Racecards
20:25 Lingfield Park
Nutfield Priory, Sponsors Of The Best Hat, Selling Stakes (Class G) (Class G)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Form 003611
- Age 7
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer P Mitchell
- Jockey I Mongan
dwelt, ridden along and soon in touch, headway to track leader on bit over 3f out, led just over 2f out, clear over 1f out, unchallenged
Cal Mac
9- Form 4-00020
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey M Henry
led, ridden and headed over 4f out, chased leader to over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Father Seamus
807- Form 650000/
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer P Butler
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
chased leaders 4f, tailed off final 3f
In Tune
8- Form 5-00000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer S Burrough
- Jockey G Baker
slow into stride, always rear, tailed off final 3f
Private Seal
25- Form 050003
- Age 9
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Julian Poulton
- Jockey M Halford
in rear, stayed on under pressure final 2f, took 2nd last stride, no chance with winner
- Form 6/40-060
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
in touch, ridden to join leaders 7f out, weakened 3f out, tailed off
- Form 460040
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Mrs Stef Liddiard
- Jockey S J Drowne
behind, headway under pressure over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
Ragasah
530- Form 00060/0-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer E Oertel
- Jockey Lisa Jones
tracked leader, led over 4f out to just over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 6-04350
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
close up, chased leading pair under pressure 2f out, one pace and no impression winner final furlong, lost 2nd final stride
In depth
Verdict
Burgundy, Private Seal and Cal Mac are the three we like with the vote given to the last mentioned. The selection ran well last time when second behind Zeis at Brighton and the winner that day has since gone on to frank the form with a convincing win at Leicester. With conditions to suit here Cal Mac looks the one to beat. Private Seal was behind our selection that day at Brighton and there is no obvious reason why that form should be reversed, although it is still reasonable to expect Private Seal to make the frame again. Burgundy is on a hat-trick here and could not be in better form so he looks likely to give another good account of himself on a surface that clearly suits. Figura has been badly out of form of late but would not be out of this on the pick of her form, but we will stick with Cal Mac as the one they all have to beat.