Racecards
14:50 Lingfield Park
Spreadex Sports Cheltenham Festival Specials Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £4,320
- 2nd: £2,028
- 3rd: £1,014
- 4th: £507
Burdett Road
47- Form 722-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
made all, ridden and hard pressed 2f out, length clear final furlong, ran on well
- Form 2-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer Darryll Holland
- Jockey Jason Watson
chased leader, ridden to press leader 2f out, outpaced approaching final furlong, plugged on
Hello Arthur
20- Form 63
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer C Allen
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
held up, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, no extra final furlong
Oneshot
10- Form 7-6
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Mollie Phillips
in rear, struggling 3f out, never a factor
Puntarelle
18- Form 74-3
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey L Morris
chased leader on inside, ridden and short of room when bumped over 2f out, went 2nd final furlong, kept on well, never on terms
In depth
Verdict
DUTCH KINGDOM was caught on the line on his debut at Chelmsford in October then stayed on over 7f at Kempton last month so looks the one to beat. Burdett Road had been narrowly beaten twice over an extended 1m1f at Wolverhampton before finding 1m4f too far at Kempton. Hello Arthur was surprisingly dropped to 6f at Kempton after staying on over 7f there earlier while Oneshot has been beaten a long way in both starts. Puntarelle showed promise on Turf last summer and returned from a long break to run very well over 7f here last month where she still looked green.
Formwatch
Burdett Road 5-2 (9-7) Wore hood to post, raced keenly, went 2nd after 1f until 10f out, handy, went 2nd again 4f out until 2f out, soon ridden and wandered, went 2nd again over 1f out, no chance with winner, weakened lost two places towards finish, 4th of 8, 6 3/4l behind French Invasion (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Dutch Kingdom (IRE) 3-1 (8-13) Mid-division, took keen hold, stumbled over 6f out, closed over 5f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd post, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Master Of Chant (8-11) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Hello Arthur 22-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong but lost second final strides, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Desert Cop (9-1) at Kempton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Oneshot 200-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden home turn, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 15 1/2l behind Burglar (9-7) at Lingfield 1m stks (4) pol in Feb.
Puntarelle 7-1 (9-2) Keen tracked winner, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 11, nk behind Spring Promise (9-2) at Lingfield 7f fll stks (4) pol in Feb.