Racecards
16:20 Lingfield Park
unibet.co.uk Handicap (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 123255-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey J F Egan
raced wide mid-division, weakened over 1f out
- Form 13727-6
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey G Baker
in touch, headway on outer over 1f out, effort to press winner inside final furlong, not quite get up
- Form 239800-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey B A Curtis
led after 1f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 35945-3
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer L A Dace
- Jockey Jim Crowley
close up, ridden 2f out, effort and every chance approaching final furlong, weakened towards finish
- Form 642380-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer S Curran
- Jockey Martin Harley
dwelt towards rear, kept on final furlong, never nearer
- Form 23113-5
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 71
led 1f, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 26510-7
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer P Hedger
- Jockey Charles Bishop
awkwardly away towards rear, ridden and ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 88066-7
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
in rear, weakened over 1f out
- Form 149480-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 65
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden when weakened over 1f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Varsovian won three times and was only beaten a short-head in a fourth late last year but has been a beaten favourite from his new mark in his last two starts. Marjong has never won on an artificial surface but is consistent which is why he may be a few pounds high. He just has the beating of Shamahan and Thataboy on their latest run here while Lucky Di's two victories on the track have been over an extra furlong. JOHNNY SPLASH completed a double here and shot up the weights as a consequence. He's struggled to go the early pace in his last two starts but if Robert Winston can get him into a rhythm early then he can return to winning ways in a tricky contest.