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15:30 Lingfield Park

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  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,727
  • 2nd: £805
  • 3rd: £403
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.49s
  • Off Time: 16:49:07
  • 8 Ran
1(8)
Silk - Beige, Maroon braces and armlets
25/1
  • Form 544350-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 75

taken to post early, raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on, not trouble leaders

2(1)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and PURPLE (quartered), PURPLE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN armlets

Desert Strike

12 p CDCD
8/1
  • Form 442551
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 74

awkwardly away close up after 1f, headway on inner over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on one pace

3(9)
Silk - Grey, Purple sash, sleeves and cap
10/1
  • Form 650150-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 72

dwelt raced wide pressed leaders, ran wide bend 2f out, weakened final furlong

4(5)
Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap

Ask The Guru

39 v D
7/2
  • Form 5874-42
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 72

close up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish

5(3)
Silk - Dark blue, yellow cross belts, yellow and dark blue striped sleeves, dark blue and yellow striped cap

Roy's Legacy

28 BFDCD
5/2
  • Form 3-21123
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 71

tracked leader, carried right bend 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong

6(4)
Silk - Red, white seams, white and red chevrons on sleeves, white cap
  • Form 7-50629
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 71

went right start, held up towards rear, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlolng, driven out

7(6)
Silk - Maroon, light blue seams, hooped sleeves and cap

Shirley's Pride

225 t D
6/1
  • Form 116322-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 69

taken to post early, dwelt in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish

9(2)
Silk - Red and white (quartered), halved sleeves, white cap
16/1
  • Form 0-52385
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 65

led, ran wide bend 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

8(7)
NR

Dorback

42 t D
  • Form 800-308
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 65

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Profile Star went close over track and trip last month when finishing ahead of Desert Strike. The latter went on to score at Wolverhampton and is raised 5lb today. Roy's Legacy remains in fine form having recorded a double over course and distance earlier this year while the likes of Shirley's Pride, Silvanus and Alpha Delta Whisky can all be given a chance on last season's best form on Turf. ASK THE GURU finished well behind Roy's Legacy on his reappearance but went close to catching Gregori here last time. He looks set for a return to winning ways in this lower grade sprint and gets the nod.

Formwatch

Silvanus (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, switched left and some headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 13th of 15, 12l behind Cheveton (9-0) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Oct.

Desert Strike 7-2 (9-6) Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 5f hacp 0-70 (5) pol beating Your Gifted (8-2) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.

Alpha Delta Whisky 16-1 (9-2) Held up, always behind, well beaten final 2f, last of 14, 21l behind Foxy Music (8-9) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.

Ask The Guru 12-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on to press winner towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Gregori (8-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.

Roy's Legacy 5-2fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden on outside 2f out, led 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Iffranesia (9-4) at Kempton 5f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.

Profile Star (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden when weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 14l behind King Bertie (8-11) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.

Shirley's Pride 9-4 (9-7) Tracked leaders, chased winner entering final furlong, never able to challenge, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Rock On Candy (9-10) at Ffos Las 5f flls hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug.

Pull The Pin (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Keen led after 1f, headed halfway, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 10l behind Sir Geoffrey (8-7) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.

Dorback 33-1 (9-4) Broke well, soon short of room and dropped to rear, not a factor after, 8th of 10, 7l behind Ex Ex (9-7) at Kempton 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.