Racecards
14:40 Lingfield Park
Mick Hughes 69th Birthday Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,198
- 2nd: £1,526
- 3rd: £763
- 4th: £382
- Form F8/01-22
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey Jake Hodson
tracked leaders, went 2nd 3rd, led 6th, headed 3 out, stayed on same pace
Diamond Life
18- Form 225/072
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer M Pitman
- Jockey D F O'Regan
led until 1st, tracked leader until 3rd, stayed handy, mistake and weakened 3 out, pulled up before last
- Form 0/P75-20
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey L Treadwell
in rear, mistake 5th, behind next, not fluent 7th, closed 4 out, went 3rd before next, no impression, weakened 2 out, mistake last
- Form 2-34813
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey R Flint
pulled hard and very awkward early stages, led 1st until not fluent 6th, weakened before 3 out where mistake
- Form 6076/F5
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
held up, 3rd when not fluent 5th, blundered next, went 2nd 8th, led 3 out, jumped left 2 out, not fluent last, driven out
In depth
Verdict
Fakenham scorer Entry To Evrywhere was made favourite to follow up at Leicester last month but refused to settle and dropped away tamely in the closing stages. He eventually finished 15 lengths behind DIAMOND LIFE and, only a pound better off, may struggle to reverse that form. Bawden Rocks is only 2lb higher than when second over course and distance in December but was beaten 25 lengths when filling the same spot at Wetherby last month. Chepstow fifth Gold Carrot is preferred to chasing debutant Zayfire Aramis of the others.
Formwatch
Bawden Rocks 6-4fav (10-9) Tracked winner, ridden before 3 out, no impression, 2nd of 4, 25l behind Astigos (11-12) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Diamond Life 7-1 (11-4) Prominent, led 7th, headed after next, led 3 out, jumped left next, headed flat, plugged on, 2nd of 4, 1/2l behind Global Dream (11-8) at Leicester 2m hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Zayfire Aramis 7-2 (11-10) Held up towards rear, headway 4 out to chase leaders, weakening when mistake last, 11th of 12, dist behind Beyondtemptation (10-9) at Wetherby 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Entry To Evrywhere (IRE) 11-8fav (10-7) Took keen hold, led briefly 1st, led after next, headed 7th, no impression 4 out, mistake 3 out, 3rd from next, 3rd of 4, 15 1/2l behind Global Dream (11-8) at Leicester 2m hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Gold Carrot 7-1 (10-13) Prominent, mistake 4th, led 5th, hit 6th, mistake and headed 4 out, weakened and lost 3rd from last, 5th of 12, 19 1/2l behind Winged Express (10-13) at Chepstow 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.