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12:15 Lingfield Park
Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £9,250 added
- Winner: £5,208
- 2nd: £1,550
- 3rd: £774
- 4th: £387
- Form 412516
- Age 6
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey George Rooke
slowly away, in touch towards rear, wide and headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead final strides
- Form 800484
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
soon led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 323685
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 76
tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides
- Form 003203
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Charles Bishop
keen close up, short of room and lost places 5f out, short of room 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 451361
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey A Kirby
raced wide in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Hover (IRE)
177- Form 431
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M Meade
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
raced wide prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 429409
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer R A Teal
- Jockey Pierre-Louis Jamin
tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, ridden and rallied inside final furlong
Cobra Eye
14- Form 69-9857
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer D Steele
- Jockey Rhys Clutterbuck
steadied start, always in rear
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Delicate Kiss never threatened at Kempton last time having won a fillies' only contest over track and trip earlier with I'm Available back in sixth. The latter subsequently won in a lower grade at Kempton a fortnight ago and Buckingham went close again at the same fixture on his latest start. Hover drops back down in trip having scored over 1m2f at Goodwood back in June while Markazi looks no nearer winning despite a slide down the weights. But the betting suggested CORAZON ESPINADO was expected to take advantage off his current mark when sent off favourite at Kempton last time. He faded away in the closing stages on that occasion but gets another chance having won off a 7lb higher mark here early in the year.
Formwatch
Delicate Kiss 5-1 (9-9) Slow into stride, headway to lead over 6f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 9, 3l behind Espresso Freddo (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Corazon Espinado (IRE) 3-1fav (9-3) Soon led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Enigmatic (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Markazi (FR) 11-1 (9-6) In rear, pushed along 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 10, 4l behind Unforgiving Minute (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Buckingham (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, squeezed inside final furlong, ran on strongly towards finish, just held, 3rd of 13, 1/2l behind Uzincso (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
I'm Available (IRE) 5-2fav (9-3) Held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Lover's Moon (9-5) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Hover (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders on inside, headway going well and switched out 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, all out, won at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Aquascape (9-6) by shd, 9 ran.
Lucky Louie 16-1 (9-9) Dwelt in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 13, 7 3/4l behind Full Intention (9-3) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Cobra Eye 80-1 (9-5) In touch in rear, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, last of 7, 11l behind Bowling Russian (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.