Racecards
15:00 Lingfield Park
Call Star Spreads On 0808 2349709 Veterans' Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places in the home straight)
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £7,596
- 2nd: £2,244
- 3rd: £1,122
- 4th: £562
- Form 24/3120-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey H Cobden
led, joined 4th, headed 6th, remained prominent, led again last, hung right closing stages, ran on
- Form 7963/11-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Mr D Maxwell
in touch, joined leader 4th, led 6th, headed 2 out, soon weakened
- Form P07P1/5
- Age 12
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
chased leaders, took closer order 4 out, effort after next, stayed on same pace from 2 out
- Form 4-1U605
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 123
in touch, headway 3 out, weakened next
- Form 6141/P6
- Age 10
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
prominent, lost place 3rd, rallied 4 out, led 2 out, headed last, stayed on same pace closing stages
- Form 43233-3
- Age 10
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Alain Cawley
in touch, pushed along after 4th, soon weakened
- Form 245P7-9
- Age 12
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
held up in rear, headway to chase leaders 3 out, every chance last, no extra towards finish
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Conditions will make this a test for these veteran chasers. Allthegear No Idea has won on heavy ground here over hurdles but he’s not scored over fences, though is much less exposed than most. CROOKSTOWN has been on the go for a while but did win in this grade at Haydock in May. He’s still 4lb higher but none of his rivals are in particularly good form. Persian Snow did win both starts last season but hasn’t raced since March and Grand Vision has a similar absence to overcome. Vino Griego was tailed off when reappearing in one of these at Sandown.
Formwatch
Grand Vision (IRE) 50-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders, hit 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened next, tailed off, 14th of 23, dist behind Pacha Du Polder (12-0) at Cheltenham 3m 2f (2) gd in Mar.
Persian Snow (IRE) 1-2fav (12-2) Tracked leader, not fluent 5th, led 3 out, strongly challenged from before last, all out, just held on, won at Ludlow 2m 4f (5) sft in Mar beating Colbert Station (11-12) by nk, 8 ran.
Vino Griego (FR) 9-1 (10-12) Held up in last pair, close up after 11th, struggling 14th, soon lost touch, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Houblon Des Obeaux (11-6) at Sandown 3m hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Crookstown (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Close up, chased winner 3 out until hit last, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Mr Snoozy (12-0) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Cloudy Beach (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, driven 9th, slow next, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 11, 15 1/2l behind Siruh Du Lac (10-10) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Allthegear No Idea (IRE) 15-2 (11-4) Tracked leaders, hit 8th, driven and outpaced by front pair approaching 3 out, ridden after next, kept on until no extra flat, 3rd of 5, 5l behind Always Lion (11-8) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (4) gd in May.
Wings Of Smoke (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Not much room when not fluent 1st, held up towards rear, not fluent next, blundered 9th and 12th, well beaten 4 out, last of 9, dist behind Enjoy Responsibly (11-10) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Nov.