Racecards
14:10 Lingfield Park
Pontin's 'book Early' Fillies' Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,500 added
- Form 3329-42
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey Hayley Turner
keen, held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong, not paced to challenge
- Form 3332-62
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Amy Baker
mid-division, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed near finish
- Form 88071-8
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
steadied start, held up in rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer
- Form 92142-1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 68
held up towards rear, improved on outer 3f out, wide into straight entering final 2f, soon ridden, ran on to lead near finish, readily
- Form 0/3404-2
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 65
led, quickened pace over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 4P89-49
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer Jamie Poulton
- Jockey A McCarthy
close up on inside, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 97010-0
- Age 5
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey James Doyle
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 3400-22
- Age 5
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 53
headway on outer to go in touch over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd close home
In depth
Verdict
A mile suits Imperial Lucky and she is nominated as the one to be on, while One Night In Paris and Bavarica also come into the reckoning on the pick of their efforts. Priceoflove is one to also bear in mind, as she has an obvious chance from her current mark. However, she has achieved very little of note so far and is not one to be siding with at cramped odds. Bavarica has more form on the surface at Wolverhampton but copes adequately with the Polytrack here at Lingfield. She is a consistent enough type and is a leading contender to at least make the frame this afternoon. One Night In Paris - although she has raced here once before - has also been in good form at the other All Weather tracks and will be a popular choice given her recent profile. She won with a bit in hand last time and cannot confidently be ruled out. Nevertheless, Imperial Lucky is effectively eased in grade this afternoon and, although it is by no means an easy task under top weight, she is expected to appreciate taking on this weaker calibre of opponent and has very little to find to repel all the challenges today
Formwatch
Imperial Lucky (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ran on inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Bold Diktator (8-11) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Bavarica 7-1 (8-10) Held up in touch, led well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not quicken, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Chia (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f fll hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Odessa Star (USA) 9-1 (9-1) Steadied start, took keen hold, held up, badly hampered over 7f out, eased when no chance final 2f, 8th of 9, 36l behind Chia (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f fll hcp (5) pol in Jan.
One Night In Paris (IRE) 5-2fav (9-1) Prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, kept on, won at Kempton 1m fll hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Chia (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Priceoflove (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Took keen hold in mid-division, headway on outer to lead 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Zam Zammah (9-3) at Lingfield 1m mdn stk (5) pol in Jan.
Nikki Bea (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Led after 2f, ridden and headed 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Spot The Subbie (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Lady Edge (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden and headway 4f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 3 1/2l behind One Night In Paris (9-1) at Kempton 1m fll hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Mademoiselle 15-2 (8-10) In touch, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed soon after, kept on, 2nd of 13, nk behind Bobering (8-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Jan.