Skip to content

Racecards

16:40 Lingfield Park

Tim Franks Handicap (Lady Amateur Riders) (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 1y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,120
  • 2nd: £968
  • 3rd: £484
  • 4th: £242
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 25.09s
  • Off Time: 16:40:27
  • 8 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Purple, emerald green inverted triangle, diamonds on sleeves, purple cap, emerald green diamond
9/2
  • Form 333620
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 74

reluctant to leave stalls, detached throughout

2(5)
Silk - Maroon, emerald green stars, sleeves and star on cap
8/1
  • Form 846145
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 68

keen, held up in chasing group, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace

3(1)
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue star, Orange sleeves and cap
5/2
  • Form 2-81263
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 67

in rear of main group, never a factor

4(6)
Silk - Light blue, pink cross belts, black cap
12/1
  • Form 13400-6
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-13
  • Official Rating 66

chased clear leader, headway on inner over 1f out, soon joined winner, unable to quicken near finish

5(2)
Silk - Red, white stars, white sleeves, red stars, black cap, white stars
  • Form 6770-54
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 64

in touch in chasing group, ridden 3f out, headway entering final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders

6(3)
Silk - Beige, Purple hoops, White cap, Purple tassel
7/1
  • Form 8044-77
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 64

towards rear of main group, never a factor

7(8)
Silk - GREEN, GREY and LEMON striped sleeves, MAROON cap

Space War

30 t D
5/1
  • Form 74000-9
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 62

soon tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon joined, ridden inside final furlong, asserted close home

8(7)
Silk - Maroon, emerald green stars and sleeves, white cap

Bennelong

17 C
20/1
  • Form 3-58498
  • Age 10
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 56

soon led and clear, reduced lead over 2f out, edged right and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

In depth

Verdict

CALEDONIA LAIRD was beaten less than a length over track and trip last time and should go close again partnered by a leading amateur in Serena Brotherton. Gary Moore sent out last year’s winner and Becky Butler takes 5lb off the back of Alketios while Two In The Pink won one of these events last year. Seek The Fair Land does most of his winning in plating races nowadays while Chelwood Gate has yet to win over 7f though went close over a mile here on his penultimate start.

Formwatch

Chelwood Gate (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, outpaced and always in rear, last of 11, 25 1/4l behind Englishman (9-2) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) sft in Apr.

Seek The Fair Land 7-2 (10-1) Held up behind, driven 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 5th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Faintly (9-5) at Lingfield 1m stks (6) pol in Apr.

Caledonia Laird 7-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden and went 3rd well inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 10, 1/4l behind Polar Kite (8-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Apr.

George Baker (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Not much room soon after start, ridden 3f out, some late headway, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Footstepsintherain (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Apr.

Two In The Pink (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Baileys Mirage (8-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.

Alketios (GR) 16-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, went 2nd over 5f out, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Gavarnie Encore (8-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.

Space War 66-1 (8-11) Behind and outpaced, 9th of 13, 20 1/4l behind Rocco's Delight (9-7) at Catterick 7f hcp (5) sft in Apr.

Bennelong 8-1 (9-3) Keen tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Tommys Geal (9-7) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Apr.