Racecards
13:58 Lingfield Park
William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 133y
- Surface: Turf
- £60,000 added
- Winner: £34,026
- 2nd: £12,900
- 3rd: £6,456
- 4th: £3,216
Balzac (GER)
11- Form 3-13
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey S De Sousa
Previous results
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Formwatch
A Taste of Glory (GER) 5-1 (9-5) Wore hood to post, made all, shaken up over 1f out, increased lead final furlong, reduced advantage near finish, just did enough, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Mar beating Al Azd (9-5) by nk, 6 ran.
Balzac (GER) 15-2 (9-3) Wore hood to post, midfield early, dropped towards rear after 1f, briefly outpaced on bend over 4f out, wandered and hung right when making headway 2f out, rallied and kept on inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Saxon Street (9-3) at Epsom 1m 2f lst stks (1) gd in Apr.
Bay Of Brilliance 2-5fav (9-11) Contested lead, ridden to assert 3f out, steadily drew clear, very easily, won at Redcar 1m 1f stks (5) gs in Oct beating Poker (9-4) by 8 1/2l, 7 ran.
Isaac Newton (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Raced in last, steady headway 3f out, switched right 2f out, soon ridden along, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Morshdi (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 1f lst stks (1) gd in Apr.
Maho Bay 11-10fav (9-11) Made all, pushed along 2f out, stayed on strongly, ridden briefly and asserted over 110yds out, readily, won at Newmarket 1m 2f stks (2) gd in Apr beating Amadeus Mozart (9-11) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.
Maltese Cross (FR) 7-4fav (9-8) Midfield, pushed along 3f out, kept on over 1f out, stayed on and led final strides, won at Newbury 1m 2f stks (2) gd in Apr beating My Love Is King (9-8) by nk, 10 ran.