Racecards
15:10 Lingfield Park
32Red.com Maiden Stakes (Div 2) (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey K Shoemark
dwelt in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
- Form 6-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, lost 2nd towards finish
Opinionate
38- Form 2-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey R Havlin
raced wide tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, readily
- Form 42-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey L P Keniry
close up, headway approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on to go 2nd towards finish
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey S W Kelly
slow into stride in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, kept on same pace
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
raced wide in touch, pushed along and headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Dawn Goddess
14- Form 0-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey H Crouch
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 5-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
OPINIONATE never threatened the winner when runner-up at Kempton on his racecourse debut but showed enough to suggest he can win at this level. He’s preferred to Wolverhampton second Special Relation and Spinwheel, who was beaten less than a length at the latter track despite finishing only fourth. Cloud Dragon is another likely improver while the 230,000gns gelding Abaad is related to a couple of winners in France and is one to note along with fellow newcomers Trade Route and Willwams.
Formwatch
Abaad (IRE) Bated Breath gelding out of Condition.
Cloud Dragon (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Dwelt, soon prominent, led over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Brittanic (9-5) at Newcastle 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Damo New Approach gelding out of Umlilo.
Lyrica's Lion (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) Started slowly, outpaced and always in rear, 13th of 14, 20 3/4l behind Buzz (8-13) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Opinionate 8-1 (9-5) Slowly away, behind, headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 13, 3 1/4l behind Son Of The Stars (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Special Relation (IRE) 11-4 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, switched right and stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Auberge Du Lac (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Trade Route (IRE) Mastercraftsman colt out of Shanghai Visit.
Willwams (IRE) Duke Of Marmalade gelding out of Aweebounce.
Dawn Goddess 33-1 (9-0) Held up, hampered 5f out, never on terms, 11th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Touch Me (9-0) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (6) pol in Dec.
Spinwheel 15-2 (8-12) In touch, reminders halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 4th of 9, 1/2l behind Moonshine Dancer (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Jan.