Racecards
16:40 Lingfield Park
Lingfield Park For Exhibitions Handicap (aw) (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good to Firm (AW Standard)
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,000 added
- Form 676724
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 55
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 0-83015
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer C A Horgan
- Jockey Jim Crowley
dwelt, soon in touch, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish
Greenmeadow
25- Form 3-05407
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 55
held up, ridden 3f out, still plenty to do over 1f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 222693
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 53
slowly into stride, held up, not clear run over 2f out, no impression after
- Form 148494
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer J R Best
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed towards finish
- Form 505190
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey D Holland
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 6/3064
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey M Dwyer
always in rear
Briery Blaze
11- Form 006072
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer J W Unett
- Jockey T G McLaughlin
keen, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 452007
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey A McCarthy
led 6f, ridden and weakened 1f out
- Form 234760
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Stef Higgins
- Jockey T Dean
held up in rear, wide and headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong
- Form 1097-95
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey S Donohoe
slowly into stride, held up, never near leaders
- Form 000008
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey J F Egan
tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, soon headed, eased and lost 2 places inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Another class six handicap and this modest affair can go to Postmaster, with Blue Quiver and King After put forward as the main dangers. The selection is one of four top-weights in a race where only three pounds seperates the field. The form of the selection is very consistent and has been placed behind some good yardsticks on his last two runs. He also has some excellent course and distance form and so looks the best option in a wide open contest. King After is a standing dish here at Lingfield and can always be relied on to run his race, he should make the fram off his current mark. Meanwhile Blue Quiver is another all-weatehr specialist that is running well at the moment. He does look a little high in the handicap but should still figure in the finish. Exotic Venture could prove best of the others but we return to Postmaster as the most likely winner.
Formwatch
Postmaster 7-2fav (8-7) Soon well outpaced and detached in rear, switched left 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 18, 6l behind The Fifth Member (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Blue Quiver (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Started slowly, behind, headway 2f out on inside, stayed on, not reach leaders, 5th of 14, 3l behind Bucharest (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcap (6) pol in Jul.
Greenmeadow 9-2 (9-9) Chased leaders, effort well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 4l behind Samdaniya (9-11) at Folkestone 1m 2f fll hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Milton's Keen 8-1 (8-12) In touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Red Rudy (9-8) at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
King After 14-1 (8-9) Soon tracking leader, led inside final 3f, headed approaching final furlong, no impression when lost 2nd inside final furlong and no extra, 4th of 12, 3l behind Divertimenti (9-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Aug.
Tipsy Lad 20-1 (8-3) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 15th of 16, well behind Viable (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m sll hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Exotic Venture 10-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, never nearer, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Casablanca Minx (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcap (6) pol in Jul.
Briery Blaze 50-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, soon hung left, no impression, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Red Blooded Woman (8-12) at Chester 1m mdn fll (5) gf in Aug.
Charlie Bear 28-1 (8-2) Always well behind, ridden and struggling final 3f, last of 7, 21l behind Veiled Applause (9-2) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jun.
Roman Boy (ARG) 6-1 (8-2) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed and weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 7l behind Mystic Man (8-4) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.
Terminate (GER) 20-1 (8-12) Slowly away, soon in touch in rear, headway to mid-division over 4f out, shaken up over 1f out stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Prime Powered (9-11) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug.
Golden Square 80-1 (7-13) Led until well over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 8th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Im Ova Ere Dad (9-6) at Chepstow 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.