Racecards
13:58 Lingfield Park
At The Races App Expert Tips Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 5f 6y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,600 added
- Winner: £4,104
- 2nd: £1,927
- 3rd: £964
- 4th: £482
- Form 36-264
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey J Mitchell
prominent, going well when went second 2f out, shaken up when led just inside 1f out, soon in command, ran on well, comfortably
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer C Wallis
- Jockey George Wood
dwelt, outpaced and pushed along early, ridden 2f out, found little and finished a short way detached
- Form 035790
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
close up, pushed along 2f out, pushed along 2f out, outpaced when ridden before 1f out, kepot on for modest third
Make Clear
17- Form 252
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Saffie Osborne
led, pushed along inside 2f out, headed just inside 1f out, soon outpaced by winner, kept on for modest second
In depth
Verdict
ALMATY STAR is well clear at the weights and is the one to beat dropping down to the minimum trip if running anywhere near an official mark of 80. Make Clear is next best on these terms having finished runner-up over track and trip and should have the measure of Macho Mania. Bringhomethebacon is the first foal of a winning sprinter on the all-weather.
Formwatch
Almaty Star (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) Steadied start, held up in touch, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Equiano Springs (9-13) at Newmarket 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Bringhomethebacon Aclaim gelding out of Saved My Bacon.
Macho Mania (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Soon led, headed 5f out, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 14 1/4l behind Connected (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Make Clear 9-1 (9-2) Led, ridden 1f out, headed over 110 yards out, soon outpaced by winner, kept on, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Alexi Boy (9-7) at Lingfield 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.