Racecards
14:15 Lingfield Park
Sky Sports Racing On Virgin 535 Mares' Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,769
- 2nd: £1,107
- 3rd: £553
- 4th: £277
- Form 1/3-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey James Nixon
made most, hit 4th, headed 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
- Form 25/57-42
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey L P Aspell
jumped left at times, tracked leaders and wide, went 2nd after 3 out, led and went left next, soon clear, went left again last, pushed out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer D J Coakley
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
bit keen, tracked leaders, pushed along and one pace in 3rd before 2 out
Lemon Hill (IRE)
261- Form F/U4-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey Harrison Beswick
pressed leader, lost 2nd and weakened rapidly after 3 out, tailed off
Sei Bella
22- Form 9-72
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer M McGrath
- Jockey Joshua Moore
held up in last pair, pushed along after 3 out, 4th and no impression before 2 out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-4
- Trainer Mrs L C Jewell
- Jockey Philip Donovan
held up in 5th, closer tracking leaders 4th, weakened before 2 out, mistake 2 out, tailed off when blundered and unseated rider last
In depth
Verdict
EASTER GOLD looked like making a successful reappearance over 2m3f here last month when challenging at the last but made a bad mistake and had to settle for second. That should have brought her on enough to land this though Destinee Royale looks a tough opponent. She won a Towcester bumper on her debut in 2018 and was returning from a very long break when a close third on her hurdling debut here in February. Sei Bella makes her debut over timber after a much improved run in a Plumpton bumper while the four-year-old Meryems Way won a couple of races on the Flat in Ireland.
Formwatch
Blazing Destiny (IRE) Arcadio M out of Sweet Liss.
Destinee Royale (FR) 4-1 (10-10) Mid-division, headway when mistake 2 out, kept on under pressure, 3rd of 9, 5 1/2l behind Dominateur (11-3) at Lingfield 2m 3f (4) sft in Feb.
Easter Gold (FR) 9-4 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, every chance and blundered last, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Delight Of Dubai (10-12) at Lingfield 2m 3f mdn (4) hvy in Nov.
Givepeaceachance 8-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway under pressure over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 10, 9l behind Fragrant Belle (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Lemon Hill (IRE) 7-2 (11-6) Mid-div, 7th frm 7th, sl prog in 6th bef 2out, went cl 4th aftr 2out, no ex bef last, ko onepce, 4th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Superefficient (11-6) at Curraghmore 3m mdn gd in Apr.
Sei Bella 25-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, went 2nd and edged left 2f out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Mountain Leopard (11-2) at Plumpton 2m 2f (5) hvy in Dec.
Meryems Way (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) In touch, headway 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Clipsham Tiger (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.