Racecards
14:45 Lingfield Park
bettingrant.co.uk Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 110y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places on the back straight)
- Surface: Turf
- £3,800 added
- Winner: £2,469
- 2nd: £725
- 3rd: £363
- 4th: £181
- Form 5-65U53
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey Bryony Frost
chased leaders, led 10th, joined after next, strongly challenged 3 out, hard ridden after last, held on gamely
- Form 1P0471
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
behind, slow 9th, sent forward to chase leaders next, soon hard driven, every chance 3 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 234U-47
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer A Stronge
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
chased leaders, lost place 11th, rallied 6 out, every chance 3 out, no extra closing stages
- Form 363096
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey T Scudamore
very reluctant to race, completely tailed off when pulled up after 1st
- Form 1U-1PP5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 93
prominent, led 2nd, jumped left next, headed 10th, lost place 6 out, rallied after 4 out, chased leaders next, no extra after 2 out
- Form 34-2222
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer P Gundry
- Jockey James Best
in touch, joined leader 12th, every chance 3 out, kept on under pressure
- Form 81-P118
- Age 10
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer Miss A M Newton-Smith
- Jockey P J Brennan
in touch, blundered 6th, weakened 6 out, tailed off when pulled up 2 out
- Form P3-6416
- Age 14
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Miss A M Newton-Smith
- Jockey Rex Dingle
led until 2nd, remained prominent, weakened after 4 out
- Form 4P74-53
- Age 12
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey James Bowen
held up towards rear, under pressure 5 out, soon beaten
- Form 5-52259
- Age 11
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Dr J R J Naylor
- Jockey Tom Cheesman
held up, headway 6 out, weakened after next
- Form 9P715-5
- Age 8
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Mrs D Grissell
- Jockey M Goldstein
behind, detached, after 6th, tailed off next, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 2224-PP
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer J G O'Neill
- Jockey Jamie Bargary
in touch, lost place 8th, rallied 5 out, chased leaders after next, weakened before last
In depth
Verdict
Big Time Frank gets a change of headgear having gone close on his last four outings including narrow-margin defeats over these fences to Burgess Dream and Goring One. But the latter pair have both been beaten since and a chance is taken on WAIKIKI WAVES. The latter has something to prove over this far but made a winning start over fences when scoring over 2m here last month and Gary Moore’s charge could be worth sticking with raised only 4lb. The Boss's Dream ran well for a long way at Uttoxeter last time having tumbled down the weights and may prove best of the rest.
Formwatch
The Boss's Dream (IRE) 5-2fav (11-12) Jumped left at times, chased winner, mistake 14th, not fluent 4 out, lost 2nd next, weakened from 2 out, 3rd of 8, 25 1/4l behind Rollerball Rocco (10-4) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Waikiki Waves (FR) 9-1 (11-9) Raced wide, chased leaders, went 2nd briefly 4th, definite 2nd 4 out, led next, soon ridden and hung left, driven out, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan beating Hint Of Grey (12-7) by 3l, 5 ran.
Hepburn 14-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened on long run before 2 out, 7th of 9, 31l behind Big Picture (10-11) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
Foxy Lass 50-1 (11-6) Slowly away, in touch, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 12, 20 1/2l behind Parlour Maid (11-6) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Danseur Du Large (FR) 33-1 (11-5) Jumped left, led slow 11th and then headed, mistake 4 out, one pace from 2 out, no extra flat, 5th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Itsamanslife (11-8) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Big Time Frank (IRE) 11-2 (11-2) In touch, chased leaders 5 out, led 3 out, headed before last, rallied closing stages, all out, 2nd of 16, 3/4l behind Urbanist (11-12) at Exeter 3m hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Burgess Dream (IRE) 11-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, effort 3 out, weakened next, 8th of 17, 22 3/4l behind Bact To Black (11-9) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Goring One (IRE) 8-1 (10-10) Off the pace in 5th or 6th, never on terms, 6th of 9, dist behind Sartorial Elegance (12-0) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Snowball (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, outpaced 5 out, rallied after next, kept on under pressure after last, never able to challenge, 3rd of 9, 7l behind Burgess Dream (10-1) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
What Larks (IRE) 6-1 (10-5) Held up in rear, headway on outside 3 out, lost place before next, 9th of 11, 32l behind Some Finish (10-2) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Canyouhearmenow (IRE) 25-1 (10-3) Chased leader until 4th, chased leaders, lost place 6th, tailed off 10th, never on terms after, 5th of 9, dist behind Sartorial Elegance (12-0) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Onurbike 28-1 (10-0) Mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders 3rd, weakened 9th, tailed off and pulled up before 5 out, at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) gs in Jan.