Racecards
14:30 Lingfield Park
32Red.com Handicap (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 6f 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 936-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
hampered start, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, headway inside final furlong, edged left and ran on to lead near finish
- Form 648-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Jim Crowley
tracked leaders, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong
- Form 1-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
keen, tracked leader, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 636-43
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer C F Wall
- Jockey Ted Durcan
in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
- Form 07-4136
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
went left start, led, pushed along 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed near finish
- Form 7177-36
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
raced wide, close up, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
TEAM MEETING overcame a tardy start and trouble in-running to get the better of the more-experienced Roundabout Magic on his debut over 5f here in the autumn. The runner-up has won three times since and this additional furlong is unlikely to be a problem for the son of Exceed And Excel. Tawaafoq was highly tried in his first season and ran his best race over this trip at Newmarket in August so rates a danger but Kempton second Angel Of Darkness has been racing over further since her debut at Newbury last June. Atlanta Belle has gone close twice over the trip but is now 0-5.
Formwatch
Angel Of Darkness 11-2 (8-10) Pulled hard and prominent, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, never able to challenge, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Almoner (10-0) at Kempton 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Jan.
Tawaafoq 12-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Gulliver (9-5) at York 7f mdn stks (3) gd in Oct.
Team Meeting (USA) 8-11fav (9-5) Slowly away, pushed along to soon track leaders, headway to lead entering final furlong, readily, won at Lingfield 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Roundabout Magic (9-5) by 1l, 8 ran.
Atlanta Belle (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, tracked leader 2f, remained prominent, going well 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed and no extra near finish, 3rd of 9, nk behind Magic Approach (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn fll stks (6) pol in Mar.
Lady Cristal (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Epeius (9-12) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Hidden Stash 14-1 (9-0) Prominent, every chance over 1f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Dark Destroyer (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.