Racecards
17:05 Lingfield Park
Arena Racing Company Handicap (Div 2) (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 6f 1y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £4,205
- 2nd: £1,251
- 3rd: £625
- 4th: £313
- Form 759637
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey D C Costello
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd towards finish
- Form 244114
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey F Norton
chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 5D6338
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey Fran Berry
chased clear leading pair, switched right over 1f out, closed strongly inside final furlong, led last strides
- Form 316615
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer M S Saunders
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
slowly away, outpaced in rear, never dangerous
- Form 8-95566
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Jonathan Fisher
steadied start, pulled hard early in mid-division, ridden well over 1f out, rider dropped reins and kept on inside final furlong, went 4th towards finish, not pace to threaten
- Form 8420-07
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey K Shoemark
pressed leader, challenged 2f out, ridden and upsides throughout final furlong, hung right and led 50 yards out, headed last strides
- Form 427371
- Age 8
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer R A Teal
- Jockey J Mitchell
held up in 6th, never on terms
- Form 624771
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer L Williamson
- Jockey David Probert
raced keenly, led but pressed, joined from 2f out, kept on well under pressure until headed 50 yards out, weakened towards finish
- Form 104441
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 73
NonRunner
- Form 733262
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 72
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Both Red Stripes and Langley Vale are upped in class and distance having won their respective latest starts while Qatari Riyals narrowly beat Logi and Born To Finish at Wolverhampton last month and that trio are hard to separate. Coronation Cottage failed to cope with a rise in the weights last time and Hamidans Girl is best over 5f. DESERT GREY attempted to make all from a wide draw over 7f at Kempton recently and only faded in the closing stages. He gets a speculative vote attempting 6f for the first time.
Formwatch
Born To Finish (IRE) 7-2 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Higher Court (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Hamidans Girl (IRE) 5-2fav (10-2) Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Ebitda (9-7) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Red Alert 12-1 (9-5) Pulled very hard, chased winner, every chance halfway, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Higher Court (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Coronation Cottage 9-1 (8-5) Led until over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 11, 5l behind Our Lord (9-2) at Bath 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Bahamian Heights 5-2fav (9-10) Dwelt badly, 6 lengths detached in rear, never dangerous, last of 6, 15 3/4l behind Annie Salts (9-6) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Desert Grey (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Led after 1f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 10l behind Tamayef (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Langley Vale 8-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, headway halfway, soon chasing leaders, every chance throughout final furlong, ran on to lead post, won at Bath 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep beating Time Medicean (9-3) by ns, 15 ran.
Red Stripes (USA) 5-2fav (9-0) Always prominent, ridden and strong challenge from over 1f out, ran on, led last stride, won at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Swendab (8-9) by ns, 5 ran.
Qatari Riyals (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, all out, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep beating Logi (9-1) by shd, 11 ran.
Logi (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, went 2nd and hung left inside final furlong, strong challenge near finish, just failed, 2nd of 11, shd behind Qatari Riyals (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.