Racecards
16:45 Lingfield Park
Weatherbys Insurance Maiden Stakes (Class D)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
Batchworth Lock
207- Form 00/0000-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
chased leaders until ridden and weakened 2f out
Culminate
330- Form 00/0000-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer J Long
- Jockey G Faulkner
behind, ridden 3f out, some late moderate headway, never dangerous
Solanza
83- Form 0/0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Noel T Chance
- Jockey J D Smith
behind, ridden and kept on over 1f out, no danger
Chief Yeoman
233- Form 42-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
held up and behind, never going well and soon ridden along, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on under strong pressure to lead near finish, all out
Gun Salute
18- Form 00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer B Pearce
- Jockey R Brisland
chased leader, led 2f out, driven final furlong, headed near finish
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey W Woods
tracked leaders nearside rail, pushed along 3f out, kept on same pace
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer Lady Herries
- Jockey B Doyle
dwelt, recovered and in touch after 2f, headway and not much room when switched left over 1f out, not quicken
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
always well in rear, tailed off from halfway
In depth
Verdict
An uncompetitive heat which makes limited appeal from a betting perspective as Chief Yeoman appears to have a straight forward opportunity to open his account. Sir Michael Stoute's charge is related to top Pattern winners such as Unknown Quantity and Starlet and showed plenty of promise on his debut in a hot Newbury maiden won by Almushahar before being narrowly denied over a mile at Sandown in September. The stable could hardly be in better form at this stage of the season and the highly regarded Chief Yeoman should have little difficulty in landing the spoils before tackling better company. Those to have raced previously are exposed as being selling class at best so it would be no surprise if newcomers such as Narooma and Curzon Lodge filled the placings ahead of Mi Amor who showed little on his recent debut.