Racecards
16:15 Lingfield Park
32Red Spring Cup Stakes (Listed) (All-Weather Championship Fast-Track Qualifier) (Class 1)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 7f 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £45,000 added
- Winner: £25,520
- 2nd: £9,675
- 3rd: £4,842
- 4th: £2,412
- Form 13-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer J Noseda
- Jockey Jim Crowley
mid-division, pushed along when not much room entering final furlong, eased
- Form 73123-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 149335-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
in touch, effort over 1f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong
- Form 126-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey J Mitchell
towards rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on strongly
- Form 68517-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey J F Egan
in touch, effort when not much room entering final furlong, stayed on well towards finish
- Form 723111-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
led, headed inside final furlong, faded
- Form 8-11
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey T P Queally
tracked leaders, effort when not clear run just inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 5113-22
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey P Mulrennan
held up in rear, headway halfway and in touch, one pace final furlong
- Form 472175-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey K T O'Neill
mid-division, headway and effort over 1f out, weakened towards finish
Squash
127- Form 145462-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey L Morris
towards rear, clipped heals 2f out, not recover
- Form 171244-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey P Cosgrave
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on strongly to go 2nd towards finish
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
This looks wide-open though the Hannon yard has won four of the last eight renewals and Great Page landed a Group 3 at Deauville last year. William Haggas won this in 2014 with Ertijaal, who went on to win at the All-Weather Championships, and Tutu Nguru finished ahead of Squash when fourth in the Oh So Sharp at Newmarket in October. ADVENTUROUS also returns to action and a repeat of his third to Sanus Per Aquam at Headquarters in September would see him go very close. A below par Haalick finished behind the selection on his latest start while Race Day ended last year with a hat-trick of course wins and narrowly beat Abe Lincoln over track and trip in November. Above N Beyond placed in Listed company last term but the remainder have even more to find on these terms.
Formwatch
Abe Lincoln (USA) 7-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, outpaced and wide into straight, ridden over 1f out, headway inside final furlong, chased front pair and finished well final 100 yards, held near finish, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Race Day (9-6) at Lingfield 7f stks (2) pol in Nov.
Above N Beyond (9-2) 3rd of 16, 2 1/2l behind Perkunas (9-2) at Doha 7f stks gd in Dec.
Adventurous (IRE) 66-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 7l behind Air Force Blue (9-1) at Newmarket 7f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Oct.
Haalick (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Close up in rear, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 7l behind Sanus Per Aquam (9-0) at Newmarket 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in Sep.
Jaadu (FR) 4-1 (9-5) Took keen hold tracking leaders, stayed on strongly to challenge inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 5, shd behind Dream Mover (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Race Day (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Made all, ridden clear inside final 2f, stayed on when pressed inside final furlong, held on well, won at Lingfield 7f stks (2) pol in Nov beating Special Season (9-3) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Sea of Flames 7-4fav (8-10) Made all, ridden over 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (3) pol in Feb beating Take The Helm (9-7) by 4l, 6 ran.
Take The Helm 2-1 (9-7) Tracked winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on and no impression inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 4l behind Sea of Flames (8-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Great Page (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden 2f out, no impression, 5th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Promising Run (9-0) at Newmarket 7f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gd in Sep.
Squash 10-1 (9-0) Raced centre until merged with far side after 2f, in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, not reach winner, 2nd of 8, hd behind Only Mine (9-0) at Newmarket 6f lst fll stks (1) sft in Oct.
Tutu Nguru (USA) 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind First Victory (9-0) at Newmarket 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gs in Oct.