Racecards
13:20 Lingfield Park
Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £6,130 added
- Winner: £2,989
- 2nd: £878
- 3rd: £439
- 4th: £350
- Form 13P-644
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
tracked leader, blundered 2nd, close up 6th, weakened next, pulled up 4 out
- Form 22P-P14
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer M Blake
- Jockey T Scudamore
tracked leaders, blundered 5th, close up, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, rallied 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 24422-4
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 88
led, clear 4th, ridden and headed on long run to 3 out, weakened next
- Form 2-23334
- Age 9
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Mrs R Gasson
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
tracked leaders, chased leader 6th until 4 out, pushed along and hit 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 6/69P-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer S Drinkwater
- Jockey R Patrick
held up in rear, headway 6th, chased leader approaching 2 out, led soon after last, stayed on
- Form 134PP-3
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey James Best
held up, hampered 5th, headway 7th, led on long run to 3 out, ridden and headed soon after last, kept on one pace
- Form 8/4307-6
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Mrs R Ford
- Jockey David Noonan
close up, reminders 4th, dropped to rear 6th, behind from 4 out
In depth
Verdict
Scartare wears blinkers for the first time but is now 0-34 and will almost certainly find at least one too good again. Tis Fantastic seems to have taken to fences but, like Itsonlyrocknroll, has only raced on heavy ground once before and was pulled up. LEGAL OK is 0-14 under Rules but placed twice on heavy going over hurdles earlier in the year and has won three times between the flags. He gets a tentative vote in a race that won’t take much winning.
Formwatch
Itsonlyrocknroll (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Keen tracked leaders, led winning post bend after 2nd, jinked left 3rd, soon clear with one other, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened flat, 4th of 9, 16 1/4l behind Breffniboy (11-7) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Tis Fantastic (FR) 13-2 (11-12) Disputed lead throughout, led narrowly 4 out, headed narrowly before 3 out, ridden and made strong challenge 2 out and last, hung left and weakened close home, 4th of 14, 3 1/4l behind City Never Sleeps (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Legal Ok (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Led, well clear jumping 3rd, nudged after 2 out, joined and headed turning for home, 3rd jumping last where awkward, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 10, 14 1/2l behind Minnie Escape (11-5) at Stratford 2m hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Scartare (IRE) 12-1 (10-4) Not much room when in rear 1st, closed after 2nd, improved again from 10th, led after 3 out, headed approaching last, no extra towards finish, 4th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Diamond Brig (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Gallic Geordie 33-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, driven and lost place after 3 out, soon weakened, continued tailed off, pulled up approaching last, at Ffos Las 2m mdn (4) hvy in Dec.
Clondaw Robin (IRE) 14-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd 8th until 3 out, plugged on in modest 3rd, 3rd of 5, 14l behind Desque De L'Isle (12-2) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Sustainable Star (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) In touch, mistake 7th, pushed along chasing leaders after 4 out, soon ridden, weakened before next, 6th of 10, 36 3/4l behind Avoir De Soins (11-5) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Nov.