Racecards
16:10 Lingfield Park
Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 4f 178y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £17,200 added
- Winner: £9,083
- 2nd: £4,180
- 3rd: £2,090
- 4th: £1,046
- Form P1111-5
- Age 9
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Caoilin Quinn
in rear, not always fluent, headway 17th, ridden after 4 out, closed 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, about 2 lengths down when blundered last, well held flat
- Form 510P-P8
- Age 9
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
pressed leader until 3rd, chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, held from 3 out, stayed on same pace
- Form 135312
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey James Bowen
led until before 3 out, weakened next, tailed off
- Form 12FP-2P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
in rear, 5th and ridden after 4 out, no impression, went 4th last
- Form 657P34
- Age 10
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey David Noonan
tracked leaders, went 2nd from 3rd, ridden after 4 out, led before 3 out, clear flat, stayed on
- Form 2/1837-2
- Age 11
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
chased leaders, lost ground before not fluent 4th struggling 14th, behind 16th, tailing off next, pulled up after
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Colonel Keating never troubled the winner when third in this last year while Pemberley remains hard to predict and cheekpieces are applied. Movethechains landed a four-timer over a shorter trip here before struggling in the Welsh National when D'jango was pulled-up so ART OF ILLUSION gets another chance. The latter was beaten only a neck at Plumpton last time having earlier scored at Ffos Las and Warren Greatrex’ charge should see out this extra distance. Checkitout stays the trip but arrives out of sorts and gets a change of headgear.
Formwatch
Movethechains (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Towards rear, slow jump 1st, shaken up 3rd, some headway 17th plugged on, never on terms, 5th of 17, dist behind The Two Amigos (10-6) at Chepstow 3m 7f hcp (1) sft in Dec.
Checkitout (IRE) 40-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, lost place 3rd, some headway after 4 out, no impression, bad mistake and well beaten 3 out, 8th of 12, 19 1/2l behind Only The Bold (11-11) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Art Of Illusion (IRE) 11-4 (11-11) Chased leaders, went 2nd 6th, led next, ridden between last two, strongly pressed last, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Sublime Heights (11-6) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Pemberley (IRE) 9-2 (10-11) Close up, led after 15th, hit 5 out and almost unseated rider, soon pushed along, pulled up after 3 out, at Plumpton 3m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
D'jango (FR) 14-1 (11-2) Carried left start, in rear, mistake 1st, not fluent 8th or 11th, pushed along 11th, slow 12th, well behind 16th, left remote 4th after 4 out, 4th of 8, dist behind Coolvalla (11-11) at Fontwell 3m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Colonel Keating (IRE) 40-1 (10-8) Led until 2nd, in touch, outpaced in 3rd after 4 out, no impression, well held 3 out, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 17l behind Coolvalla (11-11) at Fontwell 3m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jan.