Racecards
15:40 Lingfield Park
betdirect.co.uk Fillies' Handicap (Class 2)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- Form 7542-87
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey B Reilly
held up, headway 2f out, soon every chance, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, pushed out
- Form 021-111
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 78
dwelt, held up in last place, headway and hung left over 1f out, ridden and one pace inside final furlong
Boot 'n Toot
169- Form 9196-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 78
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and effort inside final furlong, held near finish
- Form 00-1201
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Miss B Sanders
- Jockey T Quinn
pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden and led over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 91008-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey E Ahern
dwelt, held up, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 1889-90
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J A R Toller
- Jockey Lisa Jones
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out
In depth
Verdict
The remarkable Cheese 'n Biscuits gets the vote here, with her biggest dangers seen as Rise and Minimum Bid. The Gary Moore-trained selection has won her last four races, and has risen 11 pounds in the ratings as a consequence. Given the fact that she has to be produced late in the day, this small field could well help her chances, so long as the pace is fair. Basically, the feeling is that she is better than a 78-rated handicapper and she can go well in her five-timer bid. Najaaba is a six-time winner on the all-weather, but has yet to score here, while the drop in trip today hardly seems ideal for Boot 'n Toot on her all-weather debut. Minimum Bid carries a penalty in a bid to add to an impressive win over six furlongs here last time, her first try in blinkers. They remain on today and she can go well, even though her best trip seems to be six furlongs. Brown Fox won an all-weather Deauville claimer last summer but was well behind the selection here last time, but Rise, even from out of the handicap, is 10 pounds better off with the selection for around two lengths based on when they met over course and distance on January 22, while Minimum Bid is two pounds better off for a length from the same race. Finally, much as Riquewihr is in form, she faces her toughest task to date under a penalty. That returns us again to the selection, which is Cheese 'n Biscuits.
Formwatch
Najaaba (USA) 13-2 Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 11l behind Instructor at Southwell 1m hcp (D2) fbs in Feb.
Cheese 'n Biscuits 11-2 Settled last, headway on inner over 1f out, ran on to lead final 70 yards, comfortably, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (D2) pol in Feb beating Cape St Vincent by 1l, 11 ran.
Boot 'n Toot 100-1 Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, kept on, not trouble leaders, 6th of 11, 8l behind Polar Jem at Yarmouth 1m 2f lst fll stk (A1) gd in Sept.
Minimum Bid 9-2jt-fav Squeezed out start, soon recovered, held up in touch, switched right over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 6f fll hcp (E3) pol in Feb beating Stargem by 4l, 10 ran.
Brown Fox (FR) 25-1 Took keen hold, soon tracked leader, weakening when hampered over 2f out, 13th of 14, 10l behind Cheese 'n Biscuits at Lingfield 7f fll hcp (E3) pol in Jan.
Cautiously (USA) 25-1 Always in rear, struggling final 3f, tailed off, last of 12, 14l behind Kabeer at Lingfield 1m hcp (E3) pol in Feb.
Rise 6-1 Tracked leader, ridden and every chance from 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Minimum Bid at Lingfield 6f fll hcp (E3) pol in Feb.
Riquewihr 7-1 Tracked leader, ridden to lead 1f out, headed and no extra near finish, 4th of 13, 3/4l behind Balerno at Lingfield 7f hcp (F4) pol in Feb.