Racecards
13:35 Lingfield Park
Eden Utilities Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £8,035 added
- Winner: £4,289
- 2nd: £1,259
- 3rd: £630
- 4th: £350
- Form 58-U128
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
led until 1st, chased leaders, mistake 4 out, weakened before 3 out, tired and jumped right 2 out, pulled up before last
- Form 8763-37
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey James Davies
chased leaders, lost place 4th, not much room next, tailed off 10th
- Form 7-42F63
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Mitchell Bastyan
led 1st, clear 8th, hit 4 out, reduced lead last bend, headed 3 out, not much room 2 out, weakened flat
- Form 6/5-878
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
chased leaders, went 2nd 7th, closed on leader last bend, challenging when pecked 2 out, led and bumped slightly last, stayed on
- Form U65/8P9-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 93
got warn beforehand, jumped left, prominent, wandered into 5th, not fluent 7th, lost place before 9th, closed last bend, led 3 out, headed last, switched left and held flat
- Form 4-95066
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey Kielan Woods
rear of mid-division, not fluent 3rd, mistake next, ridden 8th, well behind 10th, pulled up before last
- Form P9-0473
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey Page Fuller
in rear on outside, closed before 6th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 0-077P0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer B Barr
- Jockey Patrick Cowley
in rear, slow 2nd, well behind 6th, pulled up before 8th
- Form P/1P-PP6
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer D L Williams
- Jockey Mark Galligan
in rear, not fluent 4th, soon ridden, well behind 8th, tailed off next
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
It may be worth forgiving CROSSLEY TENDER a poor run at Huntingdon as he was slowly away in a big field and never seen with a chance. He showed he handled heavy going at Plumpton in November, though remains 7lb higher. Flight To Milan has to go on the short-list but a career record of 0-17 is off-putting. Colonel Keating placed over a longer trip here on his penultimate start but was behind Dorado Dollar at Leicester subsequently. Moromac has been very lightly raced and may make a better chaser than hurdler.
Formwatch
Crossley Tender 13-2 (12-0) In rear, struggling 12th, tailed off, 8th of 13, dist behind Thomas Shelby (11-10) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Colonel Keating (IRE) 7-2 (11-13) Close up, dropped to rear 5 out, weakened 3 out, 7th of 8, 35 3/4l behind Elite Garde (11-11) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Flight To Milan (IRE) 4-1 (11-10) Led, headed before 4 out, mistake when every chance last, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 6, hd behind Go Steady (11-11) at Leicester 2m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Moromac (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Keen, prominent, led 2nd, soon headed, lost place before 4 out, tailed off, 8th of 10, dist behind Oscarsman (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 5f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Echo Watt (FR) 10-1 (12-0) Prominent, made most from 4th until after 8th, weakened before 3 out, 9th of 17, dist behind Mauna Kea (11-3) at Exeter 2m 6f hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
Dorado Dollar (IRE) 17-2 (10-10) Tracked leaders, dropped to rear 4 out, soon ridden, weakened next, 6th of 8, 23 3/4l behind Elite Garde (11-11) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Impulsive Leader (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) Behind, pushed along and outpaced 10th, soon lost touch, left remote 3rd 4 out, 3rd of 4, dist behind De Plotting Shed (11-3) at Plumpton 2m 4f (3) sft in Jan.
Bonne Nuit 150-1 (11-0) Mid-division, lost place 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off before next, 15th of 16, dist behind The Big Breakaway (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (5) sft in Nov.
Positive Touch (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) In touch, struggling from 11th, tailed off next, finished detached, 6th of 8, dist behind Clondaw Bisto (11-10) at Fakenham 3m 5f hcp (4) gs in Jan.