Racecards
17:05 Lingfield Park
Pontins.com Handicap (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,500 added
- Form 572/598
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer M Wallace
- Jockey P Cosgrave
towards rear, ridden 3f out, no chance when hung left over 1f out
- Form 400030/
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey R Street
held up 4th, ridden and lost place 4f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not trouble leaders
- Form 23711-5
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey G Baker
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, no extra and one pace from over 1f out
Cool Hunter
181- Form 100040-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Paul Eddery
steadied start, always in rear and well behind over 2f out
- Form 416330-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey A Kirby
took keen hold, tracked leader, led 3f out to just over 2f out, no chance with winner over 1f out, kept on well for 2nd
- Form 3716-09
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 75
held up behind, headway 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, nearest finish
- Form 3-11644
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up 3rd, ridden to lead just over 2f out, clear over 1f out, ridden out
- Form 2965-32
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer B Gubby
- Jockey James Doyle
mid-division until ridden and weakened 2f out
Dryandra (IRE)
181- Form 315568-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer John Joseph Murphy
- Jockey W Buick
took keen hold towards rear, headway on outer over 3f out to chase leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong to snatch 3rd, no chance with winner
In depth
Verdict
Sergeant Scultz is selected here ahead of Jazrawy and Mister Right. From his revised mark, Sergeant Schultz got no sort of a run until it was too late here on Saturday and he is taken to resume winning ways today. Jazrawy just keeps on winning and is bidding for a sixth-straight win today. He is nine pounds above his previous best winning mark, though, and his best all-weather form has come away from here. You can certainly build the case for Mister Right and Prime Contender, while Cool Hunter could be given a shout if getting back to his 2006 Turf best. Dzesmin is also on a Turf winning mark, while the Irish raider Dryandra should maybe be watched in the betting. Overall, though, the vote stays with Sergeant Schultz.
Formwatch
Fantoche (BRZ) 40-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 4l behind Heathyards Pride (8-0) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Jazrawy 3-1 (9-6) Made all, ridden 2f out, stayed on well, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Feb beating Dangerously Good (8-7) by 2l, 9 ran.
Tamreen (IRE) (9-1) Held up, always rear behind Passion Bleue (8-8) at Longchamp 1m 4f hcp in Sept '05, 18 ran.
Prime Contender 4-1 (8-12) Mid-division, tracked leaders going well 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Awatuki (8-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Cool Hunter 17-2 (9-8) Tracked leader, ridden along over 3f out, soon beaten, last of 11, 24l behind Dzesmin (8-9) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Sept.
Mister Right (IRE) 20-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 10th of 14, 4l behind Rationale (9-5) at Bath 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Sgt Schultz (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Behind, headway and wide 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, finished well, 4th of 14, 1l behind Art Modern (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Jebel Ali (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Paktolos (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.