Racecards
15:20 Lingfield Park
Bet Direct In Running Sky Text 293 Selling Stakes (Class G)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
Tinian
8- Form 161530-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Darren Williams
prominent, led over 2f out, hard ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 0/5000-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey D R McCabe
soon led, headed over 4f out, led briefly again over 3f out, soon headed, weakened 2f out
- Form 200000-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
started slowly, soon in touch and raced wide, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 020336-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
held up mid-division, chased leader 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong
French Horn
70- Form 630000-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on strongly to lead well inside final furlong
- Form 400060-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
started slowly, behind, hard ridden 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off final 2f
- Form 053403-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
behind, headway 2f out, driven to lead just over 1f out, kept on until headed well inside final furlong
- Form 000064-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
tracked leaders, effort wide 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 0/54006-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
started slowly, in rear, stayed on from over 1f out, nearest finish but never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
Dancing Forest gets a narrow vote over Tinian and Feast of Romance in a weak selling affair. Dancing Forest was good enough to land a class E handicap over the course and distance last March, but since gaining that second of two course victories, has failed to progress. However, he showed enough when second to Toy Show over a mile and a quarter here in August to suggest that he is worth sticking with in the belief that he will recapture his form. Feast of Romance was only caught close home at Wolverhampton in November, and a repeat of that should see him go close, while Tinian boasts winning form in Germany and could be better than he has shown so far here. bets are best kept to a minimum, but Dancing Forest is worth chancing.