Racecards
13:45 Lingfield Park
Bet Direct On 0800 32 93 93 Maiden Stakes (Class D)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey K Dalgleish
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 2f out, shaken up and stayed on well inside final furlong
- Form 089307-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
dwelt, held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, not reach first two
Balerno
13- Form 338052-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey G Carter
took keen hold tracking leaders, ridden approaching final furlong, not quicken
Komati River
25- Form 78-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey P Doe
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
Lord Lahar
211- Form 7-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Tony Culhane
dwelt, soon prominent, chased leader briefly over 3f out, weakened quickly
Quest On Air
122- Form 0/00688-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey P J Dobbs
held up in rear, never dangerous
- Form 22255-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey T G McLaughlin
in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
Wun Chai (IRE)
207- Form 7000-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
led, headed 5f out, ridden and weakened well over 2f out
- Form 073583-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer Eoin Doyle
- Jockey E Ahern
chased leader, led 5f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened quickly
- Form 003432-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
always in touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and held on well close home
- Form 334203-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
in touch, effort over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 400237-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
in touch until ridden and weakened over 3f out
In depth
Verdict
There was a bit of a racecourse buzz about Ampoule here last time and he may well have finished in the frame had he not met with trouble in running inside the final furlong. He was not given a hard time once his chance had gone and there is surely better to come from him. Any further confidence from the betting ring should be taken notice of today. True Companion was another who met with interference in the same race but he was looking held at the time and the assessor may already have his measure. Therefore it might be worth chancing Weecandoo finally breaking her duck today. The Turtle Island filly seems to be at her best at around this trip and has shaped as if winning a maiden is just a formality on more than one occasion. Her fillies allowance gives a good chance at the weights and she must go close if she can build on her effort from last time out. Ehab may prove to be best of the rest.