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18:20 Lingfield Park
Premier Pensions Management Actuarial Ltd Fillies' Handicap (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Form 13155-0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 68
started slowly, always behind
- Form 365220
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M G Quinlan
- Jockey J M O'Dwyer
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Ajara (IRE)
14- Form 41/7-065
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Smith
held up, raced on outside, effort halfway, weakened over 1f out
- Form 434-854
- Age 5
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer T B Coles
- Jockey Rosie Jessop
started slowly, behind, switched left to outside halfway, never a factor
- Form 11869-9
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer B P J Baugh
- Jockey J Mitchell
chased leaders, effort on outside and ridden over 1f out, chased winner 1f out, no impression (disqualified)
- Form 5-60123
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer Pat Morris
- Jockey Adam Beschizza
held up towards rear, ridden halfway, stayed on under pressure to 3rd inside final furlong until near finish (placed 3rd)
- Form 9-38121
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer M S Saunders
- Jockey T G McLaughlin
chased leader, led over 1f out, ran on well, comfortably
- Form 252-353
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 60
soon pushed along and switched right to rail 4f out, headway over 1f out, squeezed through entering final furlong, went 3rd near finish (placed 2nd)
- Form 526468-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey Kirsty Milczarek
reared, awkward and started slowly, raced on outside, always behind, never on terms
- Form 50-8990
- Age 8
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer B P J Baugh
- Jockey Tony Culhane
led on rail, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
In an interesting fillies' handicap where there are a number of challengers, we tentatively choose AVRILO to make it back-to-back wins, with Ajara, Green Velvet and Ask Jenny taken to go close. Avrilo won her last race at Brighton with trip and conditions to suit again here. She ran on really well in her last outing and beat Lucky Leigh by a length. Tom McLaughlin retains the ride and Avrilo should have enough to see off her rivals. One of the challengers could be Ask Jenny who only finished just over a length behind Avrilo last time out and given that they carry the same weight here it is unlikely that she can turn the tables. Ajara has performed poorly so far this year but a slight improvement last time at Chepstow could mean further improvement may be possible. Green Velvet didn't quite have the pace last time at Bath but some good performances last year on the all-weather means she should be considered, even though she has yet to translate that form to turf. In this race we prefer the attentions of Avrilo and she gets the nod.
Formwatch
Corton Charlemagne (IRE) 12-1 (8-2) Dwelt, always in rear, last of 12, 8l behind Ziggy Lee (8-13) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Fine Silk (USA) 18-1 (8-4) Went right start, pressed leader until 2f out, weakened 1f out, 11th of 12, 7l behind Ziggy Lee (8-13) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Ajara (IRE) 40-1 (8-3) Held up, ridden and headway 1f out, never dangerous, 5th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Lucky Dan (8-12) at Chester 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Littlemisssunshine (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Held up intouch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace to go 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 5l behind Liberty Lady (9-2) at Lingfield 5f fll hcp (5) gf in May.
Baby Queen (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Taken to post early, chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 5l behind Lucky Dan (8-12) at Chester 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Ask Jenny (IRE) 11-2 (8-9) Awkward start, towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, hard ridden inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Avrilo (8-12) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Avrilo 3-1fav (8-12) Always prominent, led over 1f out, soon strongly challenged, stayed on well under pressure, won at Brighton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May beating Lucky Leigh (9-7) by 1l, 8 ran.
Green Velvet 9-4fav (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, not clearest of runs over 1f out and switched right, switched left and stayed on inside final furlong, not pace of leading duo, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind White Shift (9-12) at Bath 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Spring Horizon (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Soon driven along towards rear, some progress on outer early straight, no impression final furlong, 8th of 14, 6l behind Withnail (9-2) at Dundalk 6f hcp 47-65 pol in Nov.
Town House 25-1 (7-13) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 14, 11l behind Micky Mac (9-2) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fm in Apr.