Racecards
14:50 Lingfield Park
Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form U633-33
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
tracked leaders on inside, raced keenly, closed from 3f out, led 2f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
- Form 8P6532
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on, not able to get on terms, went 4th post
- Form 582-415
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer K Davis
- Jockey Kai Lenihan
held up in rear, outpaced over 3f out, well beaten after
- Form 1P/2P-79
- Age 10
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey C J Todd
led, ridden and headed 2f out, outpaced and well held from over 1f out
- Form 12F2-P5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs K Stephens
- Jockey Jack Tudor
mid-division, headway over 1f out, switched right and not much room inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, stayed on
- Form 6/FP5-57
- Age 11
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
held up rear of mid-division, took keen hold, headway on outside over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form F5311U
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A West
- Jockey Tom Cannon
always prominet, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, holding 2nd towards finish
- Form P3-5737
- Age 10
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
tracked leaders, switched right off final bend, challenged well inside final furlong, stayed on but held towards finish
In depth
Verdict
Megalodon placed in a couple of these events here last month and is one to consider but AR MEST makes more appeal. The latter has been thereabouts over fences recently and is fitted with a visor today having also finished a close-up third over track and trip on his only previous start in an all-weather bumper. Theinval and Psychedelic Rock are both weighted to figure on their ratings over fences while Thibault has been winning over hurdles and is preferred to Neil The Legend.
Formwatch
Ar Mest (FR) 7-2 (10-12) Bit keen, tracked leaders, hit 5th, left 2nd and hampered by faller at 7th, hit 3 out (normal 4 out), every chance bypassing 2 out, still well there last, weakened run-in, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Twenty Twenty (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 4f (3) sft in Jan.
Megalodon (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, steady headway on inside 4f out to chase leaders over 3f out, switched out between horses 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on but not pace of winner towards finish, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Jumping Cats (11-10) at Lingfield 2m (5) pol in Jan.
Neil The Legend 9-2 (11-11) Led, headed 4th, prominent, every chance when mistake 2 out, weakened next, 5th of 10, 17 1/2l behind Echo Watt (11-5) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Psychedelic Rock 40-1 (11-7) Held up tracking leaders, lost place when mistake 5th, behind and hit next, blundered badly 10th, 9th of 10, 34 1/4l behind Lock's Corner (11-9) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Templier (IRE) 28-1 (11-12) Mid-division, not fluent 6th, headway from 4 out, modest 5th after 3 out, no impression, 5th of 14, 25 1/4l behind Ben Brody (11-4) at Warwick 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Theinval (FR) 14-1 (11-10) Held up last, good headway chasing leaders 11th, pushed along in 3rd after 4 out until before next, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 24 1/2l behind Smarty Wild (11-2) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Thibault 9-2 (10-1) Chased leader, led after 3 out until ridden and headed before next, lost 2nd after 2 out, well beaten in dispute of 4th when blundered 2 out, unseated rider soon after, at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (2) sft in Jan.
William H Bonney 14-1 (10-7) Held up in mid-division, some headway when hit 4 out, no chance after, 7th of 10, 28 1/4l behind Killer Clown (10-5) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Dec.