Racecards
16:20 Lingfield Park
Complete Plumbing Services Selling Stakes (AWT) (Class 6)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £2,045
- 2nd: £604
- 3rd: £302
- Form 501240
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey L Morris
led 3f, tracked leader, effort on outside over 3f out, led again 2f out, ridden clear final furlong
- Form 1-27377
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey G Baker
pressed winner, led after 3f, ridden and headed 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened and eased final furlong
Stanwell
626- Form 8/
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer H E Haynes
- Jockey Thomas Garner
chased leaders in 4th and last, struggling over 5f out, soon lost touch, tailed off over 2f out
- Form 69003
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Martin Lane
tracked leading pair, driven and effort over 2f out, soon ridden, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on, no impression with winner
Azelle
25- Form 442273
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J Fanning
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
BERT THE ALERT won twice over course and distance last year in slightly better company and was only beaten a length-and-a-quarter here in January by Conducting, who is now 9lb worse off. Gary Moore's charge will be a lot happier back on the Polytrack and can get the better of the three-year-olds Elusive Band and Azelle. The former has disappointed and needs to settle better but the latter has form in sellers over this trip, though this will be her first try on an artificial surface.
Formwatch
Conducting 10-1 (9-2) 12th of 16, 8l behind Primera Vista (9-6) at Deauville(FR) 1m 1f clm stks fbs in Aug.
Bert The Alert 20-1 (10-11) Awkwardly away, soon chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 31l behind Harbour Captain (10-6) at Salisbury 1m am hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Stanwell 50-1 (9-0) Started very slowly, outpaced in rear throughout, tailed off and eased over 2f out, last of 8, well behind Marajaa (8-13) at Kempton 7f clm stks (6) pol in Dec '11.
Elusive Band (USA) 6-1 (8-12) Took keen hold, led and soon clear with one rival, reduced lead over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression and weakened to 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Gaelic Ice (8-10) at Chepstow 1m 2f app sell stks (6) gd in Aug.
Confirmed 4-1 (8-7) Raced wide close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 32l behind Father Fred (8-6) at Brighton 6f sell hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Azelle 8-1 (9-4) Held up in touch, headway under pressure over 2f out, driven and disputing 2nd over 1f out, 3rd and one pace in closing stages, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Little Indian (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm in Aug.