Racecards
16:00 Lingfield Park
32Red Sprint Handicap (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 6f 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,246
- 2nd: £2,169
- 3rd: £1,084
- 4th: £543
- Form 004-213
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, effort on outer 2f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 312-115
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 92
dwelt close up in 4th, headway on inner over 1f out to press leader, led inside final furlong, ridden out
- Form 711344-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
led, ran slightly wide into straight, ridden and headed inside final furlong
- Form 152-241
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Gabriele Malune
tracked leader, pushed along when not much room 2f out, faded inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
HELVETIAN has twice run well behind Count Otto here either side of a win at Kempton. He’s high enough in the weights now but may still complete a double for stable and jockey with Desert Doctor struggling off his new mark last time at Newcastle, though reverting to 6f may help. Prestbury Park could be a danger if fully wound-up on his first run since November but Joegogo is fully exposed and will find this tougher than the race he won at Wolverhampton 11 day ago.
Formwatch
Helvetian 6-4jfav (9-7) Tracked leaders on inside, chased winner inside final 2f, soon ridden, one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Count Otto (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Desert Doctor (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Went left start, held up, pushed along over 2f out, switched right inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, no impression, 5th of 7, 5l behind Corinthia Knight (9-5) at Newcastle 5f stks (2) pol in Feb.
Prestbury Park (USA) 9-4cfav (9-7) Led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, soon no extra, well held when lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 5, 3 1/2l behind Elsaakb (8-0) at Kempton 7f (3) pol in Nov.
Joegogo (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Pressed leader, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Feb beating Big Time Maybe (9-10) by 1/2l, 5 ran.