Racecards
14:10 Lingfield Park
Bet Australian Open Tennis - Betdaq Selling Stakes (Class 6)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £2,600 added
- Form 2431-21
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer P Howling
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 006293-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer J R Weymes
- Jockey A Elliott
tracked winner, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 559-231
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 62
made all, hard driven over 2f out, stayed on well under pressure
- Form 35852-5
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Saleem Golam
tracked leaders, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, not reach winner
In depth
Verdict
GEEZERS COLOURS is the pick at the weights and may be able to come out on top in a tight seller; all three of his rivals have claims. The most recent of Geezers Colours' four successes came twelve starts and two years ago but he has proved more competitive since being dropped into selling and claiming company in October. He ran respectably enough at Wolverhampton on his latest run and could find a little extra for the fitting of a visor. Goodbye Cash stuck her neck out gamely to repel all challengers in a Kempton handicap over a mile and should have no problem with the drop back in trip on this track. She has plenty to find on the figures but is in good form and tough to pass. She often leads as does Lord Deevert but he could be ridden with more restraint as he has done all of his winning at six and this trip stretches him. The selection may be able to get a nice tow from that pair as may Obe Gold who can race prominently but has come from off the pace the last twice. Paul Howling's charge is a regular visitor to the winner's enclosure but only one of his thirteen successes has come over seven furlongs so preference is for Geezers Colours.
Formwatch
Obe Gold 5-6fav (9-4) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon went 2nd, led 1f out, stayed on well, pushed out towards finish, won at Southwell 6f sell stks (6) fbs beating Whatyouwoodwishfor (8-12) by 4 1/2l, 6 ran.
Geezers Colours 12-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Red Somerset (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f clm stks (6) pol in Dec.
Goodbye Cash (IRE) 11-4fav (8-9) Pulled hard, made all, ridden and hung left from well over 1f out, held on gamely finally furlong, all out, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol beating Support Fund (9-7) by nk, 8 ran.
Lord Deevert 9-2 (8-12) Led steady pace, quickened over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Imperial House (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.