Racecards
12:20 Lingfield Park
Littlewoods Bet Direct AW Jockeys Championship Handicap (Class F4) (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- Form 050-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 55
pulled hard, prominent, ridden to chase winner 2f out to just inside final furlong, no extra
Savoy Chapel
15- Form 065425-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey V Slattery
started slowly, driven and soon in touch, headway over 2f out, chased winner just inside final furlong, no impression
- Form 00001-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer W Jarvis
- Jockey Lisa Jones
prominent, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, weakened final furlong
Witty Girl
22- Form 3400-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer M J Polglase
- Jockey T P Queally
chased leaders for 4f
High Chart
18- Form 000004-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 53
made all, driven clear over 1f out, ran on well
- Form 6005-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer P W Hiatt
- Jockey Joanna Badger
dwelt, held up in rear, ridden and no impression final 2f
Gurrun
25- Form 000600-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey S Whitworth
steadied rear, headway on wide outside 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
- Form 404256-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer Mrs H Sweeting
- Jockey R Kingscote
raced keenly, held up and behind, pushed along halfway, hung left and no impression final furlong
- Form 0200-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey F P Ferris
mid-division, hard ridden 4f out, weakened and behind final 2f
- Form 00000-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey A McCarthy
chased winner, ridden 3f out, went 2nd just inside final furlong, weakened
Taylor Maid
16- Form 054-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey E Ahern
Nonrunner
Asteem
104- Form 05000-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer R F Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Reserve
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Summer Charm is the pick ahead of Taylor Maid and Savoy Chapel. The Willie Jarvis-trained inmate can at least boast winning form, that success coming at Southwell in December, when she improved markedly on what she had shown here the time before. The application of a dropped noseband and different bridle was put down as the reason for her victory, which unfortunately she failed to repeat last time. That makes her no good thing here, but there does not appear to be a viable alternative, so with Lisa Jones again the saddle, she gets the vote. Taylor Maid was doing all her best work at the finish in a maiden over the course and distance last time so will be better suited to a step up in trip. In addition, she looks high in the weights for what she has achieved so far, while Savoy Chapel was only plating class as a juvenile, and although running a fair fifth in nursery company last time, is another that is still a maiden. Summer Charm has leading claims and is the one to beat in a poor race.