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15:15 Lingfield Park

Tote Placepot Stakes (Showcase Handicap) (Class D)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.69s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Dubaian Gift

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Roses of Spring

    9/2

      3
      Silk -

      Byo (IRE)

      4/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Purple, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue cap

        Greenwood

        18
        14/1
        • Form 606610
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-0

        steadied start and switched left to nearside rail after 1f, never on terms after

        2(13)
        Silk - Dark Blue and White stripes, Red sleeves, White cap

        Armagnac

        4
        13/2
        • Form 0400-00
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-13

        dwelt, held up, never went pace

        3(12)
        Silk - GREY and MAROON (quartered), WHITE sleeves

        Roses of Spring

        8
        9/2
        • Form 616041
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-13

        pressed leaders, every chance 2f out, outpaced by winner final furlong, kept on well

        4(4)
        Silk - Primrose, violet hooped sleeves, red cap

        Connect

        37 b
        12/1
        • Form 341360
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-12

        held up, shaken up and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer

        5(5)
        Silk - Purple and White diabolo, White sleeves, Purple armlets, hooped cap

        Dubaian Gift

        16
        5/1
        • Form 2151-00
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10

        made virtually all on outside, ridden over 1f out, edged right and drew clear final 100 yards

        6(2)
        Silk - Red and Yellow (halved), sleeves reversed, Yellow cap, Red spots

        Devise (IRE)

        8
        50/1
        • Form 410/0-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5

        prominent on outside, weakened over 1f out

        7(11)
        Silk - BLACK, RED triple diamond, chevrons on sleeves, BLACK cap, RED diamond

        Eastern Trumpeter

        16
        13/2
        • Form 1600-00
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-4

        chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

        8(7)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow star, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow spots, Royal Blue cap, White star

        Snip Snap

        11
        50/1
        • Form 2210/0-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        in touch to halfway, soon lost place

        9(10)
        Silk - Black, Yellow epaulets, striped sleeves and star on cap

        Yorkies Boy

        13
        10/1
        • Form 60000-0
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-3

        in touch, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not pace to trouble leaders

        10(6)
        Silk - Grey, Orange stars and sleeves, hooped cap

        Caustic Wit (IRE)

        25
        33/1
        • Form 6/0000-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1

        dwelt, took keen hold in rear, never near to challenge (saddle slipped)

        11(9)
        Silk - Mauve, large purple spots

        Hard To Catch (IRE)

        13
        25/1
        • Form 13200-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1

        in touch, ran on same pace final 2f

        12(8)
        Silk - Grey, Pink epaulets, quartered cap

        Whistler

        48
        16/1
        • Form 00406-0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12

        held up, headway over 1f out, edged left and no extra inside final furlong

        13(14)
        Silk - Royal Blue and White (halved), White sleeves, Royal Blue stars, White cap

        Byo (IRE)

        24
        4/1
        • Form 464132
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-11

        raced against nearside rail, pressed leaders, hard ridden 2f out, not quicken

        14(3)
        Silk - Yellow, Red cross belts, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap

        Our Fred

        44
        16/1
        • Form 04025-0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-7

        raced on outside, held up and always behind

        In depth

        Verdict

        A typically open Showcase sprint handicap with several leading contenders and marginal preference is for Dubaian Gift ahead of Roses Of Spring, Greenwood and Byo. Andrew Balding's Dubaian Gift was a most progressive performer last season notching four victories and shaped as though returning to form when not disgraced in a valuable event at Epsom last month. The four-year-old remains on a fair mark and looks capable of taking advantage of the significant ease in grade before tackling better company in due course. Roses Of Spring comes here in excellent heart following her Redcar success earlier in the month but faces no easy task under a 7lb penalty while last month's Windsor winner Greenwood was below his best last time and is ideally suited by an extra furlong. Byo is a consistent performer and could pose a bigger threat in receipt of plenty of weight from his main rivals.