Racecards
13:30 Lingfield Park
Bet Direct On All Weather Racing Handicap (Class F4) (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
Sukuma (IRE)
40- Form 0000-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey C Catlin
raced freely, led for 1f, pressed leader, ridden to lead 3f out, hard ridden and headed inside final furlong, no impression and lost 2nd near finish
- Form 65425-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey I Mongan
raced on inside, held up in touch, effort to chase leaders final furlong, kept on to take 2nd near finish, no impression
Gurrun
8- Form 00600-3
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey E Ahern
in touch, pushed along halfway, effort to chase leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, readily
- Form 00200-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey Tony Culhane
prominent, tracked leaders, going well over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
- Form 600-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer P C Haslam
- Jockey Mark Flynn
prominent on inside, chased leader 2f out to just inside final furlong, weakened
- Form 0000-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer J J Sheehan
- Jockey F Sweeney
held up, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
- Form 0000-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey T P Queally
in touch, outpaced and snatched up over 2f out, kept on again final furlong
Josear
7- Form 400-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey N Callan
pulled hard behind leaders, ridden halfway, weakened quickly over 2f out
- Form 06500-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey N Chalmers
held up in rear, pushed and plenty to do 2f out, headway on wide outside over 1f out, ran on towards finish
- Form 60000-5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 45
led after 1f, headed 3f out, weakened quickly
In depth
Verdict
Savoy Chapel looks set to run a big race here, with Gurrun and Missed Turn possibly proving to be the biggest dangers. Savoy Chapel has been running well from around this mark recently and more of the same puts him firmly in the picture. Josear finished six lengths ahead of Yardstick over a longer trip last time, but raced very freely that day. The drop in trip could suit, as might first-time blinkers for the latter. Gurrun's third in a seven-furlong handicap here last time was a step in the right direction and, with the extra furlong likely to suit, has to be given a chance. Missed Turn's second to Spence Appeal last time also warrants respect at this kind of level, although that run did come in a seller. Of the others, Kirkhammerton has shown little on Turf in four starts but the step up in trip should at least help and, with the others looking modest, we turn again to Savoy Chapel, who gets our vote in this race.