Racecards
15:35 Lingfield Park
Play Roulette At Intercasino.co.uk Handicap (Class 2)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- Form 521471
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey I Mongan
held up, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong
- Form 835833
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey R L Moore
held up in rear, ridden halfway, no impression, eased final furlong
- Form 1172-42
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 97
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 213330
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey S W Kelly
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 07220-4
- Age 7
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey R Winston
dwelt, soon tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 510497-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer M S Saunders
- Jockey M Fenton
tracked leader 4f
- Form 461010-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 90
tracked leaders, chased leader 2f out, edged left and led over 1f out, ridden and ran on
- Form 9-31191
- Age 5
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 86
held up, headway on inside over 1f out, ridden and ran on well inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Qadar was good value for his defeat of Fromsong here over five furlongs last week and has every chance of confirming that superiority; however having gone up in the weights and in trip he looks worth taking on and preference is for Saviours Spirit. The last mentioned has, like a lot of runners from the yard of Terry Mills, been in great form of late with three successes over course and distance in his last four starts and the progressive five-year-old is taken to win again. One More Round, a stablemate of Qadar, has a bit to find on running last time but may do better over this longer trip while Mutamared lacks a recent run and is probably best watched. Pieter Brueghel does not win very often but should strip fitter for his recent return, while Cummiskey returns to a more suitable trip having failed to stay further of late but is probably too high in the weights. Saviours Spirit has plenty going for him though and he gets the vote.
Formwatch
Qadar (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) In rear, headway 2f out, driven to lead well inside final furlong, soon clear, won at Lingfield 5f hcap (2) pol in Mar beating Fromsong (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
One More Round (USA) 6-1 (8-12) In rear, headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Qadar (9-2) at Lingfield 5f hcap (2) pol in Mar.
Fromsong (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Prominent, chased leader 2f out, effort over 1f out, every chance, not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Qadar (9-2) at Lingfield 5f hcap (2) pol in Mar.
Cummiskey (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched left, never dangerous, 11th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Bravo Maestro (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Mar.
Pieter Brueghel (USA) 10-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Philharmonic (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcap (2) hvy in Mar.
Hornpipe 16-1 (8-10) Pressed winner to 2f out, soon one pace and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 7l behind Gimasha (8-7) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (2) gd in Sept.
Mutamared (USA) 15-2jt-fav (8-8) Chased leaders to halfway stand side, 15th of 18, 27l behind Borderlescott (8-9) at York 6f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Oct.
Saviours Spirit 5-2 (8-13) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, led 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar beating Hammer of The Gods (8-5) by 1/2l, 8 ran.