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15:55 Lingfield Park

Marriott Hotel Opening Spring 2010 Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £6,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 8.07s
  • Off Time: 15:55:18
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

December Draw (IRE)

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Officer In Command (USA)

    4/1

      1(4)
      Silk - Pink, Emerald Green epaulets and armlets, hooped cap

      Hazzard County (USA)

      21 C
      5/2
      • Form 8243/67
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 85

      keen and held up, in touch, went 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

      2(6)
      Silk - Orange, mauve stars on sleeves, mauve cap, orange stars

      Ramona Chase

      124 t
      16/1
      • Form 765037-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 81

      dwelt, keen in rear, ridden 2f out carried head high, no impression

      3(1)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Pink stars, armlets and stars on cap

      December Draw (IRE)

      31 C
      2/1
      • Form 35396-2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 82

      tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final strides

      4(5)
      Silk - Cambridge Blue, Purple sleeves, Black cap, Gold spots

      Basra (IRE)

      31 DCD
      11/1
      • Form 55562-7
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 79

      stumbled start, keen and held up in rear, in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong

      5(2)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Beige epaulets

      Officer In Command (USA)

      10 p CD
      4/1
      • Form 8064-51
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 78

      set steady pace, ridden and quickened 2f out, hung left over 1 f out, headed final strides

      6(3)
      Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (quartered), Grey sleeves

      Cupid's Glory

      17 CD
      6/1
      • Form 6/500-21
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 76

      keen, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      DECEMBER DRAW caught the eye over course and distance last time and is taken to go one better, while Ramona Chase is interesting in opposition and Officer In Command can go well. The selection goes well at this track, having scored here in a maiden over a mile, and then gone close when staying on late to claim second last month. He has gone up 2lbs for that, so his task is made no easier here, but he can hopefully prove good enough if put in the race a little earlier. Ramona Chase has put together a very competitive CV, though winning only one of 29 starts would hardly have us beating a path to the bookies' door. Even so, this is a bit of a drop in class compared to some of the turf races he has contested and he could show up very well. Officer In Command was a course and distance winner last time and races from just 3lbs higher now, so he can't be ruled out, but December Draw is preferred.

      Formwatch

      Hazzard County (USA) 14-1 (8-6) In rear, headway over 1f out, effort when short of room inside final furlong, not recover, 7th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Baylini (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Jan.

      Ramona Chase 6-1 (10-0) Held up, headway well over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Featherweight (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.

      December Draw (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Led, keen hold, headed after 2f, hard ridden to challenge 2f out, kept on, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Mister Green (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.

      Basra (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, some late headway, never nearer, 7th of 13, 6l behind Mister Green (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.

      Officer In Command (USA) 7-2 (9-5) Tracked clear leader, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Rapid City (8-12) by 3/4l, 8 ran.

      Cupid's Glory 7-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway and switched right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Benedict Spirit (8-11) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.