Racecards
15:00 Lingfield Park
Golf And Gamble Handicap (AW) (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard (Turf: Good to Firm, Firm in places)
- Surface: Polytrack
- Form 8-06079
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey S W Kelly
always in rear
- Form 7522-31
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer P L Gilligan
- Jockey J F Egan
in touch, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, faded
- Form 52-664
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy
led, ridden over 2f out, headed when weakening 1f out
- Form 4-22
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer J A R Toller
- Jockey J Fortune
prominent, ridden and not clear run over 1f out, switched right but held
- Form 3-09431
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey I Mongan
towards rear, ridden 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on strongly, not reach winner
- Form 203-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey S Sanders
in touch, ridden on inside 2f out, squeezed through to lead inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 6-340
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer I A Wood
- Jockey J P Spencer
towards rear and keen, never a danger
Midcap (IRE)
86- Form 06836-7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Michael Hills
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f, staying on but hanging left
- Form 6-54197
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer P Mitchell
- Jockey R L Moore
always in rear
- Form 3-41825
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer C A Cyzer
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
prominent, ridden over 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, one pace
- Form 6560
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 64
mid to rear, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Solanich
12- Form 3-50330
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
tracked leaders, chased leaders over 3f out, led briefly 1f out, faded inside
Pink Bay
34- Form 42-629
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer W S Kittow
- Jockey Willie Supple
towards rear, ridden 4f out, no impression
In depth
Verdict
Our shortlist here contains Danger Zone, Perfect Story, Fashion House and Highest Regard and we will side with Perfect Story. Let's run through these and, back on the all-weather Solanich might fare better, while Pink Bay is fairly weighted. Moon Bird is running well and looks competitively weighted based on her Wolverhampton form over seven furlongs, and she acts here. Sound That Alarm debuts on the all-weather today and maybe has a bit to prove. Midcap also debuts on Turf and is gradually being given a chance by the handicapper. Sir Mark Prescott's Spectait has to be considered, and maybe the market will guide, and Danger Zone is just a pound above the mark from which he won at Folkestone last time so, of course, a repeat of that on Polytrack brings him into it. Three runs of promise give Perfect Story a good shout here, with, surely, better to come, while Fashion House is another that has to be respected from the Saeed bin Suroor stable on her British all-weather run. Highest Regard got reward for some consistency when winning here over a mile last time, and a five-pounds higher mark should not stop him from running well. Finally, Red Affleck has yet to recapture his two-year-old form which, in turn, returns us to the selection, which is Perfect Story.