Racecards
15:30 Lingfield Park
Play With The Finest Bookmaker, Fitzdares Handicap (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £15,200 added
- Winner: £8,208
- 2nd: £3,853
- 3rd: £1,927
- 4th: £964
- Form 131922-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey James Doyle
tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd over 2f out, edged left briefly and led over 1f out, ridden and came readily clear inside final furlong
- Form 942-699
- Age 4
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 10210-9
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey David Egan
held up in last pair, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, soon beaten, plugged on again inside final furlong, went 3rd final strides, no chance with winner
- Form 60891-0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey K T O'Neill
sweating, led and raced keenly, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance when lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened and lost 3rd final strides
- Form 5781-29
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 83
slowly into stride, pushed along at times in rear, pushed along out wide over 3f out, ridden turning in, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
- Form 132
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 93
tracked leader until pushed along over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Masekela has been frustrating to follow but Paris Lights is a previous course and distance winner. Nader and SEA THE CASPER are both returning from an absence but may end up fighting out the finish with the Crisfords’ gelding fancied to defy his big weight and come out on top. Kitsune Power has failed to beat a rival in his last two outings but the lightly-raced three-year-old One Night Thunder could play a part.
Formwatch
Sea The Casper (IRE) 6-4fav (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Belloccio (9-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Oct.
Masekela (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Hood off bit late and slowly into stride, off the pace in rear, never involved, 9th of 11, 20 1/4l behind Cadillac (9-11) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Kitsune Power (IRE) 9-1 (9-12) Held up off the pace in last trio, pushed along and no response over 2f out, never involved, last of 9, 10 1/2l behind Oviedo (8-11) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in May.
Nader (8-6) 13th of 15, dist behind Enemy (9-11) at Meydan 1m 4f hcp gd in Jan.
Paris Lights (IRE) 8-1 (9-8) Midfield, pushed along and edged right over 2f out, never near leaders, 9th of 18, 10 1/4l behind Kihavah (9-5) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
One Night Thunder 7-5 (9-11) Led, pushed along well over 2f out, headed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon well held by winner, 2nd of 9, 3 1/4l behind Lord Of Biscay (9-11) at Nottingham 1m stks (5) gf in Jun.