Racecards
13:45 Lingfield Park
Pontinsbingo.com Banded Stakes (Class 7)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £2,100 added
- Form 608271
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey A Quinn
steadied start, keen, held up in rear, headway from 2f out, shaken up and switched left to lead inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 003007
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 40
mid-division, ridden and headway approaching 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 000/675-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer L Montague Hall
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression
- Form 7/49760-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra
- Form 703986
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer H E Haynes
- Jockey Nicol Polli
with leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong
- Form 553402
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 42
- Trainer John Berry
- Jockey B Doyle
held up, headway to chase leading pair 2f out, soon ridden, one pace final furlong
- Form 09/8000
- Age 11
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer Luke Comer
- Jockey C Hough
held up towards rear, effort when hampered approaching 2f out and again over 1f out, not a danger after
- Form 0/00060
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey R Street
chased leading pair, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
In depth
Verdict
The fitting of headgear really sparked Binnion Bay back to life last week and is fancied to have too much of a finishing punch for the likes of Limit Down and A Teen to cope with today. The last named has been a solid campaigner at a lowly level on the All Weather and has a likeable habit of making the frame at good odds. His wins to runs ratio is poor though and he fits the category of one that needs luck on his side. Limit Down looked to have stolen a march on the selection when they met at Kempton last week, but was readily brushed aside near the line. It is feasible that he can reverse the form on these terms and a market move would be dangerous to ignore. However, Binnion Bay seems to have got his act together at the right time for this and is fancied to be hard to resist when it really matters close home.