Racecards
15:00 Lingfield Park
Lingfield Park For Weddings Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form 32F1U2
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey Dave Crosse
keen hold, held up in mid-division, mistake 11th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 05P-F67
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 11th, weakened after 3 out, blundered last
- Form 3P-P422
- Age 11
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
made most, headed after 4 out, 3rd and held when mistake last
- Form 093P4/1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer B J Curley
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up in mid-division, headway to chase leaders 9th, weakened 11th, tailed off when pulled up after 4 out
- Form 115P-P3
- Age 12
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Mrs S Wall
- Jockey Gerard Tumelty
in touch until outpaced and lost place 10th, soon well behind
- Form 1/P-44PP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up in rear, steady headway to chase leaders approaching 4 out, hit 3 out, soon beaten
- Form 453-325
- Age 10
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey J Tizzard
chased leaders, weakened and mistake 11th, tailed off
- Form 4-42322
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Miss Tor Sturgis
- Jockey L P Aspell
prominent early, not fluent and lost place 4th, struggling 11th
- Form 2U4P/5U
- Age 13
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Miss S Smith
- Jockey D Boland
chased leader until mistake and weakened 11th
- Form P95/4-PF
- Age 14
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey T Siddall
slowly away, jumped right and pulled up after 3rd
- Form 8/P82PF
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer D A Rees
- Jockey L Stephens
in rear, reminders 8th, in rear and struggling 11th, tailed off when pulled up before last
River Indus
12- Form 45-P3P3
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer R H Buckler
- Jockey L Treadwell
chased leaders, went 2nd 10th, led after 4 out, mistake and headed 2 out, stayed on same pace after
- Form 6/2R35-5
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer R H Buckler
- Jockey M Batchelor
always behind, ridden and struggling 9th
- Form 82-32F1
- Age 9
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 77
Withdrawn
- Form 50263-6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Doubtful
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
In what will be a good test, Stormy Skye is selected ahead of Tallow Bay, Dr Mann and River Indus. Stormy Skye is now rated 88 and is a course and distance winner from a year ago from a mark of 96. He looked to be coming back to form last time and can go well today. Tallow Bay will handle the going and is only two pounds above a winning mark from February 2006 and his Plumpton run last time suggested that he was on the way back. Ebony Jack is just a pound above a winning mark from February 2006 also, and would hold a chance on that basis. Dr Mann has been knocking at the door as he bids to find that elusive first win, while a nine-pounds rise for his Fontwell win gives Peveril Pride more to do. Finally, theoretically, River Indus is very well treated if you take his third to the very promising novice chaser Classified literally. There are, no doubt, plenty of people that will be doing just that but, for the selection, we will side with Stormy Skye.
Formwatch
Flying Spur (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Mid-division until 7th, soon beaten, 7th of 18, 13l behind Parkinson (10-8) at Exeter 2m 6f amt hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Dec.
Stormy Skye (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, driven along from 11th, rallied approaching last, staying on when hampered near finish, just held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Strolling Vagabond (10-0) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs in Dec.
Aqua Pura (GER) 11-4fav (10-0) Tracked leaders and keen, disputed lead 2 out, clear after 2 out, easily, won at Folkestone 2m 1f sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Dec beating Don't Ask Me (11-7) by 22l, 9 ran.
Tallow Bay (IRE) 7-1 (9-13) Rear, headway 9th, chased leader 11th, ridden and weakended after 3 out, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Zimbabwe (9-11) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Dec.
Ebony Jack (IRE) 5-2jt-fav (11-0) In touch, ridden after 13th, mistake 15th, weakened next, tailed off, 5th of 7, well behind Peveril Pride (9-13) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Dec.
Dr Mann (IRE) 4-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, chased winner from 4 out, ridden 2 out, one pace, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Superrollercoaster (11-8) at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp chs 0-90 (5) sft in Dec.
Peveril Pride 5-1 (9-13) Always prominent, led 2nd until 4th, led again 4 out, drew clear from next, hit last, comfortably, won at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Dec beating Stormy Skye (11-12) by 9l, 7 ran.
Gunship (IRE) 3-1fav (10-4) Held up mid-division, headway 9th, ridden 10th, weakened 13th, 6th of 13, 47l behind Zimbabwe (9-11) at Exeter 2m 7f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Dec.