Racecards
13:40 Lingfield Park
Littlewoods Betdirect Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- Form 447081
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 85
tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged right near finish
- Form 730829
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 82
outpaced, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 223073
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 2-13000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey T Block
chased leaders, keen, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 125410
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey G Baker
held up, always in rear
- Form 400-211
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey J P Spencer
held up in rear, switched right and headway approaching final furlong, challenging winner when hung left inside final furlong
- Form 895766
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey J Fortune
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, one pace
- Form 107007
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey J Quinn
soon chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 313546
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Miss B Sanders
- Jockey J F McDonald
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In depth
Verdict
Fromsong can make the most of his draw to beat Fyodor, with Intriguing Glimps and Peopleton Brook having it to do from the outside. Fromsong gave a good account of himself during the summer, and showed that he had lost none of his enthusiasm when scoring on his Polytrack debut for Dean Ivory a fortnight ago. There should be more to come, and from stall four he can make them all go. Touched off by Golden Asha at Beverley in September, Fyodor has since made amends with victories at Redcar and Wolverhampton, and although creeping up the handicap, remains one to keep on the right side of, especially if they go a decent pace. However, stall eight gives him a bit of a task, likewise Peopleton Brook and Intriguing Glimpse on his immediate inside and outside. We are still waiting for Whitbarrow to recapture his form of old, and for the winner we return to Fromsong.
Formwatch
Fromsong (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) With leader, led over 3f out, ridden out, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-95 (4) pol in Oct beating San Antonio (9-2) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Sir Desmond 9-2fav (8-6) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, moderate headway final furlong, 9th of 16, 5l behind Jayanjay (8-13) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Oct.
Peopleton Brook 7-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 16, 2l behind Maktavish (8-8) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Harrison's Flyer (IRE) 4-1fav (9-3) Bumped start, behind, effort halfway, never dangerous, 15th of 16, 13l behind Maktavish (8-8) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Fyodor (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Mid-division, smooth headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, just held on, won at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct beating Sir Nod (9-3) by a hd, 13 ran.
Whitbarrow (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) Led far side group, headed well over 1f out, ridden and no extra final furlong, 6th of 21, 6l behind Reverence (8-5) at Doncaster 5f hcp 0-100 (2) hvy in Oct.
Romany Nights (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Raced stand's side, held up, headway over 1f out, never able to challenge, 7th of 19, 9l behind Game Lad (9-2) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.
Intriguing Glimpse 6-1 (9-0) Held up, good headway to join main group 3f out, hard ridden and chased leaders over 1f out, not quicken, 6th of 16, 3l behind Jayanjay (8-13) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Oct.