Racecards
13:10 Lingfield Park
Betdirectpoker.com Nursery Handicap (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- Form 410781
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey S J Drowne
held up in touch, ridden and effort approaching final furlong, stayed on inside final furlong, not quite reach leaders
Pearly Poll
33- Form 21
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey N De Souza
in touch for 2f, soon outpaced, behind final 2f
- Form 138458
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
led 1f, stayed prominent until weakened from over 1f out
- Form 481696
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey J F Egan
held up, headway over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong to lead last strides
Chia (IRE)
45- Form 667299
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey R Havlin
mid-division, outpaced 2f out, ran on again inside final furlong, never dangerous
- Form 800619
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
took keen hold, tracked leaders, led 2f out, stayed on well until headed last strides
- Form 307
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer P R Chamings
- Jockey R Weaver
mid-division, ridden and lost place 2f out, soon beaten
Salvestro
25- Form 890464
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey M Dwyer
led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 989
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 64
always behind
- Form 404561
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 64
held up in rear, outpaced, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 368055
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey P Doe
prominent, effort over 1f out, stayed on not reach leaders
- Form 405130
- Age 2
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Mrs H Sweeting
- Jockey E Creighton
towards rear, headway wide over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened from 2f out
In depth
Verdict
This could concern the three recent winners Lenoir, Pommes Frites and Pearly Poll, with the first named just getting our vote. Vince Smith's colt landed some nice bets when taking a seller on this course last time, he looks on a fair mark back in handicap company and looks the one to be on. Pommes Frites caused a bit of a shock when winning at Wolverhampton last time, beating some good yardsticks a shade comfortably. She has to shoulder top-weight here today but should still be there or thereabouts. Pearly Poll has plenty of scope for improvement having landed a maiden at Nottingham on only her second ever racecourse visit. She could be anything and has to be respected. Delta Charlie and Scroll are two others to consider for each-way purposes, but our idea of the winner is Lenoir.