Racecards
15:10 Lingfield Park
Coral Handicap (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,246
- 2nd: £2,169
- 3rd: £1,084
- 4th: £543
- Form 12401-8
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey J P Spencer
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden entering final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 065-387
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 91
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 0245-23
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey B A Curtis
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 1062-12
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer B J McMath
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
led, ridden 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 611-422
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Aaron Jones
held up in touch, led inside final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish
- Form 64012-2
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey L P Keniry
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, led towards finish
- Form 6049-37
- Age 7
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer T J FitzGerald
- Jockey Barry McHugh
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, weakened over 2f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
FRANKLIN D was sent off favourite here last time when attempting to follow an earlier success over track and trip. But he found himself short of room in the closing stages so will be looking to make amends today. Last year’s winner Ansaab is closely matched with the selection on running here in November but usually finds at least one too good nowadays while last month's 1m4f winner Giantstepsahead drops back in distance and Russian Realm steps up from 7f. Sheila's Buddy was a length in front of Warfare when second here last time but Pactolus looks a bigger threat on his recent second in a tougher race at Chelmsford.
Formwatch
Franklin D (USA) 11-8fav (9-7) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, effort on inner over 1f out when not clear run and short of room, not recover, 8th of 9, 9l behind Winterlude (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Russian Realm 16-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Realize (9-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Ansaab 14-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, led approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Winterlude (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Giantstepsahead (IRE) 11-8fav (9-6) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, nk behind Alshan Fajer (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Pactolus (IRE) 7-1 (8-5) In touch, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Dance Of Fire (8-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Sheila's Buddy 4-1 (8-13) Dwelt soon recovered, close up, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, driven to challenge inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Aleator (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Warfare 9-2 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 8 1/4l behind Freud (8-13) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Jan.