Racecards
20:50 Lingfield Park
Come Back Next Saturday Classified Stakes
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard (Turf - Good (Good to Firm in places))
- Surface: Polytrack
- Form 132243
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey Richard Hughes
held up in rear, headway from over 2f out, soon ridden and stayed on one pace
- Form 23-650
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 35
chased leaders, took closer order 5f out, ridden and hung left over 2f out, weakened quickly 2f out
- Form 00543-3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer P L Gilligan
- Jockey A Kirby
pulled hard, held up, gradually restrained to rear over 7f out, plenty to do over 2f out, ridden and ran on final 2f, never dangerous
- Form 300-908
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey D Holland
tracked leader, led 8f out until ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 8/00009
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey I Mongan
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace
Reason (IRE)
46- Form 4100/7
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey P Cosgrave
close up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 0-24374
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer P Mitchell
- Jockey J P Spencer
held up towards rear, headway and short of room over 2f out, ran on to lead near finish
- Form 0-70794
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey J Quinn
chased leaders 9f
- Form 0800-5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
keen, chased leaders, ridden and led 2f out, ran on headed near finish
- Form 933350
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey M Dwyer
soon led, headed 8f out, remained prominent, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 8-04026
- Age 3
- Weight 8-0
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey E Creighton
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Ballygriffin Kid gets the vote in the finale, while Dream Easy was in good form when he was last seen out and has claims if he truly stays the trip. Wild Pitch is another in with a chance and is worth monitoring in the betting, while support for Sachin could be well placed for each-way punters. He does however, need to brush aside the form of his last few starts and it may be risky to trust the market implicitly where he is concerned. Wild Pitch has experience of the trip and should make a bold bid under Jamie Spencer. However, he is hard to win with and others may have his measure near the finish. Which is where we expect that Ballygriffin Kid will come into his own. He is unexposed at a mile and a half, but has hinted that he is worth a try over further. Gay Kelleway is as shrewd as any when it comes to placing her horses and, as this looks a weak affair, Ballygriffin Kid is fancied to cope with the demands on his stamina in this company.
Formwatch
Ballygriffin Kid 3-1fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, chased winner over 2f out, hard ridden and no impression over 1f out, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Phluke (9-8) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Dream Easy 4-1 (9-0) Held up behind, rapid headway to track leaders 7f out, ridden to lead 3f out, driven over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Atlantic City (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn aut stk (E4) pol in Jan.
Majestic Vision 25-1 (8-8) Held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 12, 10l behind Lucky Leo (9-2) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in May.
Sachin 25-1 (9-10) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on, never nearer, 6th of 16, 7l behind Estepona (9-11) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in May.
Wild Pitch 12-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten, 4th of 7, 9l behind Gurrun (8-10) at Brighton 1m 2f app hcp (6) frm in May.
Finnegans Rainbow 25-1 (9-2) Held up in last pair, headway on outer over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 13, 4l behind Gurrun (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 3f 3yo hcp (6) gd in May.
Wembury Point (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Led to 1m out, weakening into straight, virtually pulled up final 2f, last of 13, well behind Gurrun (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 3f 3yo hcp (6) gd in May.
Moonfleet (IRE) 11-2 (8-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 8l behind Graceful Air (9-9) at Pontefract 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gf in May.