Racecards
13:20 Lingfield Park
Dine In Trackside Carvery Apprentice Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,000 added
- Form 116774
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey William Carson
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f
Bay Hawk
48- Form 048-250
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J P Featherstone
mid-division, ridden and headway to chase leaders over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 311614
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Katie Orchin
slowly into stride, held up, always towards rear
- Form 767213
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey A Rutter
tracked leader, led after 2f, soon clear with one other, ridden over 3f out, headed approaching 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 063108
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer P Mitchell
- Jockey J Mitchell
chased leading pair, chased leader 5f out, ridden to lead approaching 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 9-2447
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Neil Brown
mid-division, lost place and soon outpaced 5f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 639581
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey W Buick
keen, raced keen and led, headed after 2f, remained with new leader, ridden 3f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd near finish
Serramanna
15- Form U51450
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Ms J S Doyle
- Jockey Sophie Doyle
raced wide in rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong, took 2nd post
In depth
Verdict
We will short list two here - Newnham and Montosari - and select Newnham. Newnham has been dropped two pounds for his course and distance run last time, which means he is just a pound above a winning mark and, accordingly, has to be considered - that run here last time was not too bad. Turner's Touch won four times between December 2005 and April 2006 but is now six pounds higher in the ratings than for the best of them and has a 168-day break to overcome. Border Edge showed that he can compete at this level with a good Kempton run last time, while course and distance winner Montosari is back to a winning mark and should be given some thought. Finally, Makai is back to a winning mark, but that victory came at Southwell over a mile and he is unproven at today's trip, and Serramanna probably has a little to prove from his current mark. All of which returns us to the selection, which is Newnham.
Formwatch
Newnham (IRE) 11-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Heathyards Pride (9-9) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Bay Hawk 16-1 (11-0) Always behind, 11th of 15, 18l behind Altay (11-2) at Ascot 1m 4f amt hcp (4) sft in Sept.
Turner's Touch 3-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden, headway approaching 2f out, hung left under pressure from over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Dark Parade (8-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in May.
Border Edge 4-1jt-fav (9-1) Pressed leader, led 6f out, pressed from 2f out, headed over 1f out, looked held when not much room inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Alekhine (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Montosari 13-2 (10-0) Prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened, 8th of 13, 9l behind Treetops Hotel (9-9) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Trinity Rose 6-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 12l behind Escayola (9-9) at Musselburgh 2m hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
Makai 11-2 (8-8) Behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong to lead final stride, won at Brighton 1m 2f sll hcp (6) gs in Oct beating Dream Mountain (9-1) by a shd, 12 ran.
Serramanna 9-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, 10th of 16, well behind Desert Storm (10-0) at Nottingham 2m hcp 0-65 (6) hvy in Oct.