, Orange star

      First Link (USA)

      28 p CCD
      9/1
      • Form 20955-7
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 64

      broke well and soon steadied in rear, headway when not clear run well over 1f out, switched right, ran on, never nearer

      7(2)
      Silk - Red, Royal Blue epaulets, Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets, White cap

      Clashaniska (IRE)

      36
      25/1
      • Form 26950-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 62

      led, driven and headed over 1f out, faded final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      Stormbomber hasn't been since topping off an admirably consistent string of placed efforts last season - all on artificial surfaces - with a smooth success at Wolverhampton in October. He's since been gelded and moved stables from Ed Walker to Michael Madgwick. He merits topweight but it may be best to let him run on his return to the track, although the market may provide a useful guide to stable expectations. Flying Dragon, also absent since October, has useful form on Turf and should go close if taking to an all-weather surface. Tora Dorado is in good nick at present and must go close but PROMPTING is relatively unexposed and could be open to further progression over further and moving into handicaps for the first time.

      Formwatch

      Stormbomber (CAN) 2-1fav (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, soon chasing leaders, led over 1f out, hung left under pressure inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Oct beating Roving Mission (9-2) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.

      Keswick 20-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Home Before Dusk (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec.

      Toro Dorado 5-2fav (9-6) Held up towards rear, wide and headway 2f out, ridden and hung left approaching final furlong, driven to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Balgees Time (9-3) by hd, 12 ran.

      Prompting 1-3fav (9-5) Slow into stride, in touch, short of room and bot clear run over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, soon hung left, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Jan beating Meghan Sparkle (9-0) by 4l, 6 ran.

      Flying Dragon (FR) 9-1 (9-6) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Madeleine Bond (9-9) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) hvy in Oct.

      First Link (USA) 7-2 (9-7) Steadied start, in rear, pushed along over 1f out, never near leaders, 7th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Holiday Magic (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

      Clashaniska (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Mid-division, raced freely after opponent rushed past, soon tracking leader, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 10, 7 1/4l behind Nezar (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.