Racecards
17:00 Lingfield Park
Smiths News Handicap (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 7f 140y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,800 added
- Winner: £3,105
- 2nd: £924
- 3rd: £462
- 4th: £231
Good Luck Charm
149- Form 715490-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey G Baker
always in rear
- Form 8145-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
dwelt towards rear, ridden and not clear run 2f out, headway over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, stayed on to near finish
- Form 2230-44
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
dwelt, soon prominent, edged right approaching 3f out, ridden to lead entering final 2f, headed 1f out, no extra
- Form 1-87148
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
held up, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders
- Form 1000-27
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey P Cosgrave
prominent, hampered approaching 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 6-11586
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
led, ridden and headed entering final 2f, faded final furlong
- Form 112090-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer P J Makin
- Jockey S J Drowne
raced wide close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Hanno (USA)
40- Form 3222-67
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
dwelt in rear, headway when not clear run approaching final furlong, switched left, ridden and ran on, not reach leaders
About Turn
39- Form 1/7-09
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
dwelt, always in rear, tailed off
- Form 126336
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
Kubeba (IRE)
175- Form 344338-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey L Morris
close up, not clear run 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed near finish
- Form 33-4922
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Jim Crowley
raced wide close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 06/353-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Graham Mays
- Jockey Cam Hardie
towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, soon every chance, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 773-038
- Age 7
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey J Quinn
in touch, headway 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Sixties Love keeps threatening to break her duck without actually doing so and finished second again at Brighton last time. Fleckerl landed a double on the all-weather back in 2013 but hasn't won since while Living Leader has had just the one success in 20 attempts on Turf. HANNINGTON makes more appeal, despite having his first start of the year, as Andrew Balding's charge scored at Nottingham in July and should be capable of further improvement this season. Dana's Present and Al's Memory look best of the rest.
Formwatch
Good Luck Charm 7-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, effort over 1f out, never dangerous, 10th of 13, 6l behind Don't Be (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Dec.
Hannington 9-2 (8-4) Held up, ridden over 2f out, some headway and hung right over 1f out, never on terms and weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 7l behind Spiritual Star (9-9) at Kempton 1m app hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.
Fleckerl (IRE) 5-4fav (9-0) Started very slowly, well behind, just in touch in rear halfway, headway on outside over 2f out, never able to recover and run flattened out final furlong, 4th of 6, 8l behind Ganymede (8-13) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Living Leader 16-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon rallied, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 13l behind Directorship (9-1) at Ascot 1m app hcp (0-85) (4yo+) (4) gf in Apr.
Mrs Warren 12-1 (9-7) Held up behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 7th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Black Dave (9-4) at Kempton 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr.
Dana's Present 4-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Breakheart (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Wordismybond 20-1 (8-9) Tracked leading pair, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 18l behind Eurystheus (8-10) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.
Hanno (USA) 7-1 (9-6) Midfield, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 10, 14l behind Solo Hunter (9-4) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr.
About Turn 33-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on inside, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 13l behind Shingle (9-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) in Apr.
Al's Memory (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Kingscroft (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) in Apr.
Kubeba (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Took keen hold in mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards, 8th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Archie's Advice (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Sixties Love 5-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway and switched left approaching final furlong, effort to press winner inside final furlong, not quicken, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Pick A Little (9-4) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Purple Lane (IRE) 5-2fav (9-5) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, switched left well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Derbyshire (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) in Sep.
Comrade Bond 12-1 (8-12) Raced towards rear, effort on outer over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 7l behind Chelwood Gate (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.