Racecards
19:15 Lingfield Park
Mid-Sussex Timber 90th Anniversary Novice Stakes (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,752
- 2nd: £1,116
- 3rd: £558
- 4th: £279
Biometric
15- Form 11
- Age 3
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Harry Bentley
tracked leader, every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace towards finish
- Form 5-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey Toby Eley
chased leader, led over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on under pressure
- Form 1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Georgia Cox
steadied in rear but in touch, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on well
- Form 0-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey K T O'Neill
tracked leader, hung left throughout, hung badly left under pressure from halfway, every chance approaching final furlong, no extra closing stages
Good Answer
245- Form 7-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey P Cosgrave
led until over 1f out, faded final furlong
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey Edward Greatrex
held up in last but in touch, headway over 1f, no impression
In depth
Verdict
The form book suggests a straight shoot-out between two unbeaten performers - unless there is a notable market move for the unraced Perfect Charm from the Watson team. Biometric, a son of Bated Breath, has displayed a laudable attitude to land his two starts to date and is clearly going the right way and harbours strong claims in search of the hat-trick, although he's tackling this trip for the first time so NAHAARR is preferred. The Haggas colt receives 10lb from the top weight when Georgia Cox's claim is factored in and made a winning debut over this sprint distance earlier in the month when the same jockey was in the plate.
Formwatch
Biometric 8-1 (9-8) Made all, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on gamely (hand timed), won at Newbury 7f stks (4) gd in May beating Red Armada (9-2) by hd, 12 ran.
Global Hope (IRE) (8-13) 11th of 14, 7 1/2l behind Salt Lake City (8-13) at Longchamp 7f stks gd in May.
Nahaarr (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, idled closing stages, held on, won at Doncaster 6f stks (5) gd in May beating Astro Jakk (9-9) by nk, 10 ran.
Broadhaven Dream (IRE) 200-1 (9-5) Pressed leaders on outside, driven and lost place over 2f out, beaten when edged left over 1f out, eased inside final furlong, 10th of 11, 20 1/2l behind Alkaraama (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in May.
Good Answer 7-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride and reminders in rear, always behind, 7th of 8, 30l behind Archaeology (9-5) at Navan 6f mdn gd in Sep.
Perfect Charm Charm Spirit filly out of Indignant.