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14:40 Lingfield Park

#10 Free Bet @ Bet Direct Sky Active Classified Stakes (Class D)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 38.31s
  • 11 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue chevron, White sleeves, Red cap
20/1
  • Form 5430-00
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10

held up, chased leaders 2f out, effort 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home

2(9)
Silk - LIGHT GREEN, PURPLE hoops, LIGHT GREEN sleeves
  • Form 1/4-660
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10

towards rear, ridden and progress over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, joined leader post

3(7)
Silk - White, Royal Blue star on body and cap, check sleeves
  • Form 226-610
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-9

behind, headway on outside 2f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, joined post

4(10)
Silk - RED, WHITE seams, DARK BLUE sleeves, WHITE seams, DARK BLUE cap, WHITE stars
  • Form 0003-45
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-8

led until headed well over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong

5(5)
Silk - Red and Black (quartered), Red sleeves, Black cap
20/1
  • Form 130000-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-8

towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong nearest finish

6(11)
Silk - Pink, Pink and Black chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap
20/1
  • Form 1/00-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8

always in rear, well behind over 2f out

7(4)
Silk - White, Light Blue seams, White sleeves and cap
20/1
  • Form 135003
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7

pulled hard in mid-division, ridden and lost touch over 2f out, soon beaten

8(6)
Silk - White, Emerald Green Cross of Lorraine, halved sleeves,quartered cap
  • Form 1013-00
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7

tracked leader, pressed leader over 2f out, led briefly well over 1f out, soon headed, kept on under pressure inside final furlong

9(2)
Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN epaulets and stars on sleeves, YELLOW cap
  • Form 01-4130
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6

in touch, effort over 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong

10(8)
Silk - White, Dark Blue star, White and Dark Blue chevrons on sleeves, White cap, Dark Blue star
  • Form 6/0-0650
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

prominent to over 2f out, soon weakened

12(3)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow stars, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets
  • Form 536150-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3

tracked leader, led over 1f out, kept on under pressure, headed and no extra towards finish

11(12)
NR
  • Form 6416-04
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Although African Sahara failed to get competitive in his last outing, he is much better than that effort would suggest and is given the benefit of the doubt as he drops back in grade today. Arc El Ciel, Hiawatha and Del Mar Sunset will not make it easy for the selection though and this could go right down to the wire. Even Kentucky King and Aventura, who are closely matched on their meeting at Wolverhampton last month, also merit a second look and it will be interesting to see if there are positive indications about them from the betting ring. However, they will all have a little to find if African Sahara hits the gates running today and Debbie Mountain-trained gelding if selected in the hope that the ease in grade will spark a revival in fortunes for the five-year-old. The son of El Gran Senor is adaptable regarding his best trip and may be too tough to get past if Oscar Urbina can get him to play ball today.