Racecards
13:00 Lingfield Park
Betdirect.co.uk Banded Stakes (Div 2) (Class H5) (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- Form 341030
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey A Kirby
held up, good headway over 1f out, led 1f out, ridden clear final furlong
- Form 000500
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey P Makin
led after 2f, hard pressed 2f out, headed 1f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 004402
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey J Mackay
in touch wide, under pressure over 2f out, weakened quickedly over 1f out
- Form 404004
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
in rear, badly hampered over 2f out, not recovered
- Form 02104-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer E A Wheeler
- Jockey S Carson
behind, hampered over 2f out, never dangerous afterwards
- Form 036003
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer A D W Pinder
- Jockey N Chalmers
behind, ridden and edged left over 2f out, not paced to trouble leaders
- Form 2414-00
- Age 8
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey G Baker
towards rear, headway final 2f, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 020100
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey F P Ferris
held up behind, headway 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, not trouble winner
- Form 0060-00
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey T P Queally
held up mid-division, ridden 3f out and soon weakened
Robin Sharp
216- Form 500402
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey P Doe
led for 2f, lost place 3f out, weakened rapidly 2f out, virtually pulled up final furlong
Secam (POL)
142- Form 1-03000
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Mrs P Townsley
- Jockey S Hitchcott
in touch wide and ridden along, effort over 1f out, not quickened and one pace final furlong
- Form 633662
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 47
tracked leaders to 2f out, and weakened quickly over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Another wide-open contest and only a tentative vote goes to Bertocelli over the likes of Robin Sharp, Vendors Mistake, and Coppington Flyer. After winning a nursery at Leicester in 2003, Bertocelli struggled under a penalty, and it was not until his recent switch to the all-weather that he started to improve again. Back over seven furlongs here last time, he shaped well in finishing second to Averami, and as he has quickly adapted, can pay to follow on the Polytrack. Robin Sharp also produced his best form for sometime when beaten in a phot here in May. He has not been out since though and will be straighter for the run. Connections will be keen to get a win out of the well-bred Vendors Mistake to enhance her paddock value and she too has shown a bot of form of late, while Coppington Flyer is a course and distance winner but has been off over three months. The smallest of votes goes to Bertocelli