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16:32 Lingfield Park
Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £7,700 added
- Winner: £4,066
- 2nd: £1,871
- 3rd: £936
- 4th: £468
- Form 667-721
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Benjamin Macey
jumped slightly right at times, led until after 2nd, challenged briefly 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no impression last
- Form 04-0421
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 108
prominent, led after 2nd, shaken up before last, clear flat, easily
Schelem (FR)
473- Form 1/7-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey N F Houlihan
held up behind leaders, took keen hold, not fluent 3rd, ridden and beaten when not fluent 2 out, soon weakened, fell last
- Form 7530P/6
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer D C O'Brien
- Jockey Tom Cannon
chased leaders until 2nd, behind from 5th, tailed off, left 3rd last
In depth
Formwatch
Copper Cove (IRE) 4-1 (11-5) Tracked leader until after 4th, handy 3rd, went 2nd again soon after 3 out, led 2 out, pushed readily clear run-in, won at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Feb beating Torneo (11-1) by 7l, 9 ran.
Pickanumber (IRE) Evensfav (11-6) Prominent until after 1st, chased leaders, led after 4th, pushed along before 2 out, well clear flat, eased close home, won at Catterick 2m mdn (4) hvy in Feb beating Speed Davis (11-6) by 9l, 8 ran.
Schelem (FR) 80-1 (11-7) Chased leaders on outside, lost ground 3rd, well beaten before 2 out, 7th of 8, 24l behind Persian Time (11-2) at Ascot 2m (2) gs in Nov.
Grooveur (FR) 125-1 (11-3) Held up last, struggling from 3 out, gradually weakened, 6th of 7, dist behind Wise Guy (11-6) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) hvy in Feb.