Racecards
12:50 Lingfield Park
Pontin's Book Early Price Promise Handicap (div 1) (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,000 added
- Form 907611
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer D J Murphy
- Jockey Richard Hughes
held up in touch, headway on inside from 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, driven and edged right towards finish
- Form 129862
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer G C Bravery
- Jockey Kirsty Milczarek
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, effort when short of room well inside final furlong
- Form 188034
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey M Fenton
always towards rear
- Form 079209
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 57
led, ridden and hung right well over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 417350
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey G Baker
held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, ran on not reach leaders
- Form 516542
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey E Ahern
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on towards finish
- Form 814649
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer Mrs A L M King
- Jockey Greg Fairley
reared start, raced wide, headway over 3f out to chase leaders, weakened over 1f out
- Form 722613
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 51
slowly into stride, in rear, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
- Form 7-50047
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Mrs P N Dutfield
- Jockey R Havlin
soon tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
Polish Prize
80- Form 97876
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey A Kirby
prominent 4f
- Form 600089
- Age 5
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey C Catlin
soon prominent, ridden halfway, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 600067
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey P Doe
mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
The quartet that stand out here are the in-form Fast Freddie, Stormburst, Derek Shaw's Muktasb and Thoughtsofstardom, and the tentative vote goes to Stormburst. Stuart Williams' runner is 2lb lower than when putting in a good effort over this trip at Wolverhampton last time and seems to act well on most of the all weather surfaces. Drawn in a decent pitch and with Eddie Ahern an eyecatching booking she can score. Fast Freddie has been taking his name literally just lately and comes here seeking a hat-trick. However, he is 6lb worse of with Muktasb for less than one length when beating that rival at Wolverhampton last time and his penalty will make this pretty difficult. Muktasb therefore has a decent chance, though he has a 0 from 8 strike rate here and that does not inspire confidence, especially with a car park draw. Thoughtsofstardom is 2lb higher than when being headed by Lost All Alone here over c&d, form that showed he is definitely effective at this trip as well as the minimum. His chance is respected, but we are happy to side with Stormburst.
Formwatch
Fast Freddie 7-2fav (9-0) With leaders, led 2f out, edged right 1f out, driven out, won at W'hampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Trinculo (9-0) by a hd, 13 ran.
Thoughtsofstardom 25-1 (8-13) Steadied start, behind, headway over 1f out, ridden to challenge and every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 11, hd behind Lost All Alone (8-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (6) pol in Nov.
Anfield Dream 4-1 (9-2) Led until headed over 1f out, no extra, 4th of 10, 2l behind Grand Palace (8-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (6) pol in Nov.
Herb Paris (FR) 20-1 (9-0) Started slowly, soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 10l behind Ruman (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Ishibee (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Raced on outer in mid-division, ridden and weakened from 2f out, 11th of 13, 11l behind Millfield (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Stormburst (IRE) 8-1 (8-0) Broke well, soon steadied towards rear, came wide entering straight, headway final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Tilly's Dream (9-2) at W'hampton 6f fll hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Arfinnit (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Always in rear, 9th of 12, 6l behind Silver Prelude (9-3) at W'hampton 5f hcap (6) pol in Sept.
Muktasb (USA) 9-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind Fast Freddie (9-0) at W'hampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Is It Time (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Ceris Star (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Nov.
Polish Prize 20-1 (8-11) Never better than mid-division, weakened final furlong, 6th of 12, 5l behind Rosie Cross (8-11) at Kempton 5f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Sept.
Royal Orissa 6-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 14, 6l behind Ceris Star (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Nov.
King of Charm (IRE) 20-1 (7-12) Pulled hard and prominent, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 4l behind Joy And Pain (8-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.