Racecards
13:15 Lingfield Park
Spreadex Sports Best Premier League Odds Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 7f 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £4,187
- 2nd: £1,965
- 3rd: £982
- 4th: £491
- Form 3061-12
- Age 6
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey Saffie Osborne
soon disputing lead, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd post
- Form 440817-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer S Pearce
- Jockey David Probert
took keen hold, disputed lead until 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 675696-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey C Lee
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 160706-
- Age 10
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey Nicola Currie
slowly away, held up towards rear on outside, ridden over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out
- Form 507216-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
prominent 2f, chased leaders, ridden and switched right final bend, hung left and led inside final furlong, soon clear
- Form 937534-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Paddy Bradley
slowly away, held up in rear, headway entering final furlong, kept on, never on terms
- Form 4/03035-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer R Spencer
- Jockey Hayley Turner
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon switched right, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd post, no impression on winner
In depth
Verdict
FREE SOLO completed a double here at the turn of the year and made a bold bid to defy a 5lb penalty on Saturday when just failing to concede 9lb to Poetic Force. He's similarly penalised here and can return to winning ways. Full Intention gained his ninth all-weather victory, all but one on Polytrack, at Chelmsford last month before a moderate effort at Kempton. Politics, a winner over 6f at Southwell last month, has never raced over a trip this far while Hul Ah Bah Loo is still a maiden after 14 starts. The latter ran well here last time and is gradually dropping to a winnable mark.
Formwatch
Free Solo (IRE) 2-1fav (9-11) Close up, wide and headway 2f out, edged left to chase leader over 1f out, ridden and every chance briefly inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Poetic Force (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Full Intention 5-2 (9-13) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, ran on one pace, 7th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Satin Snake (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Repartee (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, always behind, 6th of 7, 8l behind Never Dark (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Fighting Temeraire (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 6th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Algheed (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Politics (IRE) 2-1fav (9-1) Rear of mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, some headway final furlong, soon outpaced, never on terms, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Justcallmepete (9-5) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Hul Ah Bah Loo (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) In touch, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 10, 1/2l behind Starshiba (9-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Champagne Supanova (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Held up off the pace in last pair, headway inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Full Intention (9-9) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.