Racecards
16:30 Lingfield Park
Bet Direct On Sky Active Maiden Stakes
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- Form 026
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
close up on outside, lost place halfway, driven over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer K McAuliffe
- Jockey J F Egan
in touch, headway under pressure and ran on to press leaders inside final furlong, unable to quicken near finish
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey S J Drowne
slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, well behind from halfway
- Form 9270-9
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey S Sanders
made most, driven and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Gaudalpin (IRE)
140- Form 722044-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey S Righton
soon with leader, hard ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Girlsweekend
126- Form 073-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Mrs L J Mongan
- Jockey I Mongan
chased leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on until headed near finish
Gramada (IRE)
250- Form 0-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
slowly into stride, behind, shaken up over 1f out, ran on inside final furong
My Dream (IRE)
301- Form 4-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
pulled hard early, behind, ridden on outside halfway, soon beaten
Pickapeppa
201- Form 95-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer R F Johnson Houghton
- Jockey S Carson
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened entering final furlong
- Form 4-6
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey J Mackay
always towards rear, outpaced and beaten halfway
In depth
Verdict
Neither of the newcomers Hayyani nor Scuba makes much appeal on pedigree so it should pay to concentrate on those with proven form and a chance is taken with Shrine Mountain, who is preferred to Cayman Colony. The selection is no world-beater but holds solid claims on his best form (a flattering half-length second to Wilko) and his pedigree suggests that there may well be improvement for the switch to the Polytrack. Charlie Cyzer's Moon Bird has been showing a consistent level of form in similar contests of late and should be thereabouts again, while Windermere Island showed promise on her return here last month and should improve. Pickapeppa should pick up races but needs to step up on juvenile form to trouble the judge and of more interest may be Richard Hannon's Cayman Colony. The son of Namid has suggested that a drop to sprint trips may suit and with the stable's horses in better form now there should be more to come. Shrine Mountain has a pedigree that would suggest that he would be best on dirt though and, in anticipation of him proving that Clive Brittain's colt gets the vote.