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13:00 Lingfield Park

Hever Handicap Chase (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,300 added
  • Winner: £2,259
  • 2nd: £658
  • 3rd: £329
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 39.30s
  • Off Time: 13:01:34
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Green, Royal Blue diamond
  • Form 526-555
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 94

chased leader, led 6th, joined 3 out, came clear bypassing ommited 2 out, kept on strongly

2
Silk - Maroon, Light Blue sash, Yellow cap
  • Form 6/557-7
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 89

held up in rear, headway on outside to get in behind leaders approaching 9th, ridden and weakened next, no chance when blundered 2 out

3
Silk - White, Red and White hooped sleeves, striped cap

Argentia

674
9/4
  • Form 0054P4/
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 87

took keen hold, led until headed after 2nd, chased leader, chased winner from 6th, upsides and every chance 3 out, ridden and lost 2nd approaching next, weakened soon after

4
Silk - Maroon, Yellow triple diamond, Yellow sleeves, Maroon armlets, Maroon and Yellow quartered cap
6/1
  • Form 3-40654
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 83

with leaders, led after 2nd until 6th, chase dleaders, driven in 3rd after 2 out, hung left and and stayed on to 2nd flat, no chance with winner

5
Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green diamond on body and cap, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green seams
11/4
  • Form 6-15U32
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 73

held up in touch in 5th, blundered and dropped to last at 7th, weakening when blundered 9th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

6
Silk - Purple, Orange epaulets, armlets and cap
10/1
  • Form 3-6P328
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 59

chased leading trio, went 3rd under pressure after 3 out, went 2nd approaching next, no chance with winner between last 2, went left last, no extra in 3rd flat

In depth

Verdict

It's almost two years since ARGENTIA saw a racecourse and she's only had one previous run over fences. But Kim Bailey is very adept at getting his charges to the track fully wound-up and his mare has the potential to be much better than these. She's preferred to November's Fontwell runner-up Meet Me At Dawn, though the winner has franked the form of that race here twice since. Dynamic Idol has been generally disappointing but may still prove best of the rest as Somerby and Tchang Goon look very modest.

Formwatch

Dynamic Idol (USA) 5-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3rd, blundered 5th, lost 2nd next, chased leading pair until 3 out, weakened soon after, 5th of 9, 11l behind Lough Coi (10-7) at Lingfield 2m mdn chs (5) hvy.

Red Anchor (IRE) 40-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders approaching 4th, hard ridden 4 out, soon weakened, last of 7, well behind Award Winner (11-6) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Oct.

Argentia 9-1 (11-9) In rear, progress 5th, headway to track leader 7th, joined leader going well 11th, mistake next, soon slightly outpaced, ridden and stayed on near finish, 4th of 11, 8l behind Apache Blue (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Mar '11.

Somerby (IRE) 33-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, reminders after 4th, led before 7th, headed next, ridden and struggling after 9th, weakened next, left poor 5th 3 out, went poor 4th after 2 out, tailed off, 4th of 9, well behind Sulpius (11-1) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Dec.

Meet Me At Dawn 14-1 (10-4) Led and jumped right, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on and no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 15l behind Well Refreshed (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Nov.

Tchang Goon (FR) 33-1 (10-9) In touch, headway to chase leaders when went left 5th, weakened soon after next, tailed off, 8th of 9, 39l behind Lough Coi (10-7) at Lingfield 2m mdn chs (5) hvy.