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14:20 Lingfield Park

Bet Direct On 0800 329393 Apprentice Handicap (Class F)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 5.42s
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Tight Squeeze

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Windy Britain

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      African Sahara (USA)

      11/2

        1(6)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue star on body and cap, check sleeves

        African Sahara (USA)

        18
        11/2
        • Form 630-421
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0

        held up, steady headway from 4f out, ridden and chased clear winner over 1f out, kept on one pace

        2(1)
        Silk - White, Light Green epaulets, Black cap

        Manchester (IRE)

        578
        50/1
        • Form 53030/
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8

        chased leader 6f

        3(9)
        Silk - Yellow, Purple braces, Yellow sleeves, Purple stars, Yellow and Purple striped cap

        Superchief

        12 b
        20/1
        • Form 0-34020
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-8

        slowly into stride, always towards rear

        4(5)
        Silk - Red, Black triple diamond, Black cap

        Easter Ogil (IRE)

        12
        25/1
        • Form 111100
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-7

        held up, struggling final 4f

        5(3)
        Silk - Turquoise Blue, Brown sleeves

        Tarawan

        13 v
        6/4
        • Form 002111
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-5

        slowly away, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on, not reach leaders

        6(10)
        Silk - BLACK, YELLOW sleeves, BLACK spots, YELLOW cap

        Tight Squeeze

        8
        5/1
        • Form 266122
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-13

        tracked leaders, led over 3f out, clear over 1f out, ran on

        7(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Orange chevron, Orange and Royal Blue diabolo on sleeves, Orange cap

        Bank On Him

        14
        8/1
        • Form 422113
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-12

        in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        8(12)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red epaulets and star on cap

        Windy Britain

        114
        10/1
        • Form 5322-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong

        9(13)
        Silk - Purple, Emerald Green cross belts, Purple and Emerald Green striped sleeves and cap

        Vrubel (IRE)

        42
        40/1
        • Form 00000-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7

        always towards rear

        10(14)
        Silk - BLACK, WHITE diamond, BLACK and YELLOW striped sleeves and cap

        Our Destiny

        16 v
        50/1
        • Form 50-1441
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-6

        led, ridden and headed over 3f out, gradually weakened

        11(7)
        Silk - Beige, Brown seams, Beige sleeves, Brown cap

        Runaway Star

        226
        25/1
        • Form 162410-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-2

        held up, struggling final 4f

        12(8)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Brown armlets

        Wind Chime (IRE)

        42
        8/1
        • Form 1000-20
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-2

        in touch, irdden over 3f out, kept on one pace, not trouble leaders

        14(11)
        Silk - Beige and Black check, Beige sleeves, Black seams

        Debbie

        16
        33/1
        • Form 640-3
        • Age 4
        • Weight 7-13

        in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        13(2)
        NR

        Sabreline

        68
        • Form 0020-44
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-0

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        The in-form Tarawan looks very difficult to oppose in the apprentices' handicap and we will side with him again. The seven-year-old seems to have been rejuvenated by Andrew Balding over the winter period and his come-from-behind tactics are particularly suited to a track like Lingfield Park. A winner under amateur handling at Doncaster, he won well for Tom Block at Leicester and the pair look to have been found a soft opportunity to score again. Bank on Him has become a real standing dish for punters at Lingfield Park and he has now gone into the care of Colin Weedon. As much as the heart would like him to win, our minds tell us that he is a much more realistic proposition in claimers and sellers these days until the handicapper relents. A comment that equally applies to Easter Ogil also. Tight Squeeze has run creditably in handicap company without necessarily winning his fair share. He remains in good heart but the handicapper may well have him nowadays. Windy Britain ran an odd race at his previous Wolverhampton appearance. Upfront early doors, he was outpaced before staying on again. It is interesting that Luca Cumani has him in training at four but we will pass until there is more creditably racecourse form to make a judgement upon. Superchief is stepped up significantly to today's trip. There hasn't been anything of late to suggest that this will work the oracle but he does seem to reserve his best performances for the track and we will watch the market for clues. African Sahara has ran well over a mile and looks on the upgrade. Despite carrying top-weight, he looks a more credible alternative to the favourite.