Racecards
15:30 Lingfield Park
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- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- Form 800-124
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 69
held up in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on to lead post
- Form 908922
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
chased leader, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 738551
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer G C H Chung
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
mid-division, headway approaching final furlong, ran on to have every chance inside final furlong
- Form 516940
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 66
slowly into stride, held up in rear, effort and not clear run 1f out, soon switched right, stayed on near finish
- Form 419040
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 65
very slowly away, always towards rear
- Form 865408
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey S J Drowne
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, effort to lead inside final furlong, headed post
- Form 396730
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 63
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 148045
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey M Fenton
close up, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 900002
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M J Polglase
- Jockey P Hanagan
mid-division, ridden 2f out, not pace to challenge
- Form 233449
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey Tony Culhane
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
After The Show has solid claims on form but has a tricky draw to overcome, while Ever Cheerful has more to do than when landing a claimer last time and preference is for Gone'n'dunnett. The selection has been doing most of his racing over six furlongs but there is no reason why the drop to the minimum trip should not suit Christine Dunnett's gelding and he is taken to gain a deserved success. Patternmaker gave little cause for optimism on his latest start but it may be too soon to write him off completely, while Alpaga Le Jomage showed signs of a revival in a Wolverhampton claimer on his most recent outing and has to be considered. Holly Springs, a stablemate of the selection, is another worthy of a mention but Gone'n'dunnett holds solid claims and gets the vote.
Formwatch
After The Show 7-2jt-fav (9-4) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, soon held, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Law Maker (8-8) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Gone'n'dunnett (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not quicken, 2nd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Bessemer (8-11) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Ever Cheerful 14-1 (8-13) Pulled hard, tracked leaders, led over 2f out, soon clear, driven out, won at Lingfield 7f clm (6) pol beating Marko Jadeo (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Patternmaker (USA) 8-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 4l behind Lake Chini (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Vague Star (ITY) 20-1 (9-0) Prominent, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 11l behind Law Maker (8-8) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Talcen Gwyn (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Lake Chini (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Oceanico Dot Com (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Chased leaders until weakened over 2f out, 13th of 14, 16l behind Campeon (8-10) at Musselburgh 5f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Kempsey 14-1 (8-13) Led ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened, 5th of 9, 3l behind General Feeling (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Alpaga Le Jomage (IRE) 28-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, came wide entering straight, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, not trouble winner, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Mystic Man (9-3) at W'hampton 6f clm (6) pol.
Holly Springs 20-1 (8-8) With leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 6l behind Bessemer (8-11) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.