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15:15 Lingfield Park
Free Bets At Betting Rant Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places on the back straight)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer J E Long
- Jockey Matthew Batchelor
behind, headway before 4 out, weakened next, tailed off
- Form 2-323
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey G Sheehan
always prominent, driven to lead approaching last, stayed on well
Ector (FR)
37- Form 090U
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey D A Jacob
chased leaders, lost place 4th, soon beaten, tailed off
Jog On (IRE)
31- Form 6-9
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Nicky Martin
- Jockey Brendan Powell
held up towards rear, headway 4th, mistake 5 out, chased leaders after next, no extra from 2 out
- Form 2-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
led, keen early, headed before last, no extra
- Form 4/421-00
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
prominent, driven 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off
- Form PFP-U0P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Mrs D Grissell
- Jockey Tom Cheesman
held up in rear, headway 3rd, chased leaders next, weakened quickly 5th, completely tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 1-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
mid-division, headway when mistake 2 out, kept on under pressure
Scarlet Couture
366- Form 9-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
always behind, beaten 3 out, tailed off
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Eye In The Sky made a winning start over hurdles in Norway in October and has switched yards subsequently. But he’s conceding weight to DOMINATEUR, placed in all three outings over timber so far including when third in testing going at Chepstow behind runner-up Smiths Cross, who runs earlier on today’s card. Oliver Sherwood’s charge gets the vote to open his account. Bumper winners New Age Dawning and Destinee Royale go hurdling for the first time and the latter has undergone wind surgery since last in action in April last year but the remainder are harder to recommend.
Formwatch
Eye In The Sky (IRE) 3-5 (10-12) won at Ovrevoll 2m in Oct
Dominateur (FR) 13-8 (10-12) Always close up, every chance approaching 3 out, ridden after 2 out, 3rd and beaten when hit last, 3rd of 16, 3 1/2l behind Secret Reprieve (10-12) at Chepstow 2m 3f (4) hvy in Dec.
Ector (FR) 100-1 (11-2) Led, jinked left on stable bend after 6th, headed next, chased leader until approaching 3 out, edging right and every chance 3 out, badly hampered and unseated rider soon after, at Kempton 3m 1f (3) gd in Jan.
Jog On (IRE) 100-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, headway on outside 7th, weakened before 3 out, 9th of 16, dist behind Lisnagar Oscar (11-2) at Chepstow 2m 3f (4) gs in Jan.
New Age Dawning (IRE) 5-2 (11-5) Led briefly, tracked leader, led again 6f out, made rest, stayed on gamely, won at Exeter 2m 1f mdn (5) gs in Jan beating Kalooki (11-5) by 1l, 9 ran.
Risky Gold (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Mid-division on outside, slow 2nd, towards rear next, last 4th, reminder before 6th, well beaten 4 out, 14th of 17, dist behind Birchdale (11-0) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn (4) gs in Dec.
Writingsonthewall (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Led after 3 out, lost place 5th, behind when pulled up 4 out, at Plumpton 2m 5f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Destinee Royale (FR) 8-1 (10-12) In touch, lost place over 6f out, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, soon strongly challenged, hard driven, all out, won at Towcester 2m (5) sft in Apr beating Miss Heritage (11-0) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Scarlet Couture 28-1 (11-2) Slight lead, headed and weakened 4f out, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Buildmeupbuttercup (10-11) at Ascot 2m (4) sft in Feb.