Racecards
15:10 Lingfield Park
Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap (Class C)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Form 32251/
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey L P Keniry
took keen hold, close up until weakened 2f out
- Form 0404-22
- Age 6
- Weight 9-13
chased leaders, every chance 2f out, losing place when not much room over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Aventura (IRE)
121- Form 635430-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer M Polglase
- Jockey L Fletcher
chased leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 11/350-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer Mrs A L M King
- Jockey S J Drowne
held up in rear, effort on outside over 1f out, soon weakened under pressure
- Form 11500-1
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey I Mongan
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 2f out, not much room over 1f out, switched left and strong run well inside final furlong, just failed
- Form 310-465
- Age 9
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey D Corby
took keen hold and held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
- Form 6423/40-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey C Catlin
held up in rear, effort on wide outside over 2f out, never nearer
- Form 11-6530
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
mid-division, stayed on under pressure final 2f, never dangerous
- Form 201-413
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey N Callan
close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace in 3rd when squeezed out well inside final furlong
- Form 00226-6
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Miss D Mountain
- Jockey G Carter
held up in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, just held on
Adalar (IRE)
21- Form 4210/0-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
close up on inner, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
- Form 201-325
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
led until narrowly headed over 1f out, pressed winner and every chance final furlong, not quicken near finish
- Form 500154-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer J Toller
- Jockey Lisa Jones
took keen hold in mid-division, kept on under pressure final furlong, never nearer
Oldenway
64- Form 502600-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
close up, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Northside Lodge, Hiawatha and Moayed are three against the field in another wide open affair and the vote goes to Northside Lodge. The gelding from the Peter Harris yard has been in good form of late and was a fair second behind Blue Sky Thinking last time, he runs off the same mark here and with conditions in his favour he will be hard to beat. Hiawatha was third in that race and is two pounds better off with the selection here so he will not be far away. Moayed is another that could go well he won well last time out when defeating The Gaikwar but that was in a seller and he has yet to prove he stays a trip this far. Oldenway is thrown in on his best turf form and he could go well for his in-form yard however he has yet to prove he acts on this surface. Of the remainder Stateroom is from a shrewd yard and is worth noting in the market but for the winner we return to the in-form Northside Lodge.