Racecards
15:20 Lingfield Park
Bet All Weather On 0800 32 93 93 Selling Stakes (Class G)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Form 232101-
- Age 11
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J Spearing
- Jockey J Mackay
raced wide in touch, effort 2f out to chase leaders, soon ridden and weakened 1f out
Bank On Him
190- Form 113000-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
made all, clear over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure, held on
- Form 402560-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer A Charlton
- Jockey Donna Bashton
held up behind, some headway on inner over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Mr Whizz
130- Form 500000-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer A Jones
- Jockey L P Keniry
raced wide behind, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
Private Seal
11- Form 030000-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Julian Poulton
- Jockey N Callan
tracked leaders, under pressure 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
- Form 4/0630-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
held up mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, gaining near finish
- Form 0560-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
prominent until weakened over 2f out
- Form 024000-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
in rear, moderate late headway over 1f out, no impressio on leaders
Cherokee Bay
103- Form 000003-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey G Carter
tracked leader to well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
In depth
Verdict
The eleven-year-old Absolute Utopia looks to have a good chance of following up a recent course win and is preferred ahead of Pyrric and Haithem. The selection was all out to secure a course and distance win on his latest start but with the quality of opposition looking poor he looks set to follow up. Pyrric was not beaten too far on his AW seasonal reappearance over this trip and would have finished closer if not being trapped for room close home. With Eddie Ahern looking a most positive jockey booking he looks set to go close. Haithem never looked at ease on his latest start at Southwell and a return to this surface should suit. However, neither may be good enough to stop the in-form Absolute Utopia from scoring again.