Racecards
12:20 Lingfield Park
Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap (Class E)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
Phluke
9- Form 622432-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer R Johnson Houghton
- Jockey S Carson
with leader until led over 3f out, ridden clear well over 1f out, hard ridden and headed final 50 yards, no extra
- Form 643030-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer H J Collingridge
- Jockey M Tebbutt
pulled hard early, in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 03040-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer T Mills
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
in touch, driven along 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not pace of winner
Trevian
106- Form 056-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey M Dwyer
led until headed over 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out
- Form 141060-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer J Best
- Jockey D Fentiman
pulled hard, close-up, under pressure 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 0330-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
held up mid-division, good headway over 1f out, ran on well to lead final 50 yards, driven out
Fools Entire
21- Form 001322-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
held up mid-division, chased clear leader over 1f out, stayed on, not pace of winner
Lord Baskerville
160- Form 4030-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer M Quinlan
- Jockey V Slattery
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
Among Dreams
54- Form 153-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey S W Kelly
held up behind, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten
Maunby Raver
30- Form 641215-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer P Haslam
- Jockey Rory Moore
held up behind, kept on from over 1f out, not reach leaders
- Form 02402-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey Tony Culhane
prominent, chased leaders 2f out, soon under pressure and weakened over 1f out
- Form 6536-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
started slowly, pulled hard in rear, late headway, kept on final furlong, never nearer
- Form 00050-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
in rear and wide, never troubled leaders
In depth
Verdict
Phluke handled this surface well when going down by a length and a half to Smokin Joe last time and can go one better today at the expense of Fools Entire and Pregnant Pause. Fulke Johnson Houghton's gelding has also raced with distinction at Southwell when a close up third behind some consistent performers and he is still quite unexposed so more improvement can be expected. Pregnant Pause and Fools Entire met here in early December in the race won by the selections stable-mate Off Beat. Fools Entire came out on top that day but will find it difficult to confirm the form with a four pound turnaround in the weights. It is quite an open affair and Jamie Osborne's lightly raced Among Dreams is weighted to go close and Maunby Raver has some good winning form, however Johnson Houghton has a good line to the three-year-old handicap form and Phluke is taken to land the spoils