Racecards
15:05 Lingfield Park
Hindleap Walk Handicap (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,000 added
- Form 00253-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression until stayed on final furlong, never dangerous
- Form 718242-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 57
raced wide in touch, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced, kept on under strong pressure final furlong
- Form 331-443
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey Saleem Golam
slowly into stride, pulled hard well in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on to go 2nd well inside final furlong, not reached winner
- Form 807-150
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey N Chalmers
slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression
- Form 13936-5
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey Darren Williams
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 60031-7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 55
led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, soon weakened
- Form 59-9120
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer A J McCabe
- Jockey R Winston
held up in touch, effort from over 1f out, driven to lead well inside final furlong
- Form 4892-53
- Age 8
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey P Doe
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader well over 1f out, led entering final furlong, headed well inside final furlong
Copperwood
19- Form 59775-3
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey F Sweeney
pulled hard well in rear, ridden and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 9912-46
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer T D McCarthy
- Jockey Amy Baker
with leader, ridden and every chance from 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
- Form 00060-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey L Morris
slowly into stride, mainly in rear
- Form 696375-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer E Byrne
- Jockey J F McDonald
held up, mainly in rear
- Form 20003-4
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 49
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
WOODEN KING, Loyal Royal and Ardent Prince form a topically named short-list for this handicap. We've opted for David Evans' runner in this handicap as he comes into the race in good form and ran better last time than the form figures suggest. That run was over a mile which stretched him and he was also hampered close home but he returns to the trip over which he scored on his penultimate start and can go in again. Loyal Royal appeals as more of an each-way option as he needs the cards to fall right in order to get his head in front. That has only happened once on the all-weather but he's threatening to get his head in front again and could be in the mix. Ardent Prince's latest effort at Wolverhampton can be ignored as he was hampered at the start and his previous efforts at Dunstall Park put him firmly in the picture. This is his first run at Lingfield so it remains to be seen how he handles this track and that's reason enough to side with Wooden King instead.
Formwatch
Melt (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 10l behind General Feeling (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Comrade Cotton 7-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, headway to track leaders halfway, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Smokey Rye (8-2) at Lingfield 1m app clm (6) pol in Dec.
Loyal Royal (IRE) 15-2 (10-13) Slowly into stride, held up behind, headway well over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Muktasb (11-4) at W'hampton 6f amt hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Too Grand 20-1 (9-1) Raced wide, always in rear, last of 11, 10l behind General Feeling (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Kannon 11-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 2f out, driven and one pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Alf Tupper (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Wooden King (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Raced keenly, soon led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, keeping on when short of room and snatched up close home, 7th of 9, 3l behind Herbert Crescent (9-5) at Lingfield 1m app hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Ardent Prince 9-2 (9-1) Hampered start, held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, no impression, eased inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 15l behind Snow Dancer (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Torquemada (IRE) 11-2 (8-2) Held up, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Divertimenti (9-5) at Lingfield 7f app hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Copperwood 13-2 (8-8) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, finished well, 3rd of 11, 3l behind General Feeling (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Cavalry Guard (USA) 15-2 (8-7) Slowly away, soon led, headed 2f out, soon hard driven, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Highly Regal (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Jan.
Affirmatively 20-1 (8-9) Soon tracking leader, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after, last of 10, 11l behind Hollow Jo (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Princess Teddy (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and kept on same pace from 2f out, 5th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Damasque (9-1) at Gowran Park 7f hcp 0-60 gs in Aug.
Bollywood Style 7-2fav (8-8) Pulled hard towards rear, ridden and never dangerous final 2f, 8th of 9, 5l behind Herbert Crescent (9-5) at Lingfield 1m app hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Waterloo Dock 5-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on under pressure, lost 2nd inside final furlong and 3rd final strides, 4th of 12, 10l behind Highly Regal (8-8) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Jan.