Racecards
13:50 Lingfield Park
Bet Direct On 0800 32 93 93 Banded Stakes (Class H5) (Class 5)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- Form 021061
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey Tony Culhane
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 000000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 45
slowly into stride, held up behind, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
- Form 406000
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 45
held up rear, ridden along halfway, never dangerous
- Form 61-0346
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer Mrs L C Jewell
- Jockey J F McDonald
held up mid-division, under pressure 2f out, soon one pace
- Form 064532
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer J J Sheehan
- Jockey A Quinn
tracked leaders to over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
Icey Run
81- Form 000-06
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey S Righton
prominent until weakened quickly over 4f out, tailed off final 2f
- Form 0-00510
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 80
held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 0-20001
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Mark Campion
- Jockey D Nolan
held up behind, headway over 3f out, chased leader over 2f out, effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Neptune
150- Form 245353
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J C Fox
- Jockey L P Keniry
behind, chased leaders over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 660445
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer T D McCarthy
- Jockey S Whitworth
tracked leader, went second over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 000/625
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer M Harris
- Jockey S J Drowne
dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on steadily final furlong, led post
- Form 06-0000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer D E Cantillon
- Jockey J F Egan
slowly into stride, soon prominent, stayed in touch until weakened over 2f out
- Form 054254
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey P Fitzsimons
behind, headway on inside 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 064440
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer A B Haynes
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
held up mid-division, under pressure 5f out, soon lost touch, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Shifty, Galey River and Zeloso have all gone close in this company recently and may fight out the finish here, with the first named given the vote. This five-year-old battled all the way to the line at Wolverhampton last time when going down by a short margin to Cumbrian Princess. That was over nine furlongs and this is only the second time he has attempted this trip. On the previous occasion back in January he was well beaten behind Sendintank. However he did run off a mark of 54 and had numerous winners behind him, so in this much weaker contest he must hold very strong claims. Galey River has put in two promising displays recently here, and at Wolverhampton and could again be set for place money. Zeloso chased home Music Mix in a better race than this back in August and should come on for his recent spin at Wolverhampton. Melograno and True To Yourself are both recent winners and may also figure in the finish, but Shifty deserves another victory and is given the nod.