Racecards
12:20 Lingfield Park
Bet Direct On Sky Active Maiden Stakes (Class D3) (Class 3)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
slowly into stride, held up behind, steady headway 2f out, stayed on well final furlong to take 2nd, not trouble winner, better for race
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
prominent, led well over 2f out, drew clear over 1f out, pushed out readily
- Form 00-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey J Quinn
led after 2f, joined 3f out, kept on until weakened well over 1f out
- Form 4-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M J Wallace
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
with leader for 2f, chased leader well over 2f out, one pace afterwards, weakened towards finish
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey S Carson
started very slowly, ridden along in rear and outpaced, tailed off 3f out
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
started slowly, pulled hard towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, better for race
- Form 6-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
held up, headway wide over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened quickly over 1f out
Tipsy Lad
15- Form 0-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey S Whitworth
led 2f, weakened rapidly 3f out, soon well behind
- Form 3-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey M Dwyer
held up, under pressure over 2f out and outpaced, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey P Fitzsimons
slowly into stride, pulled hard behind, outpaced over 4f out, soon beaten
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey N Chalmers
mid-division, ridden along over 3f out, no progress, weakened over 1f out
Selma
17- Form 5-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey L P Keniry
prominent, chased leaders 2f out, one pace over 1f out, kept on and took 3rd post
In depth
Verdict
A tricky maiden to get proceedings under way can go to Trymore ahead of a whole host of interesting newcomers including David Loder's pair Grand Seigneur and Big Band Music. As ever, the market will help in this type of event, but on the public evidence so far, Trymore may be worth a tentative vote. Andrew Balding's colt lost his position early on when making his debut over the course and distance a fortnight ago, but rallied to good effect to finish third behind Alessano, and should improve. With that in mind, he makes more appeal than his stablemate Great Aunt who sees the track for the first time. David Loder saddles both Big Band Music and Grand Seignour, the latter being a half-brother to seven winners including useful two-year-old Fairy Heights. He could turn out to be a cut above the average all-weather performer in time, while of the rest, Richard Hannon's Avanti Avanti is worth keeping in mind, as his trainer rarely fails to fins an opening for his winter runners. In what could turn out to be quite an informative contest, Trymore gets a small vote to keep up the stable's winning record in this event.