Racecards
15:55 Lingfield Park
Sport Newspapers Claiming Stakes (Class F)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Form 300360
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer I Balding
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up mid-division, headway approaching final furlong, held when not clear run inside final furlong, eased close home
- Form 600000
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
in touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace
- Form 104300
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
led 5f, weakened quickly (wore cheek pieces)
- Form 405300
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey W Ryan
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakening when not much room inside final furlong
Redswan
128- Form 03030-3
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey V Slattery
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on inside approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
Turku
11- Form 0-20461
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey I Mongan
tracked leader, led 2f out, edged left final furlong, headed post
- Form 404600
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 620500
- Age 8
- Weight 8-11
always in rear
- Form 000336
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey J Fortune
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, never nearer
- Form 02-6000
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on to lead post
Double Brew
11- Form 606000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer J Spearing
- Jockey G Hind
in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression approaching final furlong (wore cheek pieces)
Ellpeedee
27- Form 004300
- Age 5
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer P Mitchell
- Jockey E Ahern
raced keen tracking leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 436600
- Age 10
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer K Bishop
- Jockey Joanna Badger
raced keen, towards rear, ran wide and headway over 2f out, stayed on, not trouble leaders
Geespot
23- Form 001000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer D Ffrench Davis
- Jockey J F McDonald
raced wide, mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon one one pace
In depth
Verdict
Similar comments applying here as in division one with a number of badly handicapped horses taking their chances with the usual suspects. Turku is a consistent performer in this grade but he has not been done any favours from the fifteen draw. Pays d'Amour did not do too much on his sole start on the surface but the booking of Kieren Fallon should ensure strong handling. Lady Birgitta is much the best of these on official ratings. He has left Rae Guest's yard since his best days but his trainer is enduring a barren run at the moment. In a no-bet race, an eye is kept on Alan Jarvis' Danehill Prince. The horse finished second in a maiden to Pagan Sky at Goodwood and on his first foray into selling grade, the entire is still relatively unexposed.