Racecards
14:40 Lingfield Park
Lingfield Marriott Hotel Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,549
- 2nd: £1,336
- 3rd: £668
- 4th: £334
- Form 22-P236
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up in touch, pushed along and weakened before 4 out, behind and pulled up before next
- Form P22F-13
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
chased leaders, went right and not fluent 4th, led after 4 out until approaching next, led again 2 out, hard ridden run-in, strongly pressed in closing stages, all out
- Form 1-3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey Brendan Powell
led until headed and weakened quickly soon after 4 out, soon behind, blundered 3 out, pulled up before next
- Form 13-1455
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 116
held up in 6th place, headway 5th, 3rd at 7th, staying on when badly hampered 2 out, rallied into 3rd again run-in, unable to recover
- Form 212U3/5-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
in rear, some headway when hit 4 out, ridden and struggling soon after, tailed off
- Form 415P-83
- Age 14
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey Gemma Gracey-Davison
last pair, not fluent 3rd, dropped to rear 6th, pushed along before 8th, soon struggling, tailed off and pulled up soon after 4 out
- Form 3413-43
- Age 10
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey P J Brennan
chased leaders, disputing lead after 4 out, led before 3 out, pressed when blundered and headed 2 out, soon lost 2nd, chased leading pair, no impression when lost 3rd run-in
- Form 314321
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer Mark Gillard
- Jockey Tom Cannon
chased leader, pushed along before 4 out, led briefly soon after 4 out, weakened quickly under pressure and pulled up before next
- Form 1F/P5P4-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
held up in last trio, headway tracking leaders 4 out, pushed along in 4th before next, went 2nd soon after 2 out, driven and stayed on run-in, pressed winner in closing stages, just held
In depth
Verdict
Towcester regular Wicklewood won at that track once again last month but has been raised 13lb for his trouble. GORES ISLAND fell when last seen over fences but was in contention at the time. Gary Moore's charge has since won over hurdles and can land this with a recent pipe-opener under his belt. Nozic posted a better effort at Leicester last time and could go well but both Future Gilded and Grab The Glory were well beaten on their first start over fences and may need more time.
Formwatch
Sands Cove (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, outpaced 8th, never on terms after, 6th of 8, 15l behind Vivaccio (11-6) at Ludlow 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Dec.
Gores Island (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Pulled hard in mid-division, headway 3 out, travelling strongly when every chance last, found nil, weakened quickly flat, 3rd of 11, 7l behind Little Boy Boru (10-5) at Sandown 2m 4f cond hcp hdl (0-130) (3) sft in Nov.
Future Gilded (FR) 20-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, led 4th, headed before 7th, ridden 4 out, mistake next, soon weakened, 3rd of 4, 43l behind Chris Pea Green (11-4) at Plumpton 2m 1f nov chs (3) hvy in Dec.
Lac Sacre (FR) 15-2 (11-6) Mid-division, went 3rd before 4th, chased winner 7th, driven 4 out, lost place 2 out, weakened flat, 5th of 7, 10l behind Clan William (10-6) at Newcastle 2m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Dec.
Grabtheglory (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Always in rear, lost touch 5th, tailed off, last of 5, 45l behind Dodging Bullets (11-2) at Kempton 2m beg chs (4) gd in Oct '13.
Nozic (FR) 66-1 (10-9) In rear, headway before 5 out, went 3rd before 3 out, chased winner from 2 out, no chance with winner when lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Malibu Sun (11-9) at Leicester 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Dec.
Paddy The Stout (IRE) 20-1 (10-1) Held up in rear, mistake 4th, headway after 4 out, chased winner next, weakened last, 3rd of 7, 21l behind Simply Wings (11-5) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) hvy in Dec.
Wicklewood 8-1 (11-2) In touch on inside, led 8th, made rest, ridden clear after 2 out, stayed on strongly, very easily, won at Towcester 2m 3f hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Dec beating Ball Hopper (10-5) by 13l, 8 ran.
Marie Des Anges (FR) 7-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, under pressure 4 out, soon weakened, moderate 4th, last of 4, well behind King's Grace (11-10) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Mar.