Racecards
15:35 Lingfield Park
188bet.co.uk Handicap (Class 6)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
Babyfact
4- Form 53-7465
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M S Saunders
- Jockey G Baker
raced wide, held up, towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders over 1f out, went 2nd final 150 yards, ran on but just held on for 2nd
- Form 334554
- Age 8
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Jim Crowley
held up, towards rear, headway halfway, chased leaders over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra towards finish
- Form 334-060
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer Miss N L-Beavis
- Jockey H Crouch
chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 689400
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 57
chased leaders, on rail, lost action 2f out, virtually pulled up
- Form 6-32831
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 55
chased leaders, led inside final furlong, soon ridden and ran on
- Form 4/140-75
- Age 10
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer J C Fox
- Jockey K T O'Neill
held up, towards rear, headway between horses and squeezed through over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd towards finish, almost snatched 2nd
- Form 533495
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey Patrick Pilley
outpaced in rear, plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten
- Form 036645-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 51
chased leaders, on outside, weakened over 1f out
- Form 970791
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer C Allen
- Jockey Noel Garbutt
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Deer Song
23- Form 3-39959
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey Danny Brock
chased leader, ridden to lead inside final 2f, headed final 150 yards, kept on until no extra in closing stages
- Form 508-098
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer P Burgoyne
- Jockey D A Parkes
slowly into stride, mid-division on rail, outpaced out, no headway after
Purple Belle
245- Form 080-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J C Fox
- Jockey Mitch Godwin
raced wide, towards rear, never on terms
In depth
Verdict
John Joiner won in soft ground at Windsor last time and Willow Spring returned a 40/1 winner at Yarmouth to open her account. Red Flute dead-heated for first at on the all-weather track here recently when ahead of fourth-placed DIAMOND CHARLIE. The latter has not won on this surface since 2011 but can race off a much lower mark on Turf as a consequence and is taken to turn the tables on today’s terms. Babyfact tends to save her best for Bath but is back on a winning mark and Give Us A Belle does his winning at Wolverhampton nowadays.
Formwatch
Babyfact 8-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no impression when lost place towards finish, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Inclination (9-2) at Salisbury 6f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Diamond Charlie (IRE) 7-2 (10-2) Slowly away, close up towards rear, effort inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 6, 3/4l behind Red Flute (8-8) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Hurricane Alert 50-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, last of 13, 17l behind Indus Valley (9-2) at Brighton 6f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Johnny Splash (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Illusive Force (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
John Joiner 11-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, held on, won at Windsor 5f hcp (6) sft in Jun beating Oscars Journey (9-12) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
The Wee Chief (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Took keen hold, held up, behind, driven and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 5th of 13, 7 3/4l behind Titus Secret (9-1) at Bath 6f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Give Us A Belle (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Disputed lead to over 2f out, soon outpaced, ridden and no impression over 1f out, lost place inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Willow Spring (8-11) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Red Flute 6-1 (8-8) Led, ridden over 1f out, joined post, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Jun beating Stormflower (9-3), 6 ran.
Touch The Clouds 7-2 (9-7) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 5th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Shawkantango (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Willow Spring 40-1 (8-11) In touch, chased leader inside final 2f, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on to challenge final 50 yards, led post, won at Yarmouth 5f hcp (6) gf in Jun beating Frangarry (9-5) by shd, 12 ran.
Deer Song 16-1 (8-10) Led, took field towards far side in straight, ridden 2f out, soon headed, weakened and eased final furlong, 9th of 10, 11l behind John Joiner (8-13) at Windsor 5f hcp (6) sft in Jun.
Rubheira 50-1 (8-9) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon behind, last of 8, 14 3/4l behind Quickaswecan (9-10) at Newbury 5f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Purple Belle 100-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 16l behind Consulting (9-5) at Kempton 6f mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.
Fabulous Flyer 20-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden and effort over 1f out, chased clear winner well inside final furlong, no impression, lost 2 places near finish, 4th of 17, 3l behind Go Amber Go (8-10) at Bath 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.