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17:05 Lingfield Park

Young Epilepsy Handicap (Class 5)

  • 3 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £4,800 added
  • Winner: £3,105
  • 2nd: £924
  • 3rd: £462
  • 4th: £231
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 34.72s
  • Off Time: 17:05:19
  • 3 Ran
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Silk -

Agent Gibbs

4/11

    2(4)
    Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue Cross of Lorraine, Royal Blue and Yellow check sleeves and cap

    Lady Lunchalot (USA)

    28 CCD
    14/1
    • Form 354269
    • Age 5
    • Weight 9-11
    • Official Rating 67

    tracked front pair, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, never on terms

    3(3)
    Silk - White, emerald green disc, emerald green sleeves, black armlets, black cap

    Agent Gibbs

    4
    4/11
    • Form 96611
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-5
    • Official Rating 60

    tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden, one pace over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, led towards finish

    5(5)
    Silk - Purple, Yellow hoops

    Strait Of Magellan (IRE)

    6 p BF
    11/4
    • Form 210222
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-12
    • Official Rating 65

    led, quickened over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on until headed and no extra towards finish

    1(2)
    NR

    Toptempo

    15 b DCD
    25/1
    • Form 74-1468
    • Age 6
    • Weight 9-12
    • Official Rating 68

    Nonrunner

    4(1)
    NR

    Melodica

    5 BF
    2/1
    • Form 84-823
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-3
    • Official Rating 70

    Nonrunner

    In depth

    Verdict

    The fast-improving Agent Gibbs bids to complete a quick hat-trick under a double penalty after last week's easy win at Brighton. But he makes his all-weather debut over a longer trip so MELODICA is preferred. She's also stepping up in distance but one of her siblings has won twice over 1m4f at Kempton so it shouldn't be a problem and she wasn't disgraced on Tapeta last week. Strait Of Magellan has just been touched off three times in a row over similar trips lately so won't be far away but course and distance winners Lady Lunchalot and Toptempo will struggle to give weight to the three-year-olds.

    Formwatch

    Lady Lunchalot (USA) 25-1 (9-12) Ridden along in rear early stages, headway on outside over 3f out, no impression over 2f out, 9th of 13, 8 3/4l behind Brittleton (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jul.

    Agent Gibbs 16-1 (9-7) Prominent, led over 3f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Aug beating Speculator (9-3) by 2 1/4l, 13 ran.

    Strait Of Magellan (IRE) 7-4fav (9-7) Mid-division, headway on inside over 3f out, every chance entering final furlong, stayed on strongly towards finish, just failed, 2nd of 8, hd behind Idle Talker (8-11) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Aug.

    Toptempo 33-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, last of 8, 14l behind Memoria (9-12) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jul.

    Melodica 4-1fav (9-7) In rear, wide and headway 2f out, soon ridden, edged left and chased winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Retro Valley (8-8) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) fm in May.