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16:15 Lingfield Park

New Site @ Betdirect.Co.Uk Handicap (Class B)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 24.31s
  • 15 Ran
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1
Silk -

What-A-Dancer (IRE)

12/1

    2
    Silk -

    Hidden Dragon (USA)

    33/1

      3
      Silk -

      Moayed

      10/1

        1(2)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE Cross of Lorraine and armlets, check cap

        Quito (IRE)

        7 b
        14/1
        • Form 2645-10
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-0

        held up in rear, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, nearest finish

        2(15)
        Silk - Red, Royal Blue stars, Red cap, Royal Blue star

        Lygeton Lad

        28
        6/1
        • Form 101-556
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-11

        raced wide, held up, headway on outside over 1f out, nearest finish

        3(5)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White triple diamond, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Royal Blue cap, White diamonds

        Hidden Dragon (USA)

        148
        33/1
        • Form 314000-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-6

        tracked leaders, not much room over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on close home

        4(9)
        Silk - MAROON, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star

        Royal Dignitary (USA)

        28 v
        16/1
        • Form 500-365
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5

        led 5f

        5(13)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, LIGHT BLUE star and star on cap

        Dance On The Top

        45
        7/1
        • Form 4320-11
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3

        with leaders, ridden and led over 1f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong

        6(8)
        Silk - Light Blue, White hoop, armlets and cap

        Digital

        147
        33/1
        • Form 216002-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-2

        held up in rear, headway when not clear run from over 1f out, never nearer

        7(10)
        Silk - White with Green maltese cross, White sleeves with Green diabolos, White cap with Green spots

        Fast Gate (USA)

        29 b
        4/1
        • Form 143-211
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1

        keen in touch, ridden and weakened final furlong

        8(11)
        Silk - Orange and Royal Blue diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue stars and stars on cap

        Arctic Desert

        161
        9/2
        • Form 004352-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13

        raced wide, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        9(1)
        Silk - Maroon, white stars, white sleeves, maroon armlets, maroon cap, white star

        Queens Rhapsody

        7
        10/1
        • Form 50-2024
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13

        held up in mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on final furlong

        10(6)
        Silk - White and Royal Blue diamonds, Pink sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Pink diamond

        Fiveoclock Express (IRE)

        155
        16/1
        • Form 021300-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13

        pulled hard, held up, outpaced over 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong

        11(4)
        Silk - Red, Dark Green stars on sleeves, Red cap, Dark Green star

        Gaelic Princess

        36
        66/1
        • Form 24030-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-8

        tracked leaders over 4f

        12(14)
        Silk - White, Red diamond, Grey sleeves, Red cap

        Yakimov (USA)

        195
        33/1
        • Form 131023-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-8

        with leader, led 2f out, soon headed and weakened

        13(3)
        Silk - Orange, Dark Blue disc, Dark Blue cap

        What-A-Dancer (IRE)

        35
        12/1
        • Form 15401-4
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-6

        slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on and led close home

        14(7)
        Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN epaulets and stars on sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Moayed

        21 b
        10/1
        • Form 500-126
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-5

        dwelt, pulled hard, held up, headway on outside to lead 1f out, headed and no extra near finish

        15(12)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red hoop, Yellow sleeves, Red cap

        Flint River

        35
        16/1
        • Form 210-200
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-3

        in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        In depth

        Verdict

        There will be no hanging about here and although there is a strong temptation to side with the Italian raider Fast Gate as he makes his British debut, preference is for Royal Dignitary, who has fared well in the face of some stiff tests in Dubai over the last couple of months. There are no shortage of alternatives for each-way backers to try and squeeze a little more value out of the betting market and Hidden Dragon, Quito and Digital are all capable of tagging on to the back of a strong pace and are lively contenders to be finishing with a flourish. However, the same can be said of Royal Dignitary, who has not really endured the best of fortune since ridding himself of the maiden tag under a power-packed ride from Jamie Spencer at Thirsk last season. However, that form is rock-solid in the context of this race and, with Johnny Murtagh now doing the steering, this could finally be the day that Royal Dignitary underlines his potential with a second career win. Arctic Desert is another that has to come into the argument as he hails from a yard that are flying at the moment. However, he is held by the selection on last season's form and may just need this today.