Racecards
15:10 Lingfield Park
Fred Gibson Memorial Claiming Stakes (Class 6)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- Form 958401
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 74
held up towards rear, good headway when hampered on inner over 1f out, ran on final 100 yards nearest finish, unlucky
- Form 365040
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer K A Morgan
- Jockey R Winston
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 900608
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer A B Haynes
- Jockey S Hitchcott
held up behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble winner
- Form 030000
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Michael Cunningham
- Jockey N De Souza
tracked leader, chased winner over 2f out to inside final furlong, weakened quickly
- Form 073855
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer G C H Chung
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
pulled hard, tracked leaders, led over 2f out, soon clear, driven out
- Form 178140
- Age 8
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J P Spencer
mid-division, ridden and no progress from 2f out
- Form 542490
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer C P Morlock
- Jockey S Carson
always towards rear
- Form 860019
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
mid-division, chased leaders 2f out, ridden to chase winner 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
- Form 472004
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 58
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace
- Form 7
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey A Kirby
prominent until weakened quickly over 2f out
- Form 403697
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey P Cosgrave
prominent, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, no extra over 1f out
- Form 281300
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey S J Drowne
made most until headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Most of these are out of form and so recent winner General Feeling is a confident choice to beat Corky and Tregarron. Sylvester Kirk's four-year-old was the decisive winner of a six furlong event here last time. He has plenty of form over longer trips as well and should be followed in this sort of mood. Richard Hannon has been doing well on the all-weather recently and supplies both of the dangers. Corky landed a Yarmouth handicap very easily indeed before finishing six lengths behind Dr Thong in a competitive race here. He is well in on official ratings and will be hard to keep out of the money. Tregarron has a bit to find with his stable companion on Yarmouth running but has shown excellent form here in the past and cannot be ruled out in this pretty weak affair. Ever Cheerful could be the best of the outsiders, but General Feeling is the choice on current form and gets our vote.