Racecards
15:30 Lingfield Park
Lingfield Park Golf Club Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places, Chase Good)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form 123113
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up in rear, hit 8th, weakened 4 out, tailed off
Fullards
236- Form 25/6471-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Mrs P Sly
- Jockey Gerard Tumelty
held up in touch, headway 8th, led before 2 out, soon pressed, always holding 2nd run-in
- Form 560P1F-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey N D Fehily
prominent, mistake 4th, led and mistake 3 out, narrowly headed before 2 out, stayed challenging until mistake last, held run-in
- Form 571-642
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey W P Kavanagh
mostly tracked leader until led 6th, headed 3 out, weakened and mistake next
- Form 470/P-60
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer P G Murphy
- Jockey L P Aspell
raced wide, held up, ridden 6th, stayed on to take 3rd 2 out, no chance with front pair
- Form 5/9PF-48
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 100
chased leaders, went 2nd 8th, still every chance 3 out, weakened 2 out, blundered last
Eljutan (IRE)
226- Form 266257-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 98
held up in rear, mistake 5th, driven along 9th, plugged on at one pace from 2 out
- Form 66PP-76
- Age 7
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer R M Stronge
- Jockey B Fenton
made most to 6th, weakened 8th
Dawn Wager
180- Form 6P08-2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer D M Grissell
- Jockey M Batchelor
in touch, mistake and ridden 6th, weakened 9th
- Form 1364-68
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer P Butler
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
held up in rear, ridden and struggling 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Alan King's Sha Bihan could be ready to show his true colours and he gets the vote ahead of Ballyhoo and Wee Anthony. The selection was given a good mention by his handler at the start of last season but was beset with training problems. However he returned to the track with a solid effort at Haydock last month and he can build on that promise this afternoon. Ballyhoo came up against the well treated Take The Stand at Plumpton last time and was just edged out. A similar effort today will make him a tough nut to crack. Wee Anthony was an impressive winner here in February and being from the inform O'Neill yard he has to be watched closely in the betting. The pick of the remainder could be Dawn Wager, but Sha Bihan has plenty of potential and can start to turn it into victories.
Formwatch
Shared Account (IRE) 10-3 (12-0) Behind, headway after 8th, ridden and one pace from 3 out, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Ballito (11-5) at Ludlow 2m 5f sll hdl (5) gf in Oct.
Fullards 15-8fav (11-3) Close up, chased leader 8th, ridden 15th, one pace when left clear last, won at Fakenham 3m beg chs (4) gd in Mar beating Unusual Suspect (11-3) by a distance, 5 ran.
Wee Anthony (IRE) 13-8fav (10-11) Towards rear, steady headway from 8th, driven to challenge and almost upsides when fell at the last in race won by Kipsigis (11-4) at Sandown 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) sft in Mar, 13 ran.
Ballyhoo (IRE) 10-3 (9-11) Led, hit 3 out, joined next, soon bumped, headed last, rallied gamely, 2nd of 8, hd behind Take The Stand (11-12) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Oct.
What A Monday 50-1 (11-9) In rear, jumped slowly 6th, headway after 7th, saddle slipped approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last and eased, 13th of 16, well behind From Dawn To Dusk (11-2) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Oct.
Kim Fontenail (FR) 18-1 (11-10) Mid-division, struggling 6th, no danger after, 8th of 16, 21l behind From Dawn To Dusk (11-2) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Oct.
Eljutan (IRE) 20-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, led briefly after 8th, close up until ridden and weakened 3 out, 7th of 10, 35l behind Brendar (11-6) at Plumpton 2m 5f cnd hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Mar.
Arctic Lagoon (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Chased leader to 5th, soon lost place, 6th of 8, 27l behind Take The Stand (11-12) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Oct.
Dawn Wager 33-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, ridden after 3 out, stayed on well from 2 out, went 2nd run-in, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Annie Fleetwood (11-10) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in May.
Geography (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Soon chasing leaders, weakened approaching 4 out, 8th of 11, 34l behind Chilly Milly (11-11) at Plumpton 2m 5f cnd hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Oct.
Sha Bihan (FR) 7-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway 9th, every chance from 2 out, no extra near finish, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Gidam Gidam (11-7) at Haydock 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.