Racecards
12:55 Lingfield Park
Go Pontin's Handicap (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,000 added
- Form 712232
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer P J Makin
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
slowly into stride, soon pushed along towards rear, ridden and stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 798403
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
slowly into stride, in rear, switched right over 1f out, kept on, not reach leaders
- Form 529078
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Stef Higgins
- Jockey N Callan
raced wide in touch, ridden to take slight lead well over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong
- Form 149532
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 67
slowly into stride, driven to chase leaders, ridden and weakened 1f out
- Form 070907
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Peter Grayson
- Jockey Tony Culhane
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
- Form 480393
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 64
led over 3f, weakened final furlong
- Form 312461
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer A D Brown
- Jockey P Mulrennan
tracked leader, ridden and every chance from well over 1f out, not quicken near finish
- Form 580070
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Miss J R Tooth
- Jockey P Fitzsimons
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 407900
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 63
outpaced, ran wide bend into straight 2f out, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
Heavens Walk gets the narrow vote in a competitive handicap to open the card with Special Gold and Fast Heart rated as the main dangers. The selection ran a blinder from a poor draw at Kempton last time and this 5-year-old certainly deserves to get his head in front. He has been running consistently well and and although he is not ideally drawn he looks the percentage call. Special Gold won well last time in a handicap over this course and distance when beating Succeed and if this front runner is given an easy lead he could be difficult to peg back. Fast Heart hasn't won for three years but he did run encouragingly last time and he does have a decent draw today. Lady Bahia goes well here and she is another with place prospects, but Heavens Walk is due a change of fortune and gets the vote.
Formwatch
Heavens Walk 15-8fav (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 75 yards, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind No Time (8-10) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Fast Heart 13-2 (8-9) Soon chasing leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Don Pele (9-9) at W'hampton 6f clm (6) pol.
Financial Times (USA) 12-1 (9-9) Dwelt, soon chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, last of 8, 9l behind Bold Minstrel (9-12) at Windsor 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
City For Conquest (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Sparkwell (8-8) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) std.
Stoneacre Boy (IRE) 40-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 8l behind Night Prospector (8-12) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Quality Street 33-1 (8-5) Led, hard pressed inside final furlong, no extra and headed towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Small Stakes (8-10) at Lingfield 6f hcap (5) pol.
Special Gold 15-2 (9-3) Made virtually all, hard ridden and clear entering final furlong, all out, won at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Succeed (8-6) by a nk, 10 ran.
Lady Bahia (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Outpaced, ridden and headway on inside over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 4l behind Sparkwell (8-8) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) std.