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15:05 Lingfield Park

Millgate Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £9,750 added
  • Winner: £5,531
  • 2nd: £1,646
  • 3rd: £823
  • 4th: £411
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 55.58s
  • Off Time: 15:07:25
  • 7 Ran
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Silk -

Dance Legend

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Charles Kingsley

    Evs

      1(1)
      Silk - Silver, tassel on cap

      Charles Kingsley

      6
      Evs
      • Form 14-22
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 87

      tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace

      2(2)
      Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap

      Noble Gift

      31
      18/1
      • Form 24825-5
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 86

      led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd close home

      3(3)
      Silk - Grey, Black hoop, Black cap

      Dance Legend

      157
      4/1
      • Form 152706-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 85

      in touch in rear, headway on outer to track leaders 5f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on

      4(7)
      Silk - Emerald Green and Black diamonds, Emerald Green sleeves and cap

      Hollywood Road (IRE)

      22 C
      9/2
      • Form 3447-23
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 82

      in touch, dropped to rear 5f out, pushed along 4f out, not trouble leaders

      5(5)
      Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue diamond

      Battle Of Marathon (USA)

      14
      18/1
      • Form 0-65397
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 82

      in touch, dropped to rear 5f out, pushed along 4f out, not trouble leaders

      6(6)
      Silk - Yellow, yellow and mauve quartered cap

      Temur Khan

      42
      33/1
      • Form 92-1149
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 80

      tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place over 3f out

      7(4)
      Silk - White, black and white halved sleeves, yellow cap, white spots

      Oi The Clubb Oi's

      59
      8/1
      • Form 06/0013-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 68

      tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go go 3rd close home

      In depth

      Verdict

      Question marks can be placed alongside most of these but CHARLES KINGSLEY does have the virtue of being very lightly-campaigned so should remain open to plenty of progression. He has only faced the starter four times in three seasons and confirmed his well-being with a solid second in a valuable Hamilton handicap just six days ago over this trip. Noble Gift does nearly all his running on artificial surfaces nowadays while Hollywood Road and Battle Of Marathon appear in the handicapper's grip. Oi The Clubb Oi's has been hurdling on recent starts but could emerge as the main danger in receipt of significant weight all round with Dance Legend, back in the right grade, completing the short-list.

      Formwatch

      Charles Kingsley 9-4 (9-2) Led until 2f out, soon rallied, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Rare Groove (9-3) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp (3) gf in May.

      Noble Gift 25-1 (8-13) Taken to post early, set steady pace, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Collide (9-8) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Apr.

      Dance Legend 80-1 (8-11) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Spark Plug (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f lst stks (1) pol in Dec.

      Hollywood Road (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, pushed along in 5th 4f out, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, stayed on into modest 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Hareeq (9-5) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Apr.

      Battle Of Marathon (USA) 25-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders on inside, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 12l behind Crystal King (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Apr.

      Temur Khan 20-1 (9-3) Led, headed 9f out, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 9, 17 1/4l behind Al Kout (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Mar.

      Oi The Clubb Oi's 33-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, weakened after 5th, well beaten next, pulled up before last, at Cheltenham 2m hcp (1) sft in Mar.