Racecards
14:40 Lingfield Park
Daily Price Boosts At Unibet Handicap (Class 3)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 6f 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,246
- 2nd: £2,169
- 3rd: £1,084
- 4th: £543
- Form 050-783
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer A Bailey
- Jockey Saleem Golam
prominent, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
- Form 12-2014
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
in rear and outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
- Form 015621-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey S A Gray
with leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, weakened last 75 yards
- Form 431414-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, no extra close home
- Form 11436-5
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey Renato Souza
mid-division, headway 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
- Form 006-167
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey P Cosgrave
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on and just held close home
- Form 8-19661
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey Jim Crowley
towards rear, headway over 1f out on inner, led inside final furlong, just held on
- Form 4-55325
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 84
mid-division, ridden 1f out, no extra last 100 yards
- Form 2671-30
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Sammy Jo Bell
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 34011-7
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey Adam Beschizza
towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Baddilini and Hoofalong both went close in a higher grade last time. Neither, however, have been done any favours by the draw. Fleckerl steps up a grade, drops in trip and carries a penalty after winning here last week. Iseemist did well last year, winning at Epsom and Goodwood, but hasn't fared as well on the all-weather in the past and reappears on a career-high mark. PATRICK won his maiden here last year and looks an early-season type. He also has more scope for improvement than most of these so is fancied to make a winning return after a lay-off. Apache Storm and Polytrack specialist Varsovian make most appeal of the others.
Formwatch
Baddilini 14-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 1f out, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Spring Loaded (9-1) at Lingfield 6f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Hoofalong 14-1 (9-4) Mid-division, driven over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 1/2l behind Boom The Groom (9-8) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Iseemist (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Raced wide, always prominent, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Goodwood 6f hcp (3) gs in Oct beating Clear Spring (9-7) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Patrick (IRE) 13-2 (8-13) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 16, 1/2l behind Indescribable (9-0) at Goodwood 5f hcp stks (3) gd in Jul.
Varsovian 9-1 (9-0) Hampered soon sfter start, held up, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Bosham (9-1) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Searchlight 25-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 7th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Bosham (9-1) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Fleckerl (IRE) 5-2fav (9-7) In rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb beating Diamond Lady (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Apache Storm 10-3fav (9-4) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, one pace and no impression inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Hoofalong (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Luis Vaz De Torres (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Held up mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 14, 14 1/4l behind Mezmaar (8-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Secret Glance 16-1 (9-3) Slowly away outpaced, last of 7, 13 1/2l behind Taajub (9-2) at Lingfield 5f hcp (4) pol in Feb.