Racecards
16:00 Lingfield Park
Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £9,300 added
- Winner: £4,684
- 2nd: £2,158
- 3rd: £1,078
- 4th: £540
- Form 4/3236-4
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Freddie Gordon
tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened flat
Cheng Gong
231- Form 223255-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey Bryony Frost
raced wide tracked leaders, reminders 4th, lost place next and soon lost place, struggling 4 out, soon pulled up
Celtic Tara
222- Form 7/45226-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 100
in touch, tracked leaders 5th, chased winner before 2 out, ridden to lead narrowly last, pressed flat when rider dropped whip, headed towards finish
- Form 026/P5P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer A Irvine
- Jockey N F Houlihan
in rear, some progress 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 0861P4-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
led, ridden 2 out, headed narrowly next, still every chance flat, stayed on to lead again towards finish
- Form P-265P6
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jamie Brace
tracked winner until ridden before 2 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 81986-4
- Age 5
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
CAPTAIN CLAUDE was sent off favourite at Ffos Las on Sunday on his first start after wind surgery but could only manage fourth. However, he should go close in this if it doesn’t come too soon after those exertions. Baddesley should also be sharper for an outing at Fontwell in September but Shot Boii is 5lb higher than when scoring at Ffos Las back in February. Celtic Tara is less exposed than Cheng Gong of the rest.
Formwatch
Baddesley (IRE) 85-40 (12-2) Chased leaders, outpaced and pushed along after 3 out, kept on one pace from 2 out, 4th of 8, 10l behind Beat The Heat (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Cheng Gong 11-2 (11-7) Prominent, mistake 5th and briefly pushed, reminders after 6th, dropped to rear after 3 out, well beaten, 5th of 6, dist behind Forever Des Long (11-8) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Celtic Tara 11-2 (11-12) Always towards rear, never involved, 6th of 8, 6 3/4l behind The Questioner (10-9) at Wetherby 3m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Gold Clermont (FR) 11-1 (11-12) Towards rear, mistake 9th, behind next, pulled up before 12th, at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) gs in Feb.
Shot Boii (IRE) 7-2 (11-6) Chased leaders, went 2nd 4th, led after 4 out, headed approaching 3 out, no extra when mistake 2 out, 4th of 8, 21 1/4l behind Manintheshadows (11-12) at Wetherby 3m hcp (5) gs in Mar.
On The Bandwagon (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, weakened 3 out, 6th of 12, 31 1/4l behind Camembert Electric (11-7) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Captain Claude (IRE) 2-1fav (10-8) Tracked leader, led 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Blue Shark (10-4) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Nov.