Racecards
14:25 Lingfield Park
Bet Direct On 0800 329393 Nursery Handicap (Class D)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Form 164021
- Age 2
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer I Balding
- Jockey N Chalmers
led 1f, stayed prominent, ridden to lead again over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 045532
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, soon switched right, ran on inside final furlong, led post
- Form 103304
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J Pickering
- Jockey B Reilly
not much room soon after start, pushed along in rear, some headway when not clear run over 1f out, soon beaten
- Form 061045
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
raced keen wide in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression
Livy (IRE)
26- Form 061151
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer M Salaman
- Jockey J F McDonald
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace
- Form 332
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
in touch, ridden and edged left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, caught post
- Form 600100
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
slowly into stride, raced wide towards rear, never nearer
- Form 0032
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 003060
- Age 2
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey S Righton
chased leaders, ridden voer 2f out, weakened final furlong
In depth
Verdict
The old adage 'back the topweight in a nursery' may be worth taking notice of here as The Fisio bids to follow up his win in similar company at Southwell last week. Ian Balding is having a fine run and with Neil Chalmers taking 7lb off his back to offset the penalty, a follow-up is very much on the cards and he is the TEAMtalk selection. The opposition is not bad mind, with Dusty Dazzler knocking at the door, Calbrae improving with each run, and Livy looking for his fourth success in five starts. However, all those victories have come at Wolverhampton and his pilot Frankie McDonald hardly endeared himself to racegoers at Southwell on Tuesday when lacking strength in the finish on the fancied Rebelle who was caught and beaten when looking to have the race sewn up.