Racecards
19:20 Lingfield Park
Guinea Pig Claiming Stakes (Class F)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 2-20300
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
held up in touch, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 2010-00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
narrow leader, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra and weakened final furlong
Jools
16- Form 643011
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer P Mitchell
- Jockey N Callan
close up, chased winner over 1f out, no chance final furlong
Gold Guest
20- Form 061350
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer J Hetherton
- Jockey Dean McKeown
steadied start, behind, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 0-06506
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J Fortune
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong, not a danger
- Form 663000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Willie Supple
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no progress
- Form 00000B
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
started slowly, behind, chased leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, no extra over 1f out
- Form 31-000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Derek Nolan
started slowly, in rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
- Form 300050
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Jamie Poulton
- Jockey S Whitworth
tracked leaders, under pressure 2f out, weakened
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey H Gemberlu
started very slowly, always outpaced, well behind throughout
In depth
Verdict
Jonny Ebeneezer is best in on official BHB ratings but has not been running well of late and is passed over in favour of Jools, who gets the vote over Haripur. The selection comes here on the back of wins in similar company at Folkestone over six furlongs and, last time, at Epsom over today's trip of a mile when staying on well to lead inside the final furlong. A reproduction of that should suffice for Philip Mitchell's gelding. Haripur won a classified stakes race over course and distance last time and should again be thereabouts. He rates a bigger danger to the selection than Gold Guest, who offers little hope from recent outings. A market move for Chateau Nicol would be of interest but Jools is the logical choice and gets the vote.