Racecards
16:45 Lingfield Park
Westex Maiden Stakes (Class D)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f
- Going: Standard
Cerulean
16- Form 00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Dr J Scargill
- Jockey Dale Gibson
in touch, driven along from halfway, soon behind
- Form 36
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway 3f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer M Tompkins
- Jockey A McCarthy
tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
Haripur
26- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer A Stewart
- Jockey Willie Supple
prominent, led over 8f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Well Chosen
19- Form 6-03
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey G Duffield
always tracking leaders, led on bit over 3f out, soon clear, easily
- Form 40
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
held up behind, headway over 6f out, chased winner over 2f out, no impression, lost 2nd inside final furlong
- Form 563304
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
led, headed over 8f out, stayed prominent, ridden over 2f out, one-paced
In depth
Verdict
The second division of a moderate maiden looks a good opportunity for Well Chosen to get off the mark. The TEAMtalk selection showed the benefit of his belated reappearance in August when a strong finishing third of 12 in a Sandown maiden over 10 furlongs the following month and, with the step up in trip sure to suit, he should have little difficulty in landing a race of this nature. Popocatepetl is more exposed than the selection and is becoming frustrating while Moonshine Beach failed to confirm debut promise last time and Celtic Charmer showed nothing on his debut last month.