Racecards
15:10 Lingfield Park
Sky Sports Racing On Virgin 535 Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £5,844 added
- Winner: £2,794
- 2nd: £820
- 3rd: £410
- 4th: £350
- Form 695-781
- Age 6
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
chased leaders, not much room 4th, challenged 7th until after 3 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form 6316-P6
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer R Walford
- Jockey Rex Dingle
mid-division on outside, reminder after 6th, closed next, weakened well before 2 out
- Form 831P7/P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer A Wintle
- Jockey Lorcan Williams
held up in rear, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 31-P767
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Joanne Thomason-Murphy
- Jockey J M Quinlan
chased leaders, weakened before 8th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 0P-0934
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
held up in rear, not fluent 6th, closed from next, went 2nd after 3 out, led before last, soon clear
- Form 0-95861
- Age 6
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
led, not fluent 4th or 7th, ridden and headed before last, soon beaten
- Form 076P-F5
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer D J Jeffreys
- Jockey Max Kendrick
prominent, not fluent and reminder 4th, lost place 8th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form P11/P22-
- Age 10
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
NonRunner
- Form 9U525-9
- Age 9
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Mrs L J Young
- Jockey G Sheehan
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Philip Kirby is a rare visitor to this track so it must be significant that EPSOM DES MOTTES (NAP) makes the long trip down from his North Yorkshire base. The yard is in good form and the six-year-old won in a canter at Ayr last week on similar going. If the cheekpieces work a second time, he should take all the beating racing off the same mark. High Up In The Air is penalised after coming good at Plumpton so has to concede 23lb to the selection. Kestrel Valley has been more consistent this season without looking like winning but Sissinghurst will likely need this and Modulus isn’t getting any younger.
Formwatch
High Up In The Air (FR) 9-2 (11-5) Raced keenly, made all, clear when hit 3 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Jan beating Ede'iffs Elton (11-9) by 9l, 15 ran.
Bact To Black 6-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd place, lost place from 13th, weakened from 3 out, 6th of 8, 16 3/4l behind Pres (11-10) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
De Bene Esse (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Behind, blundered 3rd, beaten 6 out, pulled up before 4 out, at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Dandy Times (IRE) 50-1 (11-5) Tracked leader until ridden and hit 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, dist behind Waterproof (10-7) at Fakenham 2m mdn (4) gs in Jan.
Kestrel Valley 7-2 (10-13) Mid-division, headway 3 out, soon pushed along, ridden before next, kept on same pace, never troubled leaders, 4th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Out The Glen (11-2) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
Epsom Des Mottes (FR) 7-2fav (10-4) Made all, set steady pace, gradually quickened from 7th, pushed clear before 3 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (5) hvy in Jan beating Sporty Yankee (11-9) by 14l, 7 ran.
Modulus 9-2 (10-0) Tracked leaders, reminder after 3rd, close 2nd before next, led soon after, ridden and headed before 2 out, no impression between last 2, 5th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Out The Glen (11-2) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
Sissinghurst (IRE) 5-2 (11-12) Mid-division, headway to track leaders when switched outside after 4 out, challenged next, one pace when switched inside 2 out, kept on, no impression with winner from last, 2nd of 11, 3 1/4l behind Da Baba Elephant (11-12) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Auenwirbel (GER) 50-1 (10-0) Held up behind, ridden after 3 out, never involved, 9th of 12, 30 3/4l behind Good And Hardy (11-10) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) sft in Nov.