Racecards
19:15 Lingfield Park
Inchcape Audi Handicap (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
Fair Comment
113- Form 20-4244
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey M Harley
dwelt keen tracked leaders, went 2nd 5f out, ridden 2f out, driven to press winner near finish
- Form 496035
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey G Baker
towards finish, short lived effort 3f out
- Form 324954
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey D Holland
slowly away in rear, headway on outer from over 2f out, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, not quicken towards finish
- Form 17/7813-
- Age 8
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey Nathan Alison
slowly away in touch, pushed along and lost place over 3f out
- Form 978858
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J Santos
- Jockey Sean Mooney
soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 246446-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer R T Phillips
- Jockey L Morris
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 710507
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey Edward Greatrex
keen tracked leader until 5f out, tracked leaders, effort inside final furlong, led inside final furlong, driven all out
- Form 538723
- Age 7
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer R Ingram
- Jockey Rhiain Ingram
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
In depth
Verdict
The remainder of the card takes place on the Polytrack course and PEEPS (NAP) was placed in a maiden over track and trip early this year. She’s been competing over 2m of late and has slipped 6lb down the weights since runner-up here in March. Illustration beat the latter over 1m6f at Wolverhampton last year but has not raced since November and Fair Comment returns to action for the first time since April. Awesome Rock has been thereabouts without threatening recently but has just the one win in 40 starts now.
Formwatch
Fair Comment 33-1 (11-2) Behind, outpaced 3 out, weakened next, tailed off, 9th of 13, dist behind Late Night Lily (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) gs in Apr.
Galuppi 9-2 (8-13) Held up in last, ridden 3f out, stayed on final 100 yards, never dangerous, 5th of 6, 6 3/4l behind Longside (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 3f mdn hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Peeps 12-1 (8-5) Tracked leading pair, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened and lost modest 3rd close home, 4th of 6, 6 3/4l behind Saborido (9-10) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Illustration (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Held up well in rear, headway on outside over 4f out, 3rd 2f out, pushed along edged left and stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Sinbad The Sailor (9-12) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Pao De Acuca (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Led, ridden and headed over 4f out, soon weakened, eased final 2f, last of 8, dist behind Goal (9-9) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Top Set (IRE) 50-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, outpaced 5f out, well beaten over 2f out, 11th of 12, 19 3/4l behind Violoniste (12-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Fleetwood Poppy 25-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, ridden and well beaten final 4f, 7th of 9, 30l behind Dltripleseven (8-0) at Lingfield 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Awesome Rock (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) In touch, headway chasing leaders 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on same pace and no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Salient (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Aug.