Racecards
14:00 Lingfield Park
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- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £45,000 added
- Winner: £28,012
- 2nd: £8,388
- 3rd: £4,194
- 4th: £2,097
- Form 038344
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Martin Harley
led early, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 010300
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
towards rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor
- Form 500111
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 105
reared start and slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headway inside final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 411731
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey Jim Crowley
in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression and lost 2nd final strides
- Form 840824
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey G Lee
towards rear, headway approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on to go 2nd final strides, no threat to winner
- Form 620512
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey J Fanning
soon led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, soon weakened
- Form 604555
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
held up, headway on inner 2f out, led entering final furlong, ridden and ran on (course record)
- Form 100297
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer T E Powell
- Jockey E J Walsh
slowly away raced wide in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
- Form 900054
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey S M Levey
raced wide close up, ridden when ran wide into straight 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 1580-95
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
in touch, ridden and no impression 2f out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 010051
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey F Tylicki
tracked leaders, ridden when weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
The progressive FOREST EDGE is one of the more obvious candidates as he bids for a four-timer. He scored with a bit in hand when beating Addictive Dream, Ubetterbegood, Alben Star and Ajjaadd over 5f here a fortnight ago and gets a tentative vote ahead of Lancelot Du Lac. The latter is another leading contender on his recent win in this grade at Kempton. All-weather debutant Hoof It and Hawkeyethenoo have both won the Stewards' Cup and remain smart sprinters on their day, but recent Wolverhampton winner Shafaani looks up against it in this much better company.
Formwatch
Hoof It 10-1 (9-3) Tracked leader stand side, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 18, 3l behind Jack Dexter (9-9) at Doncaster 6f Listed stks (1) sft in Nov.
Ballista (IRE) 4-1fav (9-2) Led, soon pressed, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 11, 13l behind Valbchek (9-2) at Lingfield 6f Listed stks (1) pol in Nov.
Forest Edge (IRE) 3-1fav (9-6) won at Lingfield 5f hcp (2) pol beating Addictive Dream (9-5) by 1l, 10 ran.
Lancelot Du Lac (ITY) 5-4fav (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, led 1f out, kept on well, won at Kempton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Nov beating Picture Dealer (8-11) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Hawkeyethenoo (IRE) 4-1fav (9-2) In rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Valbchek (9-2) at Lingfield 6f Listed stks (1) pol in Nov.
Addictive Dream (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) 2nd of 10, 1l behind Forest Edge (9-6) at Lingfield 5f hcp (2) pol.
Tarooq (USA) 4-1 (9-10) Soon prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no impression on leaders, 5th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Loyalty (8-5) at Kempton 7f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Ajjaadd (USA) 6-1 (9-0) 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Forest Edge (9-6) at Lingfield 5f hcp (2) pol.
Ubetterbegood (ARG) 12-1 (8-13) 4th of 10, 2l behind Forest Edge (9-6) at Lingfield 5f hcp (2) pol.
Alben Star (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) 5th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Forest Edge (9-6) at Lingfield 5f hcp (2) pol.
Shafaani 12-1 (9-6) Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct beating Waking Warrior (9-2) by 2 3/4l, 12 ran.
Equitania 8-1 (9-2) With leader, ridden inside final 2f, kept on and every chance final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 14, hd behind Bedloe's Island (8-13) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-95 (3) fbs.