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14:55 Lingfield Park

Stan Rogers 80th Birthday Classified Stakes (Class E)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 36.03s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Mission To Mars

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Big Bertha

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Amir Zaman

      7/2

        1(5)
        Silk - BLACK, EMERALD GREEN epaulets

        Al's Alibi

        104
        100/1
        • Form 063040
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-4

        held up towards rear, well behind final 3f

        2(10)
        Silk - White, Purple chevron, sleeves and cap

        Amir Zaman

        12
        7/2
        • Form 006611
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-4

        pressed leader, led 5f out, wide bend into straight, headed over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong

        3(9)
        Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN epaulets and stars on sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Burgundy

        25 v
        11/2
        • Form 030301
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-4

        dwelt, ran in snatches in rear, effort under pressure to chase leaders over 1f out, soon no impression

        4(1)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue epaulets and sleeves, White cap

        Desert Valentine

        100
        150/1
        • Form 4020-00
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-4

        slowly into stride, pulled out and always in rear, tailed off final 3f

        5(6)
        Silk - Red, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star

        Mission To Mars

        30
        2/1
        • Form 002111
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4

        tracked leaders, effort going well over 1f out, pushed along to lead just inside final furlong, quickened clear

        6(2)
        Silk - BLACK, GOLD cross belts, BLACK and RED quartered cap

        Silistra

        433
        25/1
        • Form 420064-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4

        led to 5f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off

        7(8)
        Silk - Cream, Maroon sleeves, Pink cap

        Big Bertha

        3
        6/1
        • Form 504166
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1

        held up in touch, effort and carried wide over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong but no impression

        8(4)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE stripe, striped sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Desert Island Disc

        10
        7/2
        • Form 336603
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-1

        tracked leaders until weakened over 1f out

        9(7)
        Silk - Black, orange star, sleeves and stars on cap

        Landescent (IRE)

        25 v
        66/1
        • Form 055400
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12

        chased leaders, went 2nd 4f out, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong and soon outpaced

        10(3)
        Silk - Pink, Pink and Black check sleeves

        Vanbrugh (FR)

        18 v
        25/1
        • Form 000006
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12

        in touch, hard ridden 3f out, soon weakened

        In depth

        Verdict

        This should concern the three last time out winners, and of them, course and distance winner Mission To Mars is taken to land a four-timer ahead of Amir Zaman and Burgundy. Mission To Mars has really hit form this season, and his victory at Folkestone ended a long losing run for Peter Hedger on what was his first start for the stable. He proved that by hacking up here next time in an amateurs event, and with Seb Sanders in the plate, can follow up. Amir Zaman rates a big danger he has won his last to races in good style and his latest win over Stolen Song suggested their was still plenty to come and he will not be far away. Burgundy is also worthy of respect but he has never won over this trip before so for that reason he is opposed on this occasion. Of the remainder Big Bertha has dropped to a handy mark but we are happy to side with the bang in form Mission To Mars.