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20:30 Lingfield Park

Surrey Poppy Support Handicap (Class 6)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £5,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.54s
  • Off Time: 20:31:10
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

George The Second

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Cosmic Destiny (IRE)

    7/2

      3
      Silk -

      Quality Street

      7/1

        1(5)
        Silk - Purple and Red diabolo, Red cap, Purple star

        George The Second

        3 C
        4/1
        • Form 264039
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 65

        with leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ridden out

        2(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Pink diabolo, Royal Blue cap, Pink star

        Quality Street

        32 p D
        7/1
        • Form 3-22067
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 63

        chased leaders, ridden halfway, edged left and kept on inside final furlong

        3(6)
        Silk - Orange, Brown hoops, Orange sleeves, hooped cap

        Even Bolder

        17 p
        20/1
        • Form 4820-49
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 62

        slowly into stride, pulled hard in rear, effort on inside over 1f out, stayed on final furlong

        4(9)
        Silk - Black, Light Green hoops, White cap

        Sparkwell

        168 D
        8/1
        • Form 5186-58
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 62

        always in rear

        5(7)
        Silk - Grey, Yellow seams, Grey cap, Yellow star

        Bold Argument (IRE)

        21
        14/1
        • Form 000-044
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 62

        mid-division, ridden over 3f out, lost place 2f out, driven, stayed on final furlong

        6(10)
        Silk - YELLOW, WHITE hoop and armlets, WHITE and YELLOW check cap

        Pride of Joy

        27 CDD
        12/1
        • Form 129598
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 58

        prominent, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace

        7(2)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue diamond, halved sleeves

        That's Blue Chip

        42 D
        6/1
        • Form 05/91-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 58

        slowly into stride, always in rear

        8(8)
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue sash, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets, striped cap

        Cosmic Destiny (IRE)

        7 CDD
        7/2
        • Form 045313
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 57

        pulled hard, held up in touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on

        9(3)
        Silk - Red, Black star, White sleeves and cap

        Decider (USA)

        4 D
        5/1
        • Form 1-78788
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 57

        keen, tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong

        10(1)
        Silk - Grey, Pink epaulets, quartered cap

        Triskaidekaphobia

        43 t D
        11/1
        • Form 313000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 56

        led, ridden halfway, headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened

        In depth

        Verdict

        George The Second is nominated ahead of Cosmic Destiny and Quality Street. The drop back to five furlongs is a clear worry for backers but the colt is not short of pace and this is not a strong contest by any stretch of the imagination. Cosmic Destiny finally managed to get her head infront at Brighton after a number of near misses. She does not win too often and has a habit of pulling too hard for her own good. Quality Street is gradually filtering down the handicap after a number of modest efforts. The front runner drops down to five having campaigned largely at six furlongs. Sparkwell has ability although lacks consistency. Pride Of Joy is out of form whilst That's Blue Chip was entitled to need a first run back. A difficult race for punters given the lack of positive form and George The Second is put forward as the most realistic option in the pack.

        Formwatch

        George The Second 9-1 (9-6) Led 2f, led again over 2f out, soon headed, weakened, 9th of 11, 12l behind Makabul (9-13) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.

        Quality Street 10-1 (8-13) Squeezed out start, recovered to chase leaders after 2f, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 9l behind Osiris Way (9-6) at Goodwood 6f hcap (5) gd in Jun.

        Even Bolder 20-1 (8-6) Behind in touch, ridden over 2f out, outpaced and soon in rear, last of 9, 11l behind Efistorm (9-7) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jun.

        Sparkwell 10-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 8l behind Almaty Express (8-2) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.

        Bold Argument (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Towards rear, headway 2f out, not much room over 1f out, kept on, not reach leaders, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Currency (8-1) at Salisbury 6f app hcp (5) gf in Jun.

        Pride of Joy 14-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, kept on same pace from over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 8th of 9, 3 1/2l behind What Do You Know (9-11) at Kempton 5f hcap (5) pol in Jun.

        That's Blue Chip 17-2 (8-8) Held up, effort when not much room over 1f out, never near to challenge, 14th of 15, 9l behind Desert Opal (9-1) at Beverley 5f hcap (5) gd in May.

        Cosmic Destiny (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Jumped awkwardly, keen, held up, ridden, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed, no extra near finish, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Harrison's Flyer (9-8) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Jun.