Racecards
15:10 Lingfield Park
Bet Direct On Sky Active Banded Stakes (Class H)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Form 0500-01
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer R Brotherton
- Jockey I Mongan
dwelt, held up in touch, weakened 3f out
- Form 5/40200-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Bob Jones
- Jockey D Kinsella
soon led, ridden 4f out, headed over 3f out and soon weakened
Emarati's Image
210- Form 304000-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R Stronge
- Jockey V Slattery
pulled hard and soon prominent, ridden halfway, weakened quickly, tailed off
High Diva
16- Form 020006-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer B Johnson
- Jockey N Chalmers
slowly into stride, behind, kept on under pressure from over 1f out, never dangerous
- Form 00/5000-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey H Poulton
pressed leader, led over 3f out to over 2f out, stayed chasing leader to over 1f out, weakened
- Form 05005-2
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer S Keightley
- Jockey L P Keniry
dwelt, soon tracked leaders, led over 2f out, soon driven, no extra final furlong and caught post
Tarkwa
10- Form 53260-6
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey M Henry
soon close up until weakened rapidly over 4f out, tailed off
- Form 0000-25
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
took keen hold and held up in mid-division, pushed along from halfway, headway under pressure 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, kept on reluctantly final furlong, led post
- Form 400050-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
close up, ridden to chase leading pair over 1f out to just inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 00/3560-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer Mrs L Stubbs
- Jockey S W Kelly
started slowly, behind, pushed along halfway, stayed on under pressure final furlong but never going pace to reach leaders
In depth
Verdict
Malmand, Piquet and Pyrrhic look the main protagonists in another tough race to call and the tentative vote goes to Malmand. The five-year old won well last time out when defeating Good Timing and if he stays this slightly longer trip he will be hard to beat despite top weight. Piquet rates the main danger as he also won well last time out when defeating Remembrance but that was in a seller and he will need to improve again to win this slightly harder race. Pyrrhic is also worthy of respect and he to was third in a seller behind Bank On Him last time. Our Glenard is also worthy of respect on his latest run but that was at Southwell and although he has won on this surface he has disappointed here of late so can not be backed with any confidence. Of the remainder Monduru is from a shrewd yard and is worth noting in the market, but in a race where stakes should be kept to a minimum we will side with Malmand.