Racecards
16:10 Lingfield Park
Marsh Harrier Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,000 added
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
made all, came centre entering final 2f, ridden, ran green, edged right final furlong, stayed on, better for race
Aegean Rose
54- Form 7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey F Sweeney
in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression
- Form 80-53
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey L P Keniry
taken to post early, pulled hard in last place, ridden to go 3rd approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace
Tightrope (IRE)
132- Form 90000-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer T D McCarthy
- Jockey Amy Baker
close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened 1f out
In depth
Verdict
BOSCAGE may be able to make a winning start and is put forwards ahead of Pyrus Time and Onemix. He lacks the racecourse experience of his two rivals but he is the selected runner from a three strong Mark Johnston entry and is sure to have been well prepared. He looks the part on paper and represents a yard in fine form with a good record at the track. Pyrus Time has been progressing with experience and has gone close the last twice over this course and distance; he should be thereabouts again. Onemix is only his trainer's third runner of the year and neither has hit the target; results from recent years suggest that the yard doesn't really get in to full swing until the following month and she's opposable despite running a nice race on debut behind a stablemate of the selection, Boscage.
Formwatch
Boscage (USA) Forestry colt out of Prospinsky.
Aegean Rose 20-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 7th of 8, 23l behind Watson's Bay (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol in Jan.
Pyrus Time (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Started slowly, raced keenly behind, good headway over 1f out, finished strongly to take 3rd inside final furlong, not reached leading pair, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Thief of Time (8-8) at Lingfield 1m mdn stk (5) pol in Jan.
Tightrope (IRE) 100-1 (8-4) Prominent and keen, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 10l behind Take The Micky (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol in Oct.
Onemix 25-1 (8-12) Started slowly, soon ridden along, headway inside final 3f, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, closed on winner towards finish, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Petrovsky (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Dec.