Racecards
17:00 Lingfield Park
Betway Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) (Class 6)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Form 9577-72
- Age 8
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer R J Smith
- Jockey Paddy Bradley
held up in rear, wide into straight 2f out, headway entering final furlong, ridden and stayed on to lead towards finish
- Form 18-9865
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer Mrs N S Evans
- Jockey Edward Greatrex
raced wide, tracked leader after 1f, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, one pace
The Detainee
22- Form 7700-38
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer J Gask
- Jockey D A Parkes
awkwardly away, tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish
- Form 675242
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
held up towards rear, not clear run approaching final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 9808-54
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Aled Beech
in touch, keen 8f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 4/9707-6
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer F Brennan
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
dwelt, in touch, pushed along and lost place 5f out
- Form 37205/4
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer Mrs L Richards
- Jockey H Crouch
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 880-059
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer L Carter
- Jockey Joshua Bryan
raced wide, held up, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 06/3073
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
led, steadied pace 8f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out
Abertillery
34- Form 7907-00
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey Laura Coughlan
towards rear, never on terms
In depth
Verdict
This won’t take much winning and TURNBURY is fancied to take advantage of the fact that he’s the only one of the 10 runners who have previously scored at the track. Nikki Evans’ charge ran better than his final placing suggests in a couple of starts at Wolverhampton last month yet has been eased another couple of pounds since. Victor's Bet is held on the first of those runs and the selection should reverse form with Powered on better terms. Hong Kong Joe, fourth on his comeback at Kempton, would have a squeak but the others are harder to fancy.
Formwatch
Victor's Bet (SPA) 14-1 (9-7) In rear, ridden and headway on outer entering final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Lucent Dream (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Turnbury 12-1 (9-7) Close up, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Lucent Dream (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
The Detainee 15-2 (8-13) Keen, held up, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Moayadd (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Powered (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway when switched left approaching final furlong, ran on to go 2nd, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Voice of A Leader (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Smoky Hill (IRE) 25-1 (11-10) Chased winner until after 4th, weakened normal 3 out, pulled up before normal 2 out, at Leicester 2m (5) hvy in Feb.
Put The Boot In (IRE) 80-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, lost place over 2f out, 6th of 9, 13 3/4l behind Surround Sound (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Hong Kong Joe 40-1 (9-1) Steadied and awkwardly away, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, one pace and lost 3rd post, 4th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Briac (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Ledbury (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, never a factor, 9th of 11, 15 1/2l behind Bottleofsmoke (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (7) pol in Mar.
Flying Author (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 13, 6 1/4l behind Street Art (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (7) pol in Mar.
Abertillery 33-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 10th of 14, 7 1/2l behind Smiley Bagel (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.