Racecards
15:40 Lingfield Park
32Red.com Novice Stakes (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,752
- 2nd: £1,116
- 3rd: £558
- 4th: £279
- Form 31-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer C Appleby
- Jockey Tom Marquand
close up, headway entering final furlong when short of room, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd final strides
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J Tate
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
slowly away towards rear, effort over 1f out, not trouble leaders
Iconic Boy
62- Form 00-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
keen raced wide towards rear, headway to track leaders 5f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 9-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey L P Keniry
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 64-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer D R Lanigan
- Jockey S Donohoe
went left start, tracked leader, ridden to lead and edged left over 1f out, ran on
- Form 63-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
tracked leader, switched right 2f out, soon ridden, headway to chase winner when edged left entering final furlong, not quicken and lost 2nd final strides
Ttmab
29- Form 76-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey Joey Haynes
went right start, keen close up, ridden and slightly outpaced over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 7040-8
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Matt Cosham
bumped start, in rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
In depth
Verdict
NATIVE APPEAL won at Kempton before finding a previous winner too good at Newcastle last week. This looks easier and Charlie Appleby’s colt is taken to defy a penalty on this occasion. Shakour failed to show any progress on his latest start when third at Chelmsford but Roundabout Kitten finished a lot closer when fourth at Wolverhampton last time. The remainder with experience are harder to fancy but the newcomer Cross Swords is a half-brother to a winner on the all-weather and worth a second glance.
Formwatch
Native Appeal (IRE) 5-4fav (9-8) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon pressed, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 3, 2l behind Three Weeks (9-8) at Newcastle 1m stks (4) pol in Jan.
Cross Swords Invincible Spirit colt out of Alaia.
Iconic Boy 11-1 (9-2) Always in rear, 10th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Rusper (9-2) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Nov.
Mood For Mischief 12-1 (9-5) Slowly away, in rear and outpaced, soon well behind, last of 9, 22l behind Best Blue (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (3) pol in Dec.
Roundabout Kitten (USA) 40-1 (9-2) Close up, headway to chase winner over 2f out, ridden and hampered over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Antonian (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Shakour (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, 2nd over 4f out until 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Volevo Lui (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Ttmab 100-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden inside final furlong, no impression, 6th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Best Blue (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (3) pol in Dec.
Teardrop Island (USA) 50-1 (9-0) Held up and always behind, last of 8, 7 1/4l behind Bachelor (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.