Racecards
12:35 Lingfield Park
Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Handicap (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 7f 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,021 added
- Winner: £3,752
- 2nd: £1,116
- 3rd: £558
- 4th: £300
- Form 725-21
- Age 3
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Joshua Bryan
set modest pace, increased tempo over 2f out, ridden final furlong, ran on well
- Form 330910-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
sluggish start, soon tracking winner, pushed along well over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Hypnos (IRE)
24- Form 8487-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey J P Spencer
prominent, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace under pressure inside final furlong
- Form 74-3
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
held up last, ridden and outpaced over 1f out
- Form 1566-5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Thore Hammer-Hansen
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
SPIRIT WARNING has improved for the switch to Polytrack and was always travelling best when scoring over a mile under Josh Bryan at Kempton. On that evidence, a 2lb rise and a slight drop in distance should not be insurmountable. Port of Leith is a previous course and distance winner and it would be no surprise to see a return to form for Mark Johnston’s charge while Lieutenant Conde remains unexposed and is preferred to recent track and trip second Hypnos and an out-of-sorts Hua Hin.
Formwatch
Spirit Warning 11-4 (9-7) Dropped in start, held up, effort over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan beating My Dear Friend (9-5) by 1l, 4 ran.
Port of Leith (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) In touch in mid-division, headway on outside over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 14 1/4l behind Woodside Wonder (9-6) at Kempton 7f (5) pol in Dec.
Hypnos (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden approaching final furlong, led briefly inside final furlong, stayed on one pace, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Black Medick (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Lieutenant Conde 7-1 (8-13) Outpaced in last pair, ran on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Hanati (8-8) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Hua Hin (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Held up in touch on outside, pushed along 4f out, ridden and lost place 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never pace to get on terms, 5th of 7, 6l behind Ballistic (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.