Racecards
16:40 Lingfield Park
'making Local Matter' More Handicap (aw) (Class 6)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,000 added
- Form 621-6
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 60
took keen hold, held up, good headway approaching 1f out, led well inside final furlong, driven out
- Form 420669
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M Quinn
- Jockey T P O'Shea
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 730498
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 59
led until headed over 1f out, stayed pressing leader, kept on to regain 2nd near finish
- Form 232506
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey L Morris
raced wide, ridden along in mid-division, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 590774
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 59
tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, not quicken, one pace final furlong
- Form 460059
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer P Butler
- Jockey Jim Crowley
towards rear, stayed on steadily inside final furlong, not reached leaders
- Form 889362
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer Peter Grayson
- Jockey L P Keniry
slowly into stride, always rear, well behind 2f out, eased final furlong
- Form 533890
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
mid-division, not troubled leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 68-4466
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 56
in touch, ridden 2f out, no headway, weakened quickly 1f out
- Form 6-88063
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer J E Long
- Jockey Natalia Gemelova
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, no extra when headed well inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
- Form 008-581
- Age 8
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey Antioco Murgia
Nonrunner
- Form 57020
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 57
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Very open looking this, but we'll select Gaye Kellaway's Romany Nights to land a quickfire double, ahead of Bobby Rose and Al Gillani. The selection hosed up on Wednesday evening at Yarmouth in an apprentice handicap, and in a better class, and a repeat could be on the cards. Bobby Rose was a decent 4th last time out, finishing just behind Bollin Franny but ahead of Mambazo. That was on the all-weather here. A change in the weights could bring about a reversal of the places. Al Gillani was second in a better race here last month in his last run. While many of these have won, over course and or distance, with the exception of Romany Nights, it was so long ago the pictures are in black and white. It's a minimum stakes race, but as we gaze into our crystal ball, we see the name Romany Nights.