Racecards
15:40 Lingfield Park
H.B.L.B. Ladbrokes.Com Handicap (Part Of The Ladbrokes All Weather Series) (Class D)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Form 1-32300
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey N Callan
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
Sri Diamond
23- Form 1-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
behind, headway over 1f out, chased leaders, kept on same pace final furlong
Excalinor
65- Form 5-41155
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey S J Drowne
behind, lost place, dropped rear over 2f out, kept on again from over 1f out, never dangerous
Chetak (IRE)
27- Form 3-10243
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
in rear, wide into straight, headway over 1f out, strong run final furlong, edged badly left, held towards finish
- Form 002060
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey S Sanders
close up, headway wide 2f out, kept on from over 1f out but not pace to trouble leaders
- Form 234320
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Noel T Chance
- Jockey J F McDonald
tracked leader, hard ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 162310
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
held up mid-division, not clear run on inside over 1f out, not recover
- Form 230530
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey I Mongan
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly approaching final furlong
- Form 244415
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey W Ryan
in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong nearest finish
- Form 554033
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey G Carter
held up mid-division, good headway over 1f out, strong run to lead inside final furlong, driven out
- Form 200565
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer A Reid
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
started slowly, behind, headway 2f out, badly hampered on inside over 1f out, not recover
- Form 440000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
soon led, under pressure over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened
- Form 20-0010
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer M Tompkins
- Jockey G Duffield
behind, ridden over 2f out, wide into straight and soon beaten
- Form 02-11
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Tony Culhane
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong nearest finish
In depth
Verdict
This all-weather contest looks another hard one to solve, but Flowerdrum can complete a hat-trick over the likes of Chetak and Soyuz. Flowerdrum has not been over-raced, and has had a break since landing her second race, a fillies' handicap at Pontefract. William Haggas reports her in fine form and she must go close. Soyuz has taken on fair company but has it to do off topweight despite fair claims, and Chetak makes as much appeal. She belied an absence when coming back with a win at Bath in May and has taken on decent company since then. Her close third to Ice Palace at Kempton reads well enough and Barry Hills' filly might be good enough for a place at least. Willheconquertoo is well enough handicapped but Flowerdrum may have been let in lightly and gets the vote.