Racecards
14:00 Lingfield Park
Littlewoods Bet Direct Rated Stakes (Class C Showcase Handicap) (Class C)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Form 400360
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Lady Herries
- Jockey M Tebbutt
pulled hard, held up in touch, switched right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reached leaders
- Form 020000
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up towards rear, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
- Form 432440
- Age 10
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer Jamie Poulton
- Jockey I Mongan
slowly into stride, towards rear, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
Gig Harbor
10- Form 000062
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey C Catlin
close up, joined leader 3f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 106224
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey S Whitworth
pulled hard, held up mid-division, headway on outside from over 2f out, led 1f out, headed well inside final furlong
- Form 022040
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
led, headed 8f out, remained close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
Dower House
19- Form 062031
- Age 8
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey D Corby
pulled hard, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 4-13
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
led 8f out, joined 3f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 003121
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey B Reilly
always prominent, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 410005
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 60-0400
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 004263
- Age 7
- Weight 8-7
held up towards rear, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
In depth
Verdict
This is the feature event on the card and all fourteen can be given some sort of chance, however three that stand out are Rejuvenate, J R Stevenson and Dower House, with the former just getting the vote. Amanda Perrett trains this lightly raced three-year-old, who put up a tremendous performance when finishing a close up third in a competitive Newbury handicap back in October. Having run well on his debut here there is no concern with the surface and this progressive type will be difficult to beat. Dower House had J R Stevenson two and a half lengths back in third when successful here a fortnight ago, the latter is five pounds better off today and should reverse the form . In what is a very open affair Gig Harbour and Star Of Normandie come here in tremendous form and are worth checking out, but Rejuvenate looks to have a lot more scope for improvement than his rivals and is taken to prevail.