Racecards
12:55 Lingfield Park
Sun Racing Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,021 added
- Winner: £3,752
- 2nd: £1,116
- 3rd: £558
- 4th: £300
- Form 37632-5
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey H Crouch
pulled hard 2f, close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden hung right and ran wide bend 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 78597-4
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R A Teal
- Jockey Seamus Cronin
slowly away soon in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 36257-2
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J C Fox
- Jockey K T O'Neill
pushed up to soon lead, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong
- Form 40724-5
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey A Kirby
tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 14768-3
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer L Carter
- Jockey Paddy Bradley
dwelt in touch in rear, pushed along over 2f out, not trouble leaders
- Form 315546-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey S W Kelly
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Thechildren'strust is unpredictable and ran a shocker when favourite at Southwell last time. But he’s still preferred to stablemate Chikoko Trail if posting one of his better efforts while Ambient gets a change of headgear still looking for his first win after 19 starts. Graceful James is best over 1m2f and finished runner-up over that distance here recently while High Acclaim also drops back down in trip. THE WARRIOR won over course and distance in September and can race off a lower mark with an apprentice’s allowance taken into account. He arrives in better form than stable companion Shyron and gets a speculative vote in a tricky opener.
Formwatch
Thechildren'strust (IRE) 5-4fav (9-11) Held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 5th of 8, 12 3/4l behind Showboating (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
High Acclaim (USA) 16-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 4th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Military Law (10-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Graceful James (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, soon prominent, went 2nd 7f out, led 2f out, soon ridden, headed just over 1f out, one pace, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Forbidden Planet (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Ambient (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Scofflaw (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
The Warrior (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Katie Lee (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Shyron 16-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 10th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Documenting (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Chikoko Trail 16-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, disputing 2nd before 3rd until pushed along before 3 out where mistake and stumbled, soon weakened, mistake 2 out, 6th of 7, dist behind Song For Someone (11-4) at Newbury 2m (3) gs in Dec.